Heavy Downpours Forecast For New York City This Weekend

NEW YORK CITY—The dry weather in the city will end this weekend as a short but potent burst of wet weather is forecast for Saturday.

Forecasters have also issued a rip current statement, effective now until Friday night at 9 p.m. A rip current is a strong ocean flow that can drag even the strongest swimmers far away from the shore into deeper water.

After the rain comes another period of dry weather with highs in the 80s.

Here's the latest forecast, according to AccuWeather.

Friday: Sunny and cloudy intervals with a high of 76 degrees and light gusts of wind around 6-10 mph. Forecasters say there will be life-threatening rip currents at Queens and Brooklyn beaches, and that all swimmers should stay out of the surf.

Friday night: Partially cloudy, with a low near 66 degrees. Light breezes are predicted around 7-10 mph. Dangerous rip currents will still be active in Brooklyn and Queens.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a high of 73 degrees and a 70 percent chance of rain in the afternoon and evening. Though rain is expected to last for two hours, only a tenth of an inch of rain is expected to fall. There's a 17 percent chance of thunderstorms, and winds are predicted to blow around 8-12 mph.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy and rainy with a low of around 56 degrees. There's a 70 percent chance of rain, which is predicted to last another 1.5 hours, leaving a little more than a tenth of an inch of rain. Winds are predicted to blow at around 10-13 mph.

Sunday: Sunday is expected to be breezy and less humid, with a high of around 71 degrees and only 12 percent cloud cover. Winds are predicted to blow at around 10-13 mph.

Sunday night: Clear with a low of 57 degrees. Winds are predicted to blow at around 7-9 mph.