Unsettled weather will continue to impact the tri-state area Wednesday, Thursday, and possibly into Friday before a tranquil stretch of weather settles in for Labor Day weekend.
Wednesday afternoon and evening will be mainly dry, with strong storms moving through after midnight.
The greatest risk for severe weather will be in Western New York and Pennsylvania, where wind, flooding, hail and even tornadoes are all quite likely.
Closer to the coast, from the Jersey Shore to New York City, the Hudson Valley and points eastward, the atmosphere is more stable and the threat for severe weather is lower. If severe storms manage to survive this far east, isolated damaging wind gusts will be the threat to watch.
As for timing, the strongest storms will move through while most of us are asleep, between midnight and 6 a.m. Thursday. A few showers could linger into the morning commute.
A second chance for strong to severe storms will come Thursday afternoon, as heat and humidity return to the region. Afternoon highs will top 80 degrees area-wide, but with high humidity it will feel much warmer than that…