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If you're tired of the summertime temperatures, a preview of autumn is on the way Tuesday night. A cold front moved through the Tri-State earlier Tuesday and it only sparked a few showers and storms that were mainly to the north and east of the city. The front quickly moved in and out of the area, and a nice change is on the way.

A dry Canadian air mass is moving in overnight. A northerly wind will develop, and that will bring in a cooler air. The overnight low in Midtown will be in the lower 60s and the suburbs will range between 50-60 degrees. There could be a few spots in the valleys to the north and west with lows in the 40s.

Wednesday will start out with plenty of sunshine, thanks to high pressure. With the Canadian high overhead, the temperatures will be about 5-10 degrees below normal across the area. The daytime high may not get out of the upper 70s, with cooler temperatures in the suburbs. Wednesday through Saturday, it's all about the temperatures, as the weather pattern will not change much. The good news about high pressure moving into the area is Tropical Storm Fay will stay suppressed to the south and west of the Tri-State. Thursday temperatures will remain in the upper 70s to low 80s. Temperatures Friday through the weekend will range between 80-85 degrees.

Much of the weekend looks dry, as well. The next shot of finding any wet weather comes late Sunday into Monday with a cold front coming out of the Great Lakes. The bulk of the showers and thunderstorms should come in Monday, so if you have any evening plans Sunday night, you should be in good shape.

Tropical Storm Fay made landfall this morning just south of Naples, FL, which is right along the southwestern coast of the region. The tropical system has not weakened very much. In fact, Fay is stronger now that it was when it made landfall. The concern is that Fay is moving toward the Northeast and could intensify off the east coast of Florida. Right now, the National Hurricane Center has this becoming a category 1 hurricane before it makes another landfall somewhere along the Florida or Georgia Coast later in the week. The NY Weather Authority Team will continue to keep you up to date on Tropical Storm Fay's erratic path.