NYC Weather: 2 Inches Of Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Will Cap Weekend

NEW YORK CITY — Snow has left New York City's winter weekend forecast — only to be replaced by heavy rain and strong winds.

Up to 2.5 inches of heavy rain could fall late Sunday into early Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

"Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph possible along the coast Sunday evening into early Monday morning," a National Weather Service briefing states.

"A few trees and power lines, and scattered tree limbs could be downed. Power outages possible."

The potential blustery soaker is part of a larger front expected to bring similar weather to New Jersey and Connecticut.

But it won't make the whole weekend a washout.

Expect a not-so-wintry Friday and Saturday with respective highs of 47 degrees and 53 degrees, the forecast states.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light southwest wind.

Sunday
Showers, mainly after 11am. High near 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night
Showers. Low around 48. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Monday
Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.