let's start with chris cimino. chris, made it to day four of our heat wave that was yesterday. >> we did. i think it ends there. that's the way it looks. >> no five? >> no fives. upper 80s today i think. the humidity may higher. not as hot but humid. a mix of clouds and sunshine and a couple of pop-up thunderstorms especially inland. only back into the mid and upper 80s. with the high humidity, it will be very uncomfortable. we start out at 77. has a tropical feel to it. the air mass like that hanging around, the potential fm. popping a shower or thunderstorm is huge all day. a high of 87 degrees. we'll talk more about the seven-day forecast and unsettled weather headed our way. let's head over to lauren and find out about the commute. >> we have issues on the path trains right now. as far as the roads, we have one problem there as well. we have route 82 shut down in both directions by saber lane. this is because of a downed pole. something to keep in mind. plenty of roadwo . this morning northbound on the fdr, two

chris cimino here with the forecast. chris, at least traffic seems to be moving decently there. >> not a lot of widespread flooding. may be local street and highway flooding in spots that picked up heavy downpours that lingered longer. for all intents and purposes, we came out on the upside of this mess. it's moving quickly to the east and came quicker. from tf he city on west, things are fine. i don't think you have major problems at all. monmouth, ocean county still clinging to ocean county in particular. heavier downpours. neptune as well. the heavier stuff, nassau county. this is what i'm concerned about. they've seen heavy downpours for at least the last hour to 90 minutes. it's moving slowly towards the north and east and northwest sections of suffolk county as well. that's where we have the flood warning, flash flood warning in effect. what to expect the next couple of hours? heaviest rain continues to shift east. the eastern hudson valley in long island and local street and highway flooding there. everything is pr

storm team 4's chris cimino here with the forecast. chris. >> temperatures down in the 50s in a loot of the suburbs and in the city close to 70. the humidity is low too. we found a number as chilly as the 40s. 49 in walpack in sussex county. mine hill at 8. sparta 59. you get closer to the city, most of the suburbs are more in the low 60s range. though. the sky is mostly clear to start. we'll see high clouds take over as the day wears on. filtering out the sun by noon and overcast by 6:00. a seasonable comfortable high of 84 degrees today. let's see if it's relatively morning. >> lots of roadwork out there. we have an accident on the bqe. a live look at it in the westbound lanes. we're heading southbound in that particular area. by the kosciuszko bridge. it was blocking two lanes. looks like it's just one now. it is a bit of a slow ride. i'll keep you updated on that. heading over to routes 1 and 9 or the roadway here shut down with roadwork between tonnelle circle and jersey avenue. should reopen at 6:00 a.m. head to the turnpike exten

good morning. >> chris cimino has a look at the forecast. >> be done next week, chris. >> rid of the air mass yesterday that spawned the nasty thunderstorms. 70 mile per hour winds perhaps over eastern long island if not higher. no storms today. humidity is much lower. nice warm breeze this afternoon. highs back up into the mid and upper 80s t will feel like summer that's for sure. not exactly a cool spell. more comfortable because we knock the humidity down. in the upper 80s by 3:00 with, again, a partly sunny sky throughout the day. no rain to worry about. 5:01 on nose. anything to worry about commutewise, lauren? >> yes, unfortunately. if you ride the 2 train, service is suspended in both directions between all street and atlantic avenue. this is all due to fire department activity. you also have brooklyn-bound 2 trains running all the way to nevins street. i'll continue to keep you updated on that. a live look at the staten island expressway where the roadwork is ongoing paving overnight. two lanes shut down eastbound between the goethals bridge. it's a slow ride already. we'll h

storm team 4 chris cimino is here. looks like a couple of warm days. >> the red and blues meet the purples. they're down the road. for the moment, temperatures in the 830s and 90s each day this week. isolated thunderstorm, yeah, it's a possibility. most folks not going to see any rain. best chance north and west and mid to late afternoon. looks like a heat wave for most of the week with temperatures near or above 90 through at least thursday. it's even warm in the suburbs. 76 in the city right now. watching the temperatures soar to the upper 80s by noon. the high today at 3:00 this afternoon. nothing more than an isolated storm. 5:30 on the nose. let's check on the commute with emily west >> a vehicle fire blocking traffic. exit 19. you can see slow both directions and rubber necking, too. in milford on the turnpike, it's going to be closed right near exit 33 to 34. this is the backup into route 10. you got a heavy ride there. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you very much, emily. 5:30 right now.

get the details just ahead. >> first, we'll check in with chris cimino. wachk the storms coming in and out of the area this morning. >> west to east, good news not stalling over an area for a long period of time. that's what we have to watch. that's what leads to a flooding issue of great consequence. monmouth, ocean county, lightning strike there. more lightning strikes from putnam to dutchess county. we're seeing heavier downpours. the rain has gotten lighter. most of brooklyn getting lighter too. inspto queens and nassau county, that's where the heavier downpours lurking offshore. that's sliding to the north and east. anticipate the rain to pick up in intensity there. we have fl d advisories in effect in the areas where the heavy rain is headie, into brooklyn, queens nassau county and western suffolk county for at least a couple of hours. and down to the south to monmouth county until 8:30 for the heavy downpours. breaks down this way. for the next couple of hours or so, especially from the city on east and southeast, heavy rain continues to shift east

he has the day off. >> chris cimino is here. i was excited about friday. but kerry is going to be working tomorrow. >>>well tune in is what we'll do. >> we'll be home. >> that's how we start our weekends all the time. we're smart. >>> temperatures in the low 70s this morning. the weather picture looking pretty good. even today. we're rid of the clouds. they're sliding off to the south and east. temperatures have cooled into the 60s across long island. northern half of new jersey, mid-50s there. a cool start. not as chilly. pretty comfortable. the day ahead will be a comfortable one. high clouds mixing in at times. noontime, it's 80. we're focusing on a high of 83 degrees. we'll have the details on the weekend forecast coming up. the late he is on thegocommute, hopefully it's relatively quiet, lauren. >> relatively quiet. but we have a couple of problems out there. this is between grant street and route 120. avoid that area. then we'll take a live look outside at the bqe where there's an accident as well. that's heading into cadman plaza. it looks like one

chris cimino is here. >> i was planning to go to the beach at 4:50 a.m. >> well, good luck with that. might be a little chilly. bring an extra heavy blanket. you'll get a good spot. this is going to be a good beach day, a good day to be out and about. comfortable, humidity levels staying down again. that's good news. maybe a breeze out to the west this morning. 66 degrees. keeping us nice and comfortable. a lot of the suburbs chillier. we break it down what to expect today. comfortable in the 50s and 60s. sunshine with us all day. highs in the lower 80s this afternoon. temperatures settle back into the 70s tonight. we're talking about nice weather. we need rain in a serious way. you can see a lot of brown lawns. normally dry in the northern half of new jersey including the five boroughs. moderate again across eastern long island, coastal connecticut. the drought not getting a break. going to stay dry. meantime, this is tropical storm erika. no real defined eye out of system yet. but it's skirting the southern end of puerto rico with strong winds and heavy downpours. all these differen

we want to check on the storms with chris cimino. chris, it was close to 80 yesterday, today, a big difference. >> yeah, when the thunderstorms come through, 80 degrees. just before 4:00 a.m. and then it dropped to 69 degrees in the city. but it will be back. upper 80s before the day is through. even suffolk county, severe thunderstorm warning for the next 15 minutes. the exiting storm should be out of there probably even prior that. minor showers west of the city. a few more north and west. the north fork in particular, shelter island east that will be hit now within 15 minutes. what to expect, early showers and storms, breezy and muggy. we'll get breaks of sunshine, too. just an isolated shower later in the city. still hot, though. even though the humidity comes down, temperatures back to middle 80s. >>> this just came in, lirr commuters service is spunned on the port jefferson branch. they're advising to head had over to the montauk branch. that say big lake headache for people. another headache, bqe, an overturned truck for quite

chris cimino is in the weather center with a look at the forecast. thank you, chris. >> good finishing touch to the workweek from the weather perspective. lots of sunshine headed our way. this winning stretch continues into the weekend, over the course of the weekend. we filled up the heat. especially by sunday and into the start of next week, we could be in line for potential heat wave beginning next week. also following the path of erika. it will make a turn towards the southeast coast of florida over the next few days. for us, forecast looking good. 50s in the burbs, 66 right now. we climb out of 60s to the 70s by noontime. to the 80s by mid to late afternoon. a high of 83 degrees. early on a friday morning, how is the commute looking, emily? >> delays are back to normal. the commuter checklist. new york light rail, new jersey transit going to bypass park avenue. everything else is on schedule for your friday morning commute. the buses, the bx 28, 30, bx 38. s 46, 53 and 10, still planning those detours. no other bus problems. alternate side meter

time for weather and traffic on the 4s starting with chris cimino. >> hey, guys. in the midst of a quiet weather trend the next couple of days here. maybe a disturbance trying to put a fly in the ointment tomorrow. that's going to stay mainly to the south of us. we continue in that good friend. northwest suburbs in the 50s. we've seen a few upper 40s. that sun will fade. warm, not hot. temperatures low and middle 80s. that shower threat overnight. mainly south central portions of new jersey. forecast today, 50s in the suburbs. 69 degrees, partly sunny skies. you head into the evening hours, it turns fairly cloudy at that point. still in the 80s. but dry, no rain to worry about throughout the day. we'll let you know if that's any different in the forecast. latest on the commute with lauren. >>> thanks, chris. ten detours are out there at this hou southern manhattan, one in queens, otherwise look good. >> on the long island expressway, all lanes shut down beatween exits 50 and 49 with the overturned tractor-trailer out there. you can see the delays. on the serviceoa

i'm darlene rodriguez. >>> coming up on 6:00. >> i'm kerry barrett in for michael. >> chris cimino has a look at the friday forecast. looking good, chris. >> it is indeed. the sweet spot carrying us into the weekend at 70 degrees. tribeca and middle village right w. the city itself at 71. 06s and 50s north and west. 53 in sussex. 54 monticello. 56 poughkeepsie. the burbs are cool. good start to the day. high clouds, especially south and east along the jersey shore. they'll thin out. sunshine, 80 at noon. forecasting a high of 83 degrees. rest of the weekend forecast, coming up on the 4s. >> we still have issues out there this fridaymorning. heading out to new jersey where southbound on the garden state parkway, a disabled vehicle on the union tolls. the ramp shutdown from the turnpike. the truck lanes getting to the eastbound newark bay extension. the closure on the sawmill been out there for a while between grant street and route 120. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> lauren, thank you. 6:01. now to the breaking news we're following in newark. a fiea has damaged several homes. "t

let's start with chris cimino. we see the sun peeking out there behind you, chris. that's always a good sign. >> not real, though. >> but it's symbolic. >> it will look like that in an hour and 15 minutes. >> not yet. it will be a beautiful sunrise. very low humidity levels. pleasant afternoon breeze with temperatures this afternoon into starti out in the upper 60s. lot of 50s isen the burbs. going to about 80 by noon and 84. that's the forecast high. that should occur around 3:00 this afternoon. let's hope the midweek early commute is treating us nicely. what's the latest, lauren? >> as far as the buses go, a lot of the detours cleared. one left. the b 62. then if you're getting on the subways. signal problems affecting n and q trains. the trains are running express to astoria boulevard and uptown q trains are terminating at 57th street, 7th avenue. expect delays on the n and the q. here's your commuter checklist. metro-north, lirr, without dee lags and service changes. alternate side of the street parking changes in effect. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s

storm team 4's chris cimino is here with the forecast and to answer to the major question, will there be relief from the heat? >> yes, there will. >> all right. >> in terms of the humidity. temperatures similar but the humidity is down. yesterday's storms swept out that air mass. it's a much quieter morning. in the mid-70s in the borough. morristown 57. 59 in sussex. mostly in the 60s across long island. a little more refreshing to start the day. the commute forecast, this morning's commute, nice. partly cloudy skies, 75 degrees. heading back home this afternoon and this evening, look for temperatures again in the middle 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. no rain or storms to worry about today. yesterday was just a disaster, lauren. hopefully today is much better. how is it looking so far? >> it really was. so far a big change from yesterday. right now, downtown 1 trains, they're runs express from 96th to 72nd. we also have fastrack maintenance on the r trains. no service in brooklyn between 95th and 36th. take the d and/or the free shuttle buses to get around. more weather and traffic

. >> let's check in with chris cimino with an update on the storms that happened to our area overnight. >> there were heavy downpours. the good news about this line of showers and thunder showers. aggressive. it's moving west to east a little faster than we thought. heaviest rain across monmouth, ocean county. moving into staten island and queens. the next half hour to one hour at least. then the storms will go further east to long island and connecticut as well. officially i flash flood warning in effect for mercer county. it looks like that will be dropped shortly. that expires at 4:45. northwestern suburbs into orange county, western putnam county and sussex county. this may be dropped as the heaviest rain has passed. we'll break it down like this in terms of what to expect. the heaviest rains shift for the next hour or two. northern new jersey, the heaviest point for the showers. could be local street and flooding possible in the next hour or two. then it dries out later this morning into the afternoon. things improve. in terms of the road so far, any damage from the rain that move

. >> and i'm kerry barrett in for chris cimino. >> in terms. heavy rain coming our way, we do have a flash flood watch in effect, northeast new jersey, all of the five boroughs, fairfield county. for the heavy downpours. live radar is lit up to the west of us. we're also seeing heavier showers coming down across nassau county just to the north of the state and southern state. parts of heavy rain in nassau county at this moment. but it's to the west that we're concerned. heavy showers just hopping over the delaware, in western sections, again into somerset county northwestern new jersey. areas of street flooding from midday to early afternoon. maybe a break. nothing more than a sprinkle or light shower and another round of gusty thunderstorms coming around for the evening. a busy day, we'll talk about that in a bit. let's see how busy the streets, good morning, emily. >> good morning. first off in new jersey, turnpike northbound. the western spur, there's an overturn the tractor trailer around 15e. let's take a live look at the george washington

. >>> chris cimino is off. i forgot one important thing. i forgot to say my name. >> always a good way to start the morning. the morning. 68 degrees in central park. 59 in wayne. riding out the picture a bit. go out to dutchess county. 57 degrees in poughkeepsie. look at morristown, wear a jablgt jacket, 54. it's going to be terrific today. it's perfect right now and we improve on that. 68 right now all the way up to 79 at the noontime hour to head outside and have lunch. today's high 82 degrees. a pleasant evening. that's a quick look at the weather picture. emily is standing by with the traffic. >> first ofo dealing with construction on the fdr. between 34th to 71st. 79th to 96th. a live look at the george washington bridge. the upper level inbound has cleared. the lower level, still dealing with that. take the upper roadway and alternate side meter rules in effect. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> emily x thank you very much. >> now to horrifying murders of two journalists. the town of roanoke and the television station t

chris cimino says this is going to be one of the best days ever. >> fist bump. it is going to be a beauty actually. the humidity outside this morning. temperatures upper 60s to 70 in the five boroughs. cooler yet north and west. down to 54 in sussex. poughkeepsie to dan burr, upper 50s. beautiful day throughout. near perfection at noontime. low humidity at 80 degrees. nice breeze stirring the air around and high of 84. easygoing on the weather. let's check on the commute with lauren. >> good morning, chris. good morning everyone. one accident in the bronx. on the major degree an, the cross bronx expressway, there's an accident blocking two lanes. we have plent incompetent -- plenty of roadwork. two lanes blocked by 79th to 106th. >>> thank you, lauren. >>> new this morning, crews are going to be back in the water looking for a boat that may have gone down in sandy hook. brynn gingras is there with the latest. brynn? already mike >> reporter: there's a lot of major questions, michael. did the both actually sink? the coast guard can't confirm that just yet. still,

storm team 4's chris cimino here with the forecast. really felt great this morning. >> very comfortable. low humidity, nice little breeze. but chilly in northwest sections of new jersey. 49 degrees in walpack. 56 in franklin. 56 blairstown. 55 in califon. you get closer to the city and the coast, more realistic for this time of the year. 70 in the park. 63 in long branch. mainly 60s in long island. skies are generally clear to start. high clouds that will increase as we go through the day today. that chilly start we had in the suburbs, sunshine fades to shy clouds. low and middle 80s today. could see a few showers pop up south of the city overnight. we'll talk about how close we come with the rain in a little bit. let's get a check of the thursday morning commute with lauren scala. >> good morning, chris, good morning everyone. we have roadwork shut down in both directions between tonnelle circle and jersey avenue. something to keep in mind if you're heading to the holland tunnel. might want to take the turnpike extension. car lanes ar

chris cimino is here. >> great to have darlene back. >> i'm happy to see you guys. >> i never forget a face. >> jane pauley, ladies and gentlemen. >> welcome back. when darlene comes back, you know what that means, school is about to start, kids. sorry. 77 in the park right now. it doesn't feel like back to school weather. it feels like mid-summer weather. that's the story the main theme. the heat and the humidity. a few upper 60s to 70. a lot of the suburbs generally between 70 and 75. lots of hazy sunshine today. we will mix in a few clouds. starting out in the 70s, upper 80s by noon. forecasting a high of 92. maybe a couple of spots could see an isolated thunderstorm late afternoon or this evening. emily west it here with a look at traffic. >> starting off with roadwork. westbound around hamilton avenue. you have a couple lanes blocked here. let's take a live look at the george washington bridge this morning where the upper level is moving along fine. e-zpass until 6:00 this morning. between prospect and the belt, you're going to find roadwork there. more weather and traffic on th

chris cimino here with the forecast. chris, going to be another sticky day. >> absolutely. th 's a given. you step outside, you feel it immediately. it's quiet on storm tracker right now. you can see in the 24-hour loop, these ar the storms that bubbled up yesterday afternoon in western union and essex county. again, the scotch plains area in particular hit hard with up to 4 to 6 inches of rain in a short period of time. we'll keep an eye on that today. further west, i think is where the line of showers will be. there could be a pop-up shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. look for temperatures climbing to the low 80s by noontime. it's very, very muggy throughout. let's see how the commute is treating us so far this morning. here's lauren with that. >> thank you, chris. we head to the nj transit problem this morning. service suspended on the gladstone branch between gladstone and summit. an at's all because the power line that came down. the new jersey transit buses will be cross-honoring rail tickets this morning in this area. this could be out there throughout the morn

chris cimino is here with the forecast. chris, good morning. >> good morning, guys. climb at that logical summer ends today. temperatures up towards the north, not that cool. rhinebeck 64. that's one of the cooler numbers. lagrange, 65. 73 in stony kill. 72 in corn waul wallcornwall. still 76 in the park. same thing in farming daily and it's muggy too. on top of the heat, we have the humidity making it more uncomfortable. same old same. hazy sunshine. it's going to be hot and muggy starting out in the and upper 70s. isolated thunderstorms with a high of 92. few seconds after 5:00 a.m. emily west is here. how is the commute shaping up? >> we had problems at the l.i.e. reports of a vehicle fire. it's extinguished and out of the way. forget this whole thing. it cleared out of way. connecticut turnpike in stratford. all lanes are closed. vehicle fire with a tractor-trailer on fire that is between exit 33 to 34. so we are starting to see delays with that. we'll have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> emily, thank you very much. a suspect is on the run. she s

let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist chris cimino. humidity not too high and temperatures bearable, generally between 80 and 85. the sunshine is getting filtered out more and more by the way of clouds. the clouds will thicken up later tonight and there is the possibility of rain especially in central and southern new jersey later tonight into part the day tomorrow and improving again just in time for the weekend and we could turn out to see a very nice, early august weekend. some high clouds mixing with some sunshine by the afternoon and by 6:00 it is almost totally overcast and you can see where the rain is and extreme southern ocean county and southern third of new jersey and looks like rain overnight tonight into tomorrow morning and just to the north we'll see a little bit of sunshine and just to the south during the day tomorrow and a couple of showers from time to time. ocean county may be grazing lower middlesex county in the early afternoon. variably cloudy sky for the city. temperatures right around 80 or so, give or take one

chris cimino is here with the forecast. good monday morning to you. >> comfortable this morning. especially in the suburbs toward the north. the temperatures near 60 and 65. the city and the five boroughs in the low 70s. west central portions of the new jersey. clouds will see more than today. limited sunshine. but not a lot in terms of the rain threat. there could be a shower or two west of town. we'll talk about the rain threat coming our way in a bit. the late egs on the commute. >> still have trouble in new jersey on the turnpike. the car lane southbound just south of exit 13. that's at 278. a lane is taken up with that accident. western spur northbound at 13e. a crash in carney on route 7 northbound. schuler avenue, more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you very much, emily. it's 5:00 a.m. that breaking news we're following out of ferguson, missouri. gun battle sent people running to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is in the newsroom following the breaking developments. good morning,

. >> storm team 4's chris cimino is here. i think he hears us. >> i hear you for the time being. 70 degrees. tribeca 70. sheepshead bay 70 as well. lower 60s from sussex, newburgh to poughkeepsie. generally out across long island, down jersey show. it's mid and upper 60s this morning. we'll see more cloud cover today mixing with our sunshine. plenty of clouds around noon. up around 79. not as warm as the weekend. high of 80. stray shower possible. emily west is here for lauren this morning. what's the latest on the commute? >> g train delays. downtown travel is due to signal problems. also, let's take a live look in queens this morning. the l.i.e., looks like everything is moving well. that's the westbound ride coming towards us there. we're starting to see a little company. overall, things are doing fine. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you very much, emily. now to the breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. an exchange of gunfire to mark the one-year anniversary of the "today in new york's" tracie st

chris cimino with this forecast. >> we had storms come through a little while ago, extended east, heavy downpours and strong wind gusts out of this. a few showers left out of nassau county and southwest connecticut and then break in action in the west. let's hone in this, look at the lightning strikes, if you see that, this is registering on the order of 110 to 125 in the last 15 minutes. so there's a lot of lightning going on. power outages could be a possibility. meantime, scattered showers and thunderstorms in and out of the area, one batch east, lighter showers west. we're at 70 degrees. we're back in the 80s for the afternoon. just a storm possible north of town late and highs in the upper 80s. a little after 5:00 in the morning, lauren's got the latest for you. >> we're going to head to the bqe which remains shut down after metropolitan avenue before maginnes boulevard. you'll need to take legal streets. delays are building quickly. westbound, you also have rubber necking delays. bqe say spot to avoid. and major deegan, watch out for an accident at yankee stadium. that shuts down

. >> chris cimino is here with the forecast. got to have the umbrella. >> indeed, ladies. rain to the west of the city. it's coming through western new jersey came out of pennsylvania in the last hour. particularly heavy in warrington county, and the areas of yorng and yellow, indicative of heavy downpours. not seeing a lot of lightning, nonetheless, the heavy rain could lead to flooding in particular. areas of street flooding possible. i think we'll get a midday break with the scattered showers here. and another round of showers and gusty thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening. we'll have that straight ahead. shout commute so far? >> n yeah, it's pretty busy, first crash, highland drive, willis aven's bridge so a lane is taken up here. also in new jersey overturned tractor trailer blocks lane. northbound, western spur 15, agrnd on 78, still this crash on local lanes after exit 56. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you very much, emily. >>> well, the heavy rain is arriving as chris mentioned, flash flood effects across the area. one city where

. >> chris cimino is off and raphael miranda is here with the forecast. as we continue our 80 machine degree streak, raphi. >> that's right. no end in sight. a little muggy this morning as well. it's 74 degrees outside right now. it's quiet in the city but showers off to the east of town. let's take a look at the radar in a minute. 82 by lunchtime. today's high 85 degrees. hit or miss shower or storm possible as you head home. that's west of town if you live in the western hudson valley. look at the 80-degree stretch in your seven-day. co gmmute. >> good morning everyone. if you get on the 1, 2 and ed we have service changes on downtown trains all due to track maintenance. trains are terminating at 14th street. can they get on the shuttle bus to south ferry. trains are running local down to chambers.f some 2 trains run on a 5 line from the grand concourse to nefins street. still shuts down two lanes. the throgs neck braj -- more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> new this morning, a toddler is in the hospital. an early morning house fire in brooklyn. kathe

our name for chris cimino today. mr. sunshine because of the way things are looking up, chris. >> they are. >> a dramatic turn. >> that's the reason why everybody -- i'll deliver the sunshine. it was just 24 hours ago actually when the storms rumbled through eastern long island. things quieter this morning. look ng at 60s out east. even a few 50s in the pine barren. new jersey in the 50s this morning. a cool start there. day planner, pretty sky there. we look for a mix of clouds and sunshine. 85 by noon. a nice warm breeze. a high of 87 degrees. not much in the way of changes. we'll talk about that in a little bit. >> check on the commute. how is it looking? >> two accidents causing delays. a live look at the long island expressway in queens with an accident in the eastbound lanes by exit 19, woodhaven boulevard. three lanes shut down there. you can see the delays heavy getting into the area already. westbound delays as well. due to curiosity. people looking over. hets led over there. after exit 71, broad avenue. it was b

. >> chris cimino has the forecast that will be a wet forecast. >> it will be in some cases and other cases. it's not too soggy in the east, just lighter rain. a soggy morning out there, big puddles forming in somerset county, sussex, and western half of monmouth county, too. this is all flooding north and northeast. you have flood vice others in place for a good portion, sussex count to mercer county and middlesex county as well. long island, fairfield county, and west chester also the flash flood watch in effect for most of the afternoon, really. because there could be a couple rounds of heavy rain. several rounds of rain this morning. areas of street flooding certainly a possibility. then a break with showers scattered around. and another round of late afternoon and gusty thunderstorms. let's find out how we're handling the weather so far, here's emily. >> an overturned tractor trailer wasn't handling it too well. that's on the western spur, 15w that is the 280. so it will be in the right lane if you can stick to the eastern spur, 78 in the western lanes we have this crash and that

chris cimino is in the weather center. the gray skies are behind us, chris. >> a lot of low clouds, not the type that's producing any rain of consequence. it's pretty quiet. these are the storms that came through that caused the flooding in essex and union county. it's relatively quiet. we had the southeasterly wind bringing in low level moisture off the water. it could be a brief shower about any time. the best chance for heavier downpours looks like it stays west of city. varying amounts in the afternoon. back to the low and mid-80s. let's get back to lauren scala and find out about the commute. >> i got word of an accident westbound by the grand central parkway blocking a lane there. the big problems on the rails. pascack valley line is suspended in both directions because of an accident near the westwood station. we have up to 30-minute delays on the gladstone branch. but those tickets are being cross-han order. plan for that. >>> a suspension on the 1 trains between rector street and south ferry. that's due to signal p

chris cimino here with the forecast. hey, chris. >> good morning, guys. the summer weather not winding do soon. maybe not making it to 90. still mid and upper 80s with a gh level of humidity makes it feel like the 90s. 70 us in long island. upper 60s north and west of town. a lot of low clouds this morning. not much in terms of rain to worry about. however, we look for the clouds to break up, the low clouds. hazy sunshine this afternoon. by noontime, it's about 85. isolated thunderstorms popping up this afternoon into the evening with a high of 87 degrees. let's see if there are any trouble spots for the commute so far. what's the latest, lauren? >> aim a couple of them, chris. 280 eastbound there's a serious accident. two lanes shut down. could be there for a while. 280 is a spot to avoid right now. also, another spot, the bqe by the brooklyn bridge, there's an accident there. delays are pretty significant heading into this area as well. we'll have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> lauren x thank you. >>> we have breaking news now on a sto

. >> chris cimino is off and raphael miranda is here with the forecast. muggy start but changes in the future. >> that's right. we'll clear out the humidity. we have patchy fog as well north and west of new york city. it's warm. a high of 85. the fog should burn off. but it's dense in some spots. take a look at that reduced visibility in a few minutes. right now, lauren scala is here to help us with our ride into that job. it's monday. >> for those of you having to go to work today, we have delays and service changes on downtown 1 2rks and 3 trains due to track maintenance. there are no 1 trains south of 14th street. you need to take a shuttle bus from 14th street toto south ferry. they're running local from 34th to chambers. some 2 trains running on the 5 line. also expect delays on downtown 5 trains. the n commuters, trains running on the r line between dekalb and canal street because of track maintenance. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> new this morning, an overnight house fire sends a 2-year-old to the hospital. news 4's katherine creag is the

raphael miranda in for chris cimino today. you've got the good news. >> an easy job today. lots on sunshine today. the humidity not bad. we're not feeling that mugginess that we can feel this time of year. that's coming along with temperatures in the 90s. a live look at storm tracker. from new york city to the pennsylvania, bridgewater, you're looking good. long branch, sunny down the jersey shore. it's 67 right now. we've got lots of sunshine through the afternoon. temperatures rising back through the 80s. going for a high temperature around 3:00 of 87 degrees. keep in mind, it's not too humid. so it doesn't feel like an oppressive 87. we'll look at the seven-day forecast and major heat coming our way. lauren scala has a look at your commute. >> hey, raphi. good morning everyone. april couple of accidents causing delays. one on the fdr drive southbound by 116th street. still shuts down two streets. the henry hudson into the west side highway is a better option. you can take local streets. on the van wyck expressway, by federal circle, jfk airport, an accident shuts down tw