NYC Weather: Highs Near 90 Thursday With Blast Of Summer In April

NEW YORK CITY — April isn't really the cruelest month, at least so long as near 90-degree highs stick around New York City.

High temperatures Thursday will reach the mid and upper 80s across the city, near record levels, according to the National Weather Service.

Central Park's anticipated high of 87 degrees is just one degree shy of the record set in 1977, the service's New York office tweeted.

"The heat continues into late week," another tweet states. "Fortunately, the humidity remains low enough to not exacerbate conditions."

New Yorkers who gallivanted outside Wednesday likely will be happy to know the touch of summer in spring is expected to continue into Friday.

Wednesday was the warmest day since mid-September, forecasters said.

The summery weather is thanks to a large area of high pressure centered smack over a wide swath of the U.S., according to an AccuWeather report.

"Afternoon temperatures Thursday and Friday will climb into at least the mid-80s in Philadelphia, as well as New York City, where the temperature already rose to 84 degrees in Central Park Wednesday," the report states. "The day was the warmest in the Big Apple since Sept. 19, 2022, when the mercury reached 85 degrees."

Highs will vary slightly across the city Thursday, with the mercury expected to reach at least 84 degrees most places, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.

Unfortunately for beach bums and parkgoers, the summery high times won't stick around for the weekend. Saturday is only expected to have a more-seasonable 64-degree high, with some potential April showers to boot, the forecast states.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast for Central Park.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 64. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.