NYC Weather: Heat Will Return After Rainy, Cool Start To Week

NEW YORK CITY — Heat is poised to burn off a rainy start to the week in New York City.

Showers and thunderstorms are in Monday’s forecast, which carries a 90 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

And temperatures are expected to fall to 72 degrees as potentially heavy rain washes through, the forecast states.

"The cold front passing through the Northeast may bring showers and storms to the coast on Monday, but usher in a cooler air mass behind it,” said Andrew Kienzle, an AccuWeather meteorologist, in a report by the service. “As a result, the ongoing stretch of hot weather will immediately come to an end.”

But the rainy and relatively cool weather won’t last, according to the forecast.

A dip in the jet stream that is expected to bring cooler temperatures is expected to move offshore by midweek, AccuWeather reported.

Temperatures will shoot up to about 80 degrees by Wednesday and keep rising, the forecast states. The high on Friday is expected to hit 90 degrees.

The weather likely will be a repeat of what happened last week, when heat and humidity returned after a spate of rain. New Yorkers on Saturday sweltered in 90-degree heat — the first time temperatures reached that high since May 31, AccuWeather reported.

Here’s the complete National Weather Service forecast.

Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Temperature falling to around 72 by 2pm. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night
Showers likely before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.