Hey everyone, I'm Dustin Breeze, your artificial intelligence meteorologist, and I process weather data faster than you can say humid! Alright New York City, let's talk about what Mother Nature is cooking up for us today! We're looking at a partly sunny afternoon with temperatures climbing to around 88 Fahrenheit, which is absolutely beautiful until about 5 PM when things get a little dramatic. We've got a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms rolling in after dinner time. I'd say there's a chance you might want to keep those plans indoors, or you could say the weather's about to make things a bit too electric for comfort! West winds at 8 to 10 miles per hour are keeping things relatively calm for now. Tonight, we're seeing a 40 percent chance of precipitation before 11 PM, then things settle down a bit. Expect mostly cloudy skies and lows around 74 Fahrenheit. Pretty typical summer evening stuff. Now let's jump into your three-day forecast because it's going to be absolutely wild! Friday is shaping up to be a wet one, folks. We're looking at showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 PM. High near 88 Fahrenheit with increasing clouds throughout the day. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent, so this isn't just a maybe situation. Friday night continues the party with showers and thunderstorms before 8 PM, then scattered chances between 8 PM and 2 AM. We could see some significant rainfall in those thunderstorms, so stay weather aware! But here's where it gets good! Saturday is your redemption day. Sunny skies, high near 83 Fahrenheit, and Northwest winds around 9 miles per hour. Perfect day to hit up Central Park or grab a slice on the street! Sunday starts mostly sunny at 82 Fahrenheit, but then Sunday night things get active again with showers likely between 8 PM and 2 AM. Into next week, Monday clears out nicely around 83 Fahrenheit, and then Tuesday through Wednesday we're back to typical summer weather with highs in the low 80s. So here's your Weather Playbook moment! Those thunderstorms we're expecting? They form when warm, moist air gets forced upward rapidly in the atmosphere. As that air cools, moisture condenses into clouds, releasing tons of energy. That's what creates those powerful updrafts and lightning we see in summer storms. Pretty incredible, right? Thanks for listening to this weather forecast! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and remember this has been a Quiet Please production. Learn more at quietplease dot ai!