After weeks of missed rain chances, extreme fire danger, and an exploding drought, desperately-needed rain is on the way. And this time it’s more than just a trace. While most of the tri-state, including the immediate New York City metro area,

Rain will develop and move northward through the late afternoon and evening hours, causing wet travel for anyone out and about after 5 p.m. Rain totals will be anywhere from half an inch to over an inch.

Meteorologist Stone Schafer's Monday morning Full Forecast

The stormy start will actually give way to a mostly quiet weather day. By late morning the radar will dry up and conditions will improve. In fact, sunshine probably returns to the forecast by afternoon.

It’s a First Alert Weather Day Tuesday for heavy rain still in east Alabama. It’s been a while since we have seen this much rainfall. We saw about a dozen traffic accidents this morning with ponding on the roadways,