NYC Weather: 55 MPH Winds Gusts Expected To Hit, Advisory Issued

NEW YORK CITY — Thar she blows! New Yorkers can expect strong winds to whoosh through the boroughs Wednesday, forecasters warn.

A wind advisory will be active in Brooklyn and Queens as gusts up to 55 mph are expected from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Other boroughs are outside the advisory, but can still expect strong winds, the forecast states.

"Although there is higher confidence of the strongest gusts occurring the advisory areas, there is still (at) least a low chance of gusts 45 to 55 mph elsewhere, particularly right ahead and behind the passage of the cold front," a National Weather Service presentation states.

Wind isn't the only unpleasant weather New Yorkers must, well, weather Wednesday.

Brief heavy downpours, as well as more persistent showers, are likely as a cold front passes through the region during the afternoon, forecasters said.

The cold front is part of a massive weather system that is bringing thunderstorms to the Southeast, snow to the Midwest and rain to the Northeast, AccuWeather reported.

Temperatures will hit highs of 58 degrees Wednesday, before dropping down to frigid 35-degree lows, the forecast states.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast.

Wednesday
A chance of rain before 10am, then showers, mainly between 10am and 4pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 24 mph.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 7 to 16 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a steady temperature around 46.

Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.