NYC Weather: Storms Possible As Fall Temperatures Arrive

NEW YORK — A slight chance of thunderstorms could kick off an otherwise sunny and cool New York City weekend at the start of autumn, the National Weather Service says.

Showers and thunder may roll in early Saturday morning after a cloudy and windy Friday with a high temperature near 73 degrees, the weather service says.

The skies should stay clear for the rest of the weekend, with sunshine and highs in the low to mid-70s expected on Saturday and Sunday.

The seasonable temperatures will set in just in time for the first official day of fall on Saturday. They'll follow a week that featured some unseasonably warm days and torrential rainfall that flooded subway stations.

The city is expected to stay cool through Monday before temperatures warm up again in the middle of next week, the weather service says.

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

Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

(Lead image: People walk and bike along a path in Prospect Park in November 2011. Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)