state officials told residents to brace for flash floods this weeklo panhandle. some areas could get 18 to 24 inches of rain by friday. courtesy of what the national weather service calls a slow-moving heavy rain event. >> time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. you see certain parts of the country getting this rain, and problems it can cause. >> it doesn't take a tropical system. no hurricane, no storms, just a front sitting there. that will be bad news. we may have our own unsettled week. we could see several days with rain. today is not one of those days. lots of sunshine out there later today. the heat continues, going for a high of 88 in central park. near 90 in places like new paltz, white plains. 84 in belmar. maybe more cloudiness heading down towards monmouth and ocean counties. otherwise a beautiful day ahead. 71 in the city. more of those 50s that we love in the suburbs north and crack open the windows in poughkeepsie, 56 is your low temperature. big changes coming our way. doesn't stay like this for long. we'll see that in the ten-day forec