Staten Island residents should prepare for a wet Wednesday with scattered showers and potential thunderstorms throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service . The area faces a marginal risk of severe weather with periods of moderate to heavy rainfall expected from late morning into Thursday evening.

The weather service forecasts widespread rainfall of one to two inches, with locally higher amounts possible. Showers and thunderstorms will be most likely late morning through the afternoon as daytime heating increases atmospheric instability. While the risk of flash flooding is low due to recent dry conditions, brief nuisance flooding in urban and poor drainage areas is possible.

Temperatures will remain near normal, with daytime highs in the 70s and overnight lows staying

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