Southern Storm Targets New York: See Latest Forecast

NEW YORK CITY — A windy rain storm is predicted to sweep through New York City during the second half of the week, weather officials say.

The storm system is coming up from the south, where it dumped more than a foot of rain on the Carolinas. The rainfall in New York City won't be nearly as severe, but rain showers, wind and humidity are expected Wednesday through Saturday, with highs of 77 degrees and lows of 59 degrees.

Here's the latest forecast, according to AccuWeather.

Wednesday: Cloudy and humid, with a 67 percent chance of scattered rainfall in the afternoon. Weather officials predict a high of 77 degrees and strong wind gusts around 10-20 mph.

Wednesday night: Cloudy, with a low near 65 degrees. Two more hours of rainfall are expected overnight, though less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected to fall. Wind gusts are predicted to blow at around 6-16 mph.

Thursday: Rainy, cloudy and windy with a high of 77 degrees and an 80 percent chance of rain during the day. Though rain is expected to last for two hours, less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected to fall. Winds are predicted to blow around 16-32 mph.

Thursday night: Breezy with around four hours of rain and a low of around 65 degrees. There's a 94 percent chance of rain overnight, predicted to last another four hours, leaving a little more than half of an inch of rain. Winds are predicted to blow at around 12-27 mph.

Friday: Friday is expected to be cloudy with scattered rain, with a high of around 76 degrees and 94 percent cloud cover. Winds are predicted to blow at around 15-28 mph, and there is an 85 percent chance of rain, which is expected to fall for around 3 hours in the afternoon and drop nearly 0.20 of an inch of rain.

Friday night: Partly cloudy and rainy with a low of 61 degrees. Winds are predicted to blow at around 10-18 mph, and there is a 42 percent chance that one hour of overnight rain will fall, dropping less than a tenth of an inch of rain.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of a short shower in the morning. The high will be around 71 degrees, and winds are predicted to blow at around 10-22 mph.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with winds blowing 10-22 mph and a 23 percent chance of rain.