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Thunderstorms And Flood Watches Today

Steve Pellettiere

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This episode covers thunderstorms, flooding, a frontal system, and low pressure across the forecast area. Areas discussed include New Jersey, New York, Long Island, Boston, Philadelphia, New England, Florida, and the Great Lakes. Temperatures referenced in this forecast: lower 80s. The Airport Hub Outlook covers JFK, LaGuardia (LGA), Dulles, and Charlotte for travelers watching for delays. Forecast by Steve Pellettiere, Certified Consulting Meteorologist and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, with 50 years of experience forecasting the Northeast and beyond. Topics: New Jersey weather, New York weather, Long Island weather, Boston weather, Philadelphia weather, thunderstorms forecast, flooding forecast, a frontal system forecast. The Weatherman Podcast with Steve Pellettiere, Certified Consulting and Broadcast Meteorologist. I talk about weather!

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Hi, this is Midi Roger Steve Pelletier, and I am the Weatherman. Thanks for checking into theWeathermanPod.com on your Thursday, 20th day of the month of August 2026. This month continues to rumble on through very quickly.

Thunderstorms And Flood Watches Today

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We may have some rumbling thunderstorms again today, and that's going to be in the afternoon and evening. Flood watches are in effect for mostly eastern sections and southern portions. Looks like some heavier rain in Del Marbo, Southern New Jersey, Long Island, and even coastal

Front Moves Through Weekend Outlook

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New England. This is associated with a frontal system that will move through. It'll give us one nice day, and then another area of low pressure currently across the western Great Lakes will be arriving on Saturday, opening the door to another fresh high-pressure system. Possibly a little bit better weather, but the threat of some scattered showers and thunderstorms looks like it's going to be with us right through much of this weekend and into early next week. Looks like a little bit of a drying trend. But for today, it looked like sunshine and clouds and the possibility of those thunderstorms in the afternoon and flood watches.

Temperatures And Day By Day Forecast

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Temperatures for the day, generally between 80 and 85, with showers and thunderstorms possible at night, nighttime above temperatures 64. So the chance of some late day or evening showers on Friday. I think Friday will be a better day, partly sunny, up to 81. Saturday, clouds and sun with showers and thunderstorms, highs 81. And by Sunday, starts to improve a bit, partly sunny. Late day shower possible, 50% chance of that on Sunday, high 84. Monday and Tuesday, sunshine, lower 80s, both days.

Air Travel Impacts And Regional Rundown

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Traveling by air today, though those heavy thunderstorms in the later afternoon and this evening will cause locally delays in the New York area, LaGuardia, JFK, Philly, and Baltimore, all uh expecting some delays because of thunderstorms. Uh, some lighter delays up in the Boston area, D.C. and Dulles also affected by these showers. Looks like dry weather in Charlotte, generally dry in Atlanta. Central and South Florida, just typical late day thunderstorms, no major problems there. Houston and Dallas looking fine. Fine weather in Chicago, some rainy conditions in Minneapolis, St. Paul, the West Coast remains dry. From LA all the way up to Seattle, Tacoma, looking at dry conditions for the West Coast during the daytime

Sign Off And Friday Tease

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today. I'm Eddie Roger, just Steve Fellow Thierry, and I am the weatherman. Hope we have a great day today. Talk to you first thing on Friday. See you there.