450  
FNUS71 KALY 030906  
FWSALY  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ULSTER COUNTY FF1 PROGRAM...ULSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
506 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AGAIN TODAY WITH SCATTERED  
LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO IMPACT PARTS OF THE REGION. HEAT  
INDEX VALUES WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 106 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MAINLY EXPECTED AFTER 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING. ANY STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
STRONG WIND GUSTS.  
 
ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY,  
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS, WITH MORE HOT AND  
HUMID WEATHER ONCE AGAIN. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR  
RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MANY AREAS FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS  
WELL ALTHOUGH THE DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...106.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 13 7 5 4 5 2 3 6 17 13 35  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20  
TEMP............74 76 79 86 90 93 95 97 99 99 99 98  
RH..............87 85 82 65 56 47 45 40 38 38 38 39  
APARNT TMP (F)..74 76 79 93 97 99 102 103 106 106 106 104  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6  
SURFACE WND GST.2 3 2 3 5 8 10 12 13 14 14 13  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...99.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 22 21 18 46 38 22 32 47 44 61 38  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 40 20  
TEMP............72 74 76 81 85 88 90 92 93 93 92 91  
RH..............90 87 85 74 65 59 54 51 47 47 47 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 74 76 85 91 95 96 99 99 99 97 96  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW W W NW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 3  
SURFACE WND GST.3 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 9  
 

 
FORECASTER...27  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL J MADISON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2616461.2/ALY  
.DELDT 07/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MMAD@CO.ULSTER.NY.US  
 
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