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Tony. That looks amazing. Everything there looks delicious and, and it's just beautiful to look at as well. What a special place to check out Sunday storm, you might want to head over there instead of being outside on Sunday. So that's a good recommendation too because the weather conditions are going to feature downpours in the evening. So I have three things I want to show you about Sunday's storm and they're going to be freeze frame. So the first one here, the downpours look how widespread it is across the entire state. We're going to see afternoon showers. Now that's not going to be for everyone at the same time, kind of be like on and off. And then bam comes the flooding after seven o'clock, gusty conditions are going to be worse down the shore, you know, east of the Parkway, Monmouth and Ocean County, that's where you're going to see some gusts up to 30 to 50 MPH. That's not too nice. Right. So let's just be aware of that for our holiday decorations that are outside. Now, does that mean that the rest of the state is not going to see the win No, that's not true. Everyone's going to see at least 30 to 40 five mile per hour gusts. But the coast up to 50 that's the only catch there. And last but not least how much rain a widespread two inches of rain is expected with hyper locally, higher amounts. What do I mean by that? There will be some cells that set up and follow each other and will be a little bit heavier than the other cells in the surrounding communities. So we could see upwards of three inches of rain in some select communities. Well, Rizzo, which one, I can't tell you exactly where that's setting up yet, the storm doesn't exist nearby. So we can't really see the progression or the track of where those embedded cells are going to be forming. We'll know Sunday morning and we'll have an idea on Saturday night as well. Here's that forecast showing you across the state Sunday actually starts off pretty quiet. I think this is too early. This is 10 a.m. It shows like an isolated Sprinkle or something, but I, I don't think it's happening until maybe after one o'clock in the afternoon where we're going to start seeing some of the scattered showers and downpours. There could be some unusually dry breaks or unexpectedly dry breaks before that squall comes through by 10 o'clock at night. But that squall is the nasty squall stretching from west to east, exiting the coast by 4 a.m. in the morning.

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Brooklyn

BK | Weather

BXFORECAST

On Sunday night, we're checking in with Alan because we are on storm watch. So, what's this 5050 weekend we got going on because Saturday is all right. Yeah, Saturday is going to be actually picture perfect. You want to enjoy Saturday? That's the outdoor day because it's going to be absolutely beautiful. It's also going to be milder. We're going to see middle fifties. Lots of sunshine go out and enjoy it because we don't get these kinds of days in December, albeit an entire winter pretty often then heading into Sunday. That's when things change big time, the temperatures. I mean, that's the only good part about this is that we will be in the middle sixties actually, but it's going to be quite the stormy finish and we're looking out for the potential of a few even squall lines. Yes, some thunderstorms are looking likely. So let's take a look at when to expect the rain. It's going to be moving in Sunday, especially late morning and early afternoon. Look at how Saturday is pretty much dry day and night may be an isolated shower. But aside from that, it's really going to be into the daytime on Sunday. Right. Lunchtime, we're going to see that rain into Sunday night. That rain will be heavy at times. It will be a windswept rain, continuing into the Monday morning commute and wrapping up around lunchtime. So that by the time we get to Monday evening, things are fine. Let's take a look at the future cast, which is going to pretty much everything is nice and clear all the way through Saturday. Just a few passing clouds here and there. Heading into Sunday though, it'll start off cloudy. This is at 7 a.m. No, no matter where you are across the, you're fine early on into the afternoon, we're going to see all the rain showers moving in. This is at 1230. That's pretty much, yeah, that's it for outdoor activities, those sports games, if you can fit them in earlier or better yet on Saturday, that would be the best time because you could see already some steadier rain moving into Riverdale and then heading into the three o'clock hour across Park Chester City Island and sound view. Some moderate rain is expected. We'll see it on and off. It's not expected to be heavy until we get to about midnight when that squall could potentially move on through. And on top of that wind gust could be approaching 50 MPH, especially for our coastal community. So looking at that 10 day forecast again, it's for that second half of Sunday, first half of Monday that I'm really worried about some potential wind damage, those holiday decorations, either secure them or bring them all in. I mean, at least like half the weekend salvaged you could do a little, even a little bit more than half. Yeah, about two thirds. All right, Alan, thank you. Well, community health workers want to teach you how.

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Westchester

WC | Weather

HVFORECAST

We are on storm watch on this Friday for what's coming on Sunday. Matt fill us in. Yeah. So we have some moderate to heavy rain and strong gusty winds still slated for Sunday. The worst, still Sunday evening and it's very early on Monday. So it's a 5050 weekend coming up again. 53 tomorrow is the pick of the week, clouds and breaks of sun, but then Sunday will start off dry in the morning. But rains developing throughout the day, the wind is ramping up and we'll have those gusts exceeding 30 to 40 MPH into the evening and overnight on Sunday. So here's the futurecast. The lighter shades of here really won't be reaching the ground. The timing that I want you to pay attention to is after three o'clock Sunday afternoon. That's when the first showers break out, but it's still kind of just nuisance weather at that point. The higher impact weather, the worst of this storm will be after eight or nine o'clock Sunday evening. That's when the heaviest rain will be around. That's when the chance for ponding will exist into the early part of Monday morning during those overnight hours as that heavy rain comes down for a few hours. Now, colder air will work on the backside of this storm. I'm not too concerned about winter mix and snow, but there can be a few wet snow flakes and higher elevations of Orange Duchess in Ulster County says this kind of rapidly pushes away from us into early on Monday. By the Monday morning, commute, still going to be a little bit gusty outside, still wet and we have the wet leaves around this time of the year. So there can be some slippery conditions from that early on Monday. Here you can see a snapshot of some of those wind gusts Sunday evening around that 40 mile per hour range at times and rainfall totals 1 to 2 inches on average across the Hudson Valley at this point. Some of those finer details will get adjusted over the next couple of days. So make sure you're checking back with us frequently for those important updates. A mix of sun and clouds today. A nice Friday overall smile worthy weather for sure. Highs finally more seasonable in the mid forties overnight tonight, partly cloudy chilly have the heavy cold lows in the thirties tomorrow. Again, a nice day, Sunday showers developing in the afternoon, heavier rain and gustier winds Sunday evening into early on Monday, Monday afternoon, dry breaks of sunshine still breezy. Then the rest of next week looks good with a mix of sun and clouds and high, staying in the forties through next weekend.

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Long Island

LI | Weather

LIFORECAST

Forecast. We're in storm watch. Not for today, not for tomorrow, but Alex says for Sunday. Absolutely. I mean, look at this, this morning, we've had some pretty good sunrises this week. I know Ben, you know what? We've been enjoying them inside where we're not freezing cold. That's the problem on the beach. I know, you know, Mother Nature just has his way of giving us some beautiful sunrises when it's really uncomfortable outside. But let's talk about the jump into the forties that we're expecting by mid morning. It is warmer at 9 a.m. today at 40 than it was at point yesterday. Yesterday, we only hit 39 for a high today. We're expecting 47 Glen Cove Hempstead, Huntington, Smithtown all the way to Riverhead. We are all in the mid forties across the island today. Tonight, we drop into the mid thirties, but we're actually back in the forties by Saturday morning, we're looking really warm on Saturday, but clouds will build very quickly. So expect Saturday to be generally cloudy with just peaks of sun temperatures in the mid f by 10 o'clock in the morning. And we're expecting in those mid fifties all day Saturday. Ok, let's talk Sunday because that is definitely what's on everybody's mind right now. And we have got some showers passing through around noon time on Sunday. You see, winds aren't really too bad at this point, but the rain will be heavy at times. Sunday afternoon, the morning should be mainly dry with just sprinkles. But the middle part of the day, we're already seeing showers and we're expecting another round of rain to come as you had to sleep on Sunday. So you see dinner time, maybe break in the rain. But then 12 o'clock in the morning, now we've got rain and on top of that, some pretty gusty winds. I do think some of the mole guidance is overdo it with some gusts up to 50 MPH. But it is possible. I'm thinking closer to 30 to 40 MPH. That's more than enough to get the Christmas decorations blown across the street. And we also have to worry about how much rain we're going to see. So, through five o'clock on Sunday, it's pretty manageable, about half of an inch at the most toward Nassau County. But look at this plume of heavy rain right now, the GFS Mogg sets it up just to the west of the city, but that red is over three inches of rain. So where the heaviest rain sets up, we're just gonna have to kind of fine tune it as we get a little closer. The European Mole has 1 to 2 across the island. It looks like the farther west you go, the better that heavy rain risk is going to be. But the wind is for everybody. By Monday morning, things are starting to calm down and we're looking cool and dry for next work week. All right. Thank you. All.

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Hudson Valley

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Connecticut

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CTFORECAST

Yeah, Nick again, some heavy rain is on tap for your Sunday. You'll get to enjoy a lot of your Saturday. Uh, but again, as we push forward into your Sunday afternoon, we're watching for heavy rain, we could see upwards to two, maybe three inches of rain for some spots. And we're watching for some strong gusty winds upwards to 50 MPH. We're gonna time things out. Futurecast takes us through what's gonna be again, a chilly morning for today. Heading into this afternoon, we're still gonna work with some sunshine. That's the plus side to today. I know yesterday was mainly gray and a lot of cloud cover. We're gonna see some more sun heading into the afternoon with those numbers into the forties, 45 for West, 44 for Norwalk heading into tonight. You will still need that heavy coat with numbers dropping off down into the thirties. Then we see those temperatures on the up as we're pushing forward into your Saturday again, a lot more cloud cover for you tomorrow to start off the weekend. But look at some of these numbers 52 for Newtown. It'll feel good out here in Norwalk at 50 as well. 53 for those out toward orange. Certainly coming after a stretch of some cold days. Now, to be honest with you, we're kind of dealing with the same setup that we did last week. We had Wednesday, Thursday with some chilly weather. Friday. Numbers started to bounce back. It was a pretty decent Saturday last week. And if you remember and then what happened Sunday, we brought in some rain. We're seeing another storm this Sunday, early parts of your Sunday look to be ok for right now again, the timing could shift. So you gotta stay locked in with us. Still work with 50 degree weather for the early parts of your Sunday. We're actually gonna get into the sixties, but it's gonna be tough to enjoy because there lies again, some heavy rain, you could see some clusters, some thunderstorms potentially heading into the afternoon. We're gonna get a little bit of a break by your six o'clock hour. But then look what happens heading into your Sunday night overnight. Parts of your Monday, we'll work with another swath of some heavy rain and thunderstorm activity. So for that first round, you're looking at about a half of an inch and then once we push through your Monday morning after that commute to back to work or school, you're looking at an additional two inches. So that's where we can see some spots, 2 to 3 inches of some rain, strong gusty winds upwards to 40 maybe 50 MPH for the overnight. So you maybe want to tie down those Halloween, um, those Christmas decorations and stuff around the house. And then as we fast forward into the second half of your Monday, we start.

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The Real Deal: How to use credit card points for your travel plans     

Holidays are almost here. That means your credit card is getting a workout. Our consumer reporter, Janice Lieberman has the real deal on how to make those points and credits work for you. When booking your next airline ticket? Are you trying to get away for the holidays? But then you check the airfares and they're literally sky high. Now is the time to check your mileage points and any travel credits you may have remember last year, so many flights were canceled or delayed and if you're one of those travelers, you may have a travel credit that's sitting in your account or maybe you found a cheaper fare and the airline issued you a credit for the difference. That's free money that could expire soon if you are coming to that expiration date, whether it's a travel by date or a book by date and you want to take advantage of it or maybe you're just outside of the the window, you can call an agent and book a refundable ticket, then cancel the ticket and get an extension on your voucher. Vouchers can be used for upgrades or extras like luggage. Have you racked up points on your credit card. Most airlines, with the exception of American and British Airways will let you hold on to your balance. Some rewards programs allow you to transfer points to loyalty programs but be aware they cannot usually be trans answered back. So use them if you switch cards because interest rates are too high. Make sure you can transfer your miles. Hopefully this travel season will be smooth. But if you do get issued a credit, make sure, you know, when your next flight must be booked, don't forget to check expiration dates because if you don't use it, you'll lose it. And that's certainly a waste of money. I'm Janice Lieberman and that's the real deal.

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