Hot town, (early) summer in the city!<\/p>\n
Mercury in New York City will soar into the hot and sticky 90s this week \u2014 triggering an air quality alert for Monday.<\/p>\n
The air quality health advisory, covering the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester County, and Rockland County, was issued by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).<\/p>\n
An air quality warning is in place for NYC on Monday. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post<\/p>\n
\u201cSummer heat can lead to the formation of ground-level ozone, a major component of photochemical smog,\u201d the departments\u2019 commissioners\u00a0told CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The air quality alert for ground-level ozone is in place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n Elevated ozone levels can pose a risk for people with cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases such as asthma, the elderly, and those exercising outdoors, the commissioners said.<\/p>\n \u201cOzone levels generally decrease at night and can be minimized during daylight hours by curtailment of automobile travel and the use of public transportation where available,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n Temperatures could reach 100 degrees inland. CBS News New York<\/p>\n The tri-state area is about to get an early dose of summer heat this week with temps in the 90s \u2014 compared to highs in just the 60s last week.<\/p>\n Hazy skies are expected in the area, with highs in the 90s inland, dropping to the cooler 70s on the coast.<\/p>\n Lows inland at night will only slip into the 70s Monday night, as temperatures are set to rise again Tuesday.<\/p>\n The warning covers the five boroughs, Long Island, Westchester County, and Rockland County. NYS DEC<\/p>\n