New York City cooled down Sunday from a heat wave that made temperatures in the 80s feel comfortable — at least, for some.
The top temperature in Central Park was expected to be 91, according to the National Weather Service. That’s down several degrees from Saturday, when it came close to hitting 100 degrees, capping several days of heat hovering around triple digits that drew warnings from the weather service.
Sunday was likely to be the last day in the 90s for now. Relief was on the way, with the weather service forecasting a week of daytime temperatures in the low 80s.
Weather service meteorologist John Cristantello said the extreme heat was due to what was happening thousands of feet up in the atmosphere. He said high pressure building up there “translates to the surface, warming it up.”
The quick shift to a week of temperatures plummeting by almost 20 degrees is nothing unusual, he said.
“It’s just back to normal, that’s all — it’s summer,” he said.
A cold front from Canada moving south will likely break the heat, according to the weather service.