NYC Weather: Freezing Temps Return Over The Weekend

NEW YORK — Time to get those scarves back out. Freezing temperatures will return to New York City over the weekend after a balmy and wet Thursday, the National Weather Service says.

Friday will be partly sunny with a seasonable high near 38 degrees, though wind chill values will dip into the 20s with gusts as strong as 28 MPH possible, according to the weather service.

The air will get more frigid Saturday with a sub-freezing high near 31 and morning wind chills as cold as 11 degrees in Central Park, the forecast shows.

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The cold will mark a sharp contrast from Thursday, when the mercury reached 59 degrees in Central Park and more than an inch of rain fell, according to the weather service. That's more than 20 degrees above the normal high for that day.

Sunday will be partly sunny and warmer with a high near 42 degrees, though the temperature will drop to a low around 29 that night, the weather service says. A chance of snow will loom early in the week, according to the forecast.

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

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. West wind 8 to 15 mph.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

(Lead image: People pause while walking through a frigid Manhattan on Dec. 28, 2017 in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)