A stationary front will keep the threat for showers capable of heavy downpours through tomorrow while Tropical Storm Henri approaches.  Henri will head towards southern New England by Sunday night with some impacts for the New York City metropolitan area as well.

A stationary front will linger over the region today through tomorrow with scattered to overcast cloud cover and widely scattered to scattered showers.  The showers will be capable of heavy downpours at times which may produce localized flash flooding.  Winds will back from the southwest to the southeast at 5 to 15 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the upper 70s to lower 80s for highs today.  Temperatures tomorrow will range from the mid to upper 60s over the interior and lower to mid-70s along the coast for lows and lower to mid-80s for highs.

The stationary front will linger along the coast while Hurricane Henri lifts towards the New England coastal waters tomorrow night through Sunday afternoon with overcast skies and scattered showers.  The showers will be capable of tropical downpours at times with rainfall rates over 1" per hour possible along the coast.  Winds will back from the southeast to the northeast at 5 to 15 mph away from the coast and 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 30 mph at times along the coast.  Coastal flooding will be a concern, especially on Long Island.  Temperatures on Sunday will range from the mid to upper 60s over the interior and lower to mid-70s along the coast for lows and mid to upper 70s over the interior and lower to mid-80s along the coast for highs.

Henri will lift into southern New England Sunday night through Monday morning with waves of moderate to heavy rainfall throughout eastern Connecticut and eastern Long Island.  Scattered showers capable of heavy downpours at times can be expected for the rest of the region.  Rainfall amounts will range from 0.50" to 1.5" for most of the region and 1" to 3" for Long Island and eastern Connecticut.  Winds will back from the northeast to the northwest at 5 to 15 mph away from the coast, 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 30 mph along the New Jersey coast and New York City metropolitan area, and 2o to 40 mph with gusts over 60 mph in Long Island and Connecticut.  A storm surge of 1 to 3 feet is expected for the Connecticut coast and Long Island on Sunday night.  Temperatures will fall into the upper 60s to lower 70s for lows on Monday morning.

Henri will weaken over New England and transition to an extratropical low-pressure system on Monday afternoon with scattered showers rotating through the region.  The showers will be capable of tropical downpours with rainfall rates over 1" per hour at times.  Localized coastal flooding is a threat.  Temperatures on Monday will range from the upper 60s to lower 70s for lows and upper 70s to mid-80s for highs.

A series of weak troughs and cold fronts will pass through the region Tuesday through Friday with for in the morning and scattered clouds with isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Temperatures through the period will range from the upper 60s to lower 70s over the interior and lower to mid-70s along the coast for lows and lower to mid-80s over the interior and along the immediate coast and upper 80s to lower 90s in the Delaware River Valley for highs.  Humid conditions can be expected throughout this forecast period.