New York City woke to cloudy skies and patchy fog Tuesday morning, with temperatures around 60 degrees. The fog was forecast to end by 10 a.m., but clouds lingered: at 1:51 p.m., Central Park was overcast, 68 degrees, with visibility of 10 miles. The forecast still calls for a high near 72, though low clouds may persist into the afternoon. Central Park’s latest observation and the updated local forecast discussion give the current conditions and outlook.
Fog Clears Before A Mild Afternoon
Patchy fog was forecast to linger through about 10 a.m. By 1:51 p.m., visibility at Central Park was 10 miles, though skies remained overcast. Northwest winds around 5 to 7 mph and a high near 72 remain in the forecast for the day. The latest Central Park observation records the visibility and clouds, while the New York City forecast gives the wind and high.
Tuesday night should be mostly cloudy before becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 60. No watches, warnings or advisories are listed for Connecticut, New York or New Jersey in the current local forecast-office update. The New York City forecast gives the overnight outlook, and the local forecast discussion lists the current alert status.
Temperatures Climb Through Friday
The week then takes a warmer turn. Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 75, followed by mostly sunny skies Thursday near 78 and a Friday high around 80 as high pressure builds over the region. The New York City forecast gives the daily highs, while the local forecast discussion describes the warming trend and building high pressure.
Central Park’s 1991–2020 climate normal for Sept. 29 is a high of 71 degrees and a low of 58, making the forecast push toward 80 degrees notably warm for this time of year. The National Weather Service’s local climate almanac puts the normal high at 71 on Sept. 30 as well, offering a useful benchmark for the late-week warmup. Central Park’s September climate normals provide the comparison.
That warm spell may be the week’s outdoor-planning sweet spot, with mainly dry weather favored through Friday. Friday night is forecast to be mostly cloudy; the next notable shower chance is Saturday night, while Saturday daytime should be partly sunny with a high around 72. The local forecast discussion favors mainly dry conditions through Friday, and the city forecast places the shower chance Saturday night.
Sunday Looks Like The Wettest Day
Rain chances increase over the weekend, with showers likely Sunday and a 60% chance of precipitation under mostly cloudy skies. Sunday’s high should reach about 68, followed by a 40% chance of showers Sunday night before a partly sunny Monday. The National Weather Service’s New York City forecast gives the weekend precipitation chances and temperatures.
For New Yorkers traveling toward Long Island, water levels may approach minor coastal-flood benchmarks in the south-shore back bays of Nassau and southwest Suffolk over the next couple of days. Spotty minor flooding is also possible in tidal areas of northeast New Jersey and southwest Connecticut, although no comparable city advisory is currently posted.
The coastal-water concern is not limited to a new surge: even as water levels gradually fall, a lingering easterly swell could keep levels near minor-flood benchmarks in Nassau’s south-shore back bays. The National Weather Service also flags the possibility of spotty minor flooding later Tuesday on tidal waters in northeast New Jersey and along the southwest Connecticut coast. The local forecast discussion describes those lingering water-level risks.
