The extreme heat is prompting several warnings for the NYC area today, including a heat advisory and an air quality alert.

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We are in Weather Alert mode for Friday afternoon. Highs will top out in the 90s this afternoon. Heat advisories are posted for the entire region as heat index values soar into the triple digits. We will have a few strong to severe storms pop up Friday afternoon into the evening.

A heat advisory is in effect for City through Friday evening, with temperatures expected to rise sharply in the afternoon as forecasters warn a combination of heat and humidity could make it feel as hot as 105 degrees in parts of the city.

After a few days of cooler weather, the heat and humidity are set to return, prompting city officials to declare a heat advisory for Friday. The advisory runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. as daytime temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s.

New York City remains under a heat advisory Thursday, as high temperatures hit the 90s and feel more like triple digits. The National Weather Service allowed Wednesday's heat advisory to remain in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday. It's another First Alert Weather Day as we monitor the dangerous heat and humidity around the area.