NYC Weather: Big Freeze To Come After Heavy Rain

NEW YORK — Warm and dry is just too much to ask. More rain is expected to drench New York City before unseasonably frigid temperatures take hold midweek, with the mercury possibly dipping below freezing Wednesday night, the National Weather Service says.

A sunny and brisk Monday with a high near 49 degrees is expected before the first chance of rain looms in the evening, according to the weather service's forecast.

The showers are expected to continue overnight and into Tuesday afternoon, with more than an inch of rain set to drench Central Park by 1 p.m. that day, the forecast shows. The soak will follow Friday's nasty rainfall amid a flash flood watch for the area.

The skies will clear for a mostly sunny Wednesday as the mercury dips to a high near 41, the weather service says. That's about 14 degrees below normal.

Things will get even colder Wednesday night as the temperature drops below freezing to a low around 30 degrees, according to the weather service.

More rain is expected Thursday along with a similarly nippy high near 40 degrees, the weather service says. Wet weather is also in the forecast for Friday before things dry up over the weekend, according to the weather service.

Here's a closer look at what to expect from the weather this week, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 46. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday
Rain, mainly before noon. High near 55. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming south 7 to 12 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Thursday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

(Lead image: People walk in the rain in New York City in April 2018. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)