NYC Weather: Nor'easter Weekend Rain Comes Early

NEW YORK CITY — New York City's seventh straight rainy weekend is off to a head start.

Friday will see showers increase through the day, with mostly light to moderate rainfall, but with a chance of local heavy downpours from isolated thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.

Rain will continue into Saturday, continuing the city's much-bemoaned streak of wet weekends, forecasters said.

The soaking weather is nor'easter storm system that is expected to drench a wide swath of New England and other Northeast states into Saturday, AccuWeather reported.

"The wettest period will be from Friday to Saturday in the Big Apple, when motorists and pedestrians may face flooding in poor drainage areas and difficulties commuting," the AccuWeather report states.

[8:06am-8:36am] Showers will continue to increase in coverage this morning. Mainly light to moderate rainfall is expected, but there is potential that isolated thunderstorms bring locally heavy downpours. Showers will continue through early Saturday and then taper off. pic.twitter.com/tUMTA7gC5x
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) October 20, 2023

But the whole weekend won't be a washout.

Rain is expected to dwindle throughout the day Saturday and replaced by windy conditions, with gusts up to 29 mph that evening, forecasters said.

Sunday is will sunny, breezy and somewhat cool with 56-degree highs, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.

Here's the complete forecast.

Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 65. South wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Steady temperature around 64. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. West wind 8 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.