Will Earl Impact US Open?
Sep 1, 2010; 7:00 PM ET
Sania Mirza of India returns the ball to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
A tropical storm watch is in effect for all five New York boroughs and the surrounding metropolitan area for Friday and Friday evening in anticipation of approaching Hurricane Earl.
The U.S. Open is well under way, and hot, humid weather at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park will eventually give way to cooler, rainy and windy conditions as Hurricane Earl approaches.
High pressure is still in place over the eastern part of the country, continuing the trend of 90-plus degree weather with humidity.
Thursday will have more of the same, with a high around 93 degrees at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and temperatures should be in the upper 80s as the evening session matches begin.
Conditions will be dry through Thursday before Hurricane Earl makes its way past the area on Friday.
Hurricane Earl's impact will be greatest on eastern Long Island, but Queens could get one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of precipitation with wind gusts of 30-35 mph.
Friday's effects from Earl will mostly be seen in the afternoon and evening hours, but showers could be seen as early as mid-morning.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists will continue to monitor the storm at the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center.
As soon as Earl moves on to the north, a cold front will rush in from the west on Friday, ushering in much cooler weather for the weekend. Saturday will be cooler and less humid, with temperatures in the upper 70s.
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By Gina Cherundolo, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
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