NYC Weather: Weekend Chill Comes With Gusty Winds

NEW YORK — Layer season is officially here. A high in the 40s and gusty winds will make for a brisk Sunday in New York City after a potentially rainy start to the weekend, the National Weather Service says.

Overnight showers could follow a sunny, cool Friday with a high temperature near 60 degrees, the weather service says. A small chance of rain will loom into early Saturday afternoon and return from that evening to early Sunday morning, the weather service's forecast shows.

The skies will mostly clear for an unusually cold Sunday with a high near just 49 degrees, about 13 degrees below normal, the weather service says. The nippy air will be accompanied by wind gusts as strong as 30 MPH, making it feel more like the upper 30s at times, the forecast shows.

The mercury will hit a low around 39 Sunday night before temperatures warm up into the 50s for the work 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
Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

(Lead image: People are seen through frosted-over plastic sheeting in Brooklyn in February 2016. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)