About two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs.

Fortunately, this latest rainfall greatly reduces the risk of any further brush fires in the Northeast and New England, according to Pydynowski. Over the course of the last several weeks, Staten Island alone experienced the outbreak of at least 15 brush fires.

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled wildfires in the northeast.

Hundreds of brush fires and wildfires have sparked all over the New York City region. Hilary Howard, who covers climate change and the environment in the region, explains what’s happening.

New York City is under a drought warning as dry conditions and a lack of rain persist, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. City agencies will start implementing drought protocols while New Yorkers are still urged to voluntarily conserve water.

Significant rain is forecast to arrive in the Northeast towards the end of the workweek amid what, for many cities in the area, has been the driest fall on record.

New York City and the Northeast will finally get some measurable rain this week, but it won’t be enough to break the drought that has gripped the region for months.

Rain is coming down across the tri-state area on Thursday as the drought continues to persist. A drought warning was declared in New York City on Monday, the first one in over 20 years. It’s the second of three levels,

It’s been a fall full of dry weather and wildfire battles across the Northeast, but while Fire Weather Warnings once again cover the region this week, there is some hope for relief in the extended forecast.