NYC Weather: Bitter Cold Continues Before Midweek Rain

NEW YORK — Get ready to layer up again. A bitter cold snap will maintain its grip on the city Tuesday with wind chills near 0 degrees before midweek rain arrives, the National Weather Service says.

The mercury will reach a high near just 28 degrees on Tuesday as clouds gather throughout the day, the weather service's forecast says. But brutal wind chills will make it feel like 0 to 10 degrees into the late morning, the forecast shows.

Tuesday's freeze follows a savagely cold Monday on which the temperature got as cold as 4 degrees in Central Park, just 6 degrees above the record low of -2 for that day, weather service records show.

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The temperature will rise early Wednesday morning ahead of showers that will start to soak the city by that evening, the forecast shows. More than an inch and a half of rain is expected to hit Central Park by Thursday evening, according to the forecast.

Those rainy days will bring highs in the 40s before temperatures drop back into the 30s for the weekend, the forecast shows.

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

Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 7 to 14 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night
Rain. Temperature rising to around 50 by 3am. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Temperature falling to around 42 by 5pm. South wind around 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

(Lead image: People visit the 9/11 memorial during freezing temperatures on Jan. 7, 2018 in New York City. Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)