NYC Weather Forecast: Nor'easter Now Expected To Bring Snow

NEW YORK, NY – A nor'easter bearing down on New York City is now expected to bring snow. Forecasters had previously predicted warm temperatures would mean just drenching rain.

The storm is now expected to start after 4 p.m. Thursday, mixing with snow during the night and continuing to fall until 2 a.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

Though little snow accumulation is expected, it will make roads slick, the service said. A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for the city. The storm also brings a chance of flooding and wind gusts up to 70 mph.

Here's the full forecast, courtesy of the NWS:

Thursday
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Rain. Low around 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.

(Lead image: A woman walks through the rain in Chinatown in February 2016. Photo by Bryan Thomas/Getty Images)