New York City starts Friday under cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 60s, but the day has a split personality: showers this morning, a warm-up toward 74 degrees, and a potentially stormy evening. The biggest concern is a line of heavier showers and thunderstorms arriving with a cold front after the daytime rain pulls back.
Rain is expected before 2 p.m., with new rainfall totals generally between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. The National Weather Service says storms could reach the New York City area around 7 to 8 p.m., and a few may produce strong, gusty winds or isolated damaging gusts.
Winds will shift from south to west and northwest behind the front, with gusts possible near eastern coastal sections. Anyone caught outside during thunder should head indoors rather than try to tough it out.
Weekend Turns Blustery And Chilly
Saturday brings a dramatic change, with only a slight chance of an early shower followed by mostly sunny skies and a high near 52 degrees. Northwest winds around 20 mph could gust as high as 35 mph, making the day feel colder than the thermometer suggests.
Saturday night will bring lows in the 30s to around 40 degrees, followed by a sunny Sunday with a high around 56. The forecast discussion describes the incoming air as the coolest of the season so far, so Friday's brief taste of summerlike warmth will not linger.
