NEW YORK CITY — Though spring has just started, the weather this weekend is going to feel like summer — rainy and hot, forecasters said.
According to the National Weather Service, the warmest day of the year so far will be on Saturday with a high of 80 degrees, but then the city will cool back down to 60 degrees on Sunday, with rain showers and fog overnight on both Saturday and Sunday. Then, on Monday, expect rain showers and temperatures rising to 69 degrees.
Luckily for people looking to get outside this weekend, the rain should mostly stay in the overnight hours, forecasters said.
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These fluctuating temperatures are a battle between two air masses currently traveling across the northeast, AccuWeather meteorologists said.
The temperature will be in sharp contrast to the city's climate earlier this week, where there were chances for snow and temperatures in the mid-30s.
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"There has been a more northward trend with the warm conditions for this weekend, compared to earlier this week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.
This weather should be good for the cherry blossom trees in New York City, which are on the cusp of blooming, according to these cherry blossom trackers.
Here is the weekend's forecast from the National Weather Service.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Monday night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
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