NYC Weather: Big Freeze, Rain On Way To City

NEW YORK CITY — The relatively snow-free winter of 2020 is set to continue this week, though a string of rainy days are predicted to end in a big freeze.

Forecasters see rain through Wednesday when there'll be a brief sunny reprieve, before the rain comes back and the temperatures plummet.

The mercury is set to drop more than 30 degrees on Thursday, from a high of 51 in the daytime to a low of 20 that night, according to the National Weather Service.

And though the rain dries up Friday, the cold will remain. The high that day will be only 29, with a brutally cold low of 14 forecast.

Here's the forecast in more detail, courtesy of the NWS:

Today
Periods of light rain, mainly after noon. Steady temperature around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight
Periods of light rain, mainly after 3am. Low around 41. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday
Periods of light rain, mainly before 3pm. High near 50. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of light rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Wednesday Night
Light rain likely before 9pm, then rain likely after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 29.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.