NYC Weather: Rain To Soak City Throughout Gloomy Weekend

NEW YORK — Put away the scarf and get out the umbrella — rain will soak New York City throughout a gloomy and unusually warm weekend, the National Weather Service says.

At least a slight chance of rain will loom over all of Friday, when the mercury will reach a high near 51 degrees, about eight degrees above normal for this time of year, according to the weather service.

But drivers in the tri-state area should watch out Friday morning for black ice that formed in some places where temperatures dipped below freezing, the weather service warns.

Showers will get more likely overnight and potentially linger through all of Saturday and Sunday, the forecast shows. Nearly an inch of rain is expected to soak Central Park from early Saturday morning to early Monday morning.

Saturday will also be unusually warm with a high near 50 degrees, but Sunday will be closer to normal with a high near 44, the weather service says. Sunshine is expected to return on Monday.

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

Friday
A chance of drizzle or light rain, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night
A slight chance of drizzle or light rain before 9pm, then a chance of light rain between 9pm and midnight, then rain after midnight. Low around 45. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday
Rain, mainly before noon. High near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

(Lead image: People walk through the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 11, 2018. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)