Humidity levels drop in NYC area on Sunday before creeping up again during the week

The New York area will get some brief relief Sunday from the humidity that has been causing oppressive conditions in recent days before levels start to creep up again throughout the week.

An Air Quality Alert in place for Monmouth and Ocean counties through 12 a.m. Monday.

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A quick-hitting round of widely scattered hit-or-miss thunderstorms moved through the region once again on Saturday. Unlike Friday's round that produced around 50 damage reports, Saturday's storms were much tamer, only producing three damage reports.

The storm threat has mainly come to an end for Saturday night, with just a slim chance of an additional sub-severe storm or two in the Hudson Valley.

Overall, a dry night is expected, with patchy fog developing late. The muggy conditions will stay in place with lows mainly in the mid 70s.

A noticeable drop in humidity levels will arrive on Sunday morning. Although it will still be hot, with highs topping out in low to mid 90s, it won't feel as oppressive as it has felt of late.

A stray shower or storm could pop up in the afternoon hours, but the threat of storms turning severe is low.