The start of summer arrives early Sunday morning at 4:24 a.m., and the seasonal debut is expected to feel fitting.
NOAA released its 2026 Atlantic hurricane season outlook on Thursday, predicting below-average tropical activity.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens and Manhattan.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Emergency Management activated the City's Heat Emergency Plan.
El Niño is expected to develop soon and could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather. While the models indicate that this may be a strong event, the WMO cautioned that the models also have a harder time making accurate forecasts in the spring.
The United States' most northerly city, Utqiagvik, saw its last sunrise for more than two months on Sunday.