Air pollution in the region continues to pose health risks for New Yorkers, prompting officials to extend an air quality health advisory into Tuesday. The advisory is in effect for New York City and Long Island from 11 a.

New York City is bracing for the start of a potential heat wave beginning today, with city officials and weather experts urging residents to take precautions as temperatures rise.

The alert from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to midnight, includes the Capital Region, Adirondacks, Hudson Valley, New York City and

Scattered storms are back for Sunday afternoon, primarily between 1 and 7 p.m. Any activity eyeing the tri-state through the afternoon and evening could bring severe storms, damaging winds and flash flooding.

The DEC has issued an air quality health advisory for most of upstate New York due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air.