NYC Weather: Soaking Rain Comes With Weird Warmth This Weekend

NEW YORK — Showers expected to soak New York City will come with a break from the cold on the first weekend in December, the National Weather Service says. The mercury will reach into the 60s on Sunday, when more than half an inch of rain is set to fall, the weather service's forecast shows.

Some light showers could fall Friday afternoon amid an unseasonably cold temperature around 40 degrees, the weather service says. But rain is expected to start in earnest Saturday evening, with more than a quarter-inch to hit by 1 a.m. Sunday, the forecast shows.

The showers will continue into early Sunday afternoon, when the temperature will hit a high of 62 degrees in Central Park, the forecast shows. That's 14 degrees warmer than normal and eight degrees shy of the record high for Dec. 2.

Sunshine will break through on Monday as temperatures cool to a high near 54, the weather service says. But get ready for a chilly work week — highs in the low 40s and upper 30s are predicted for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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

Friday
A 30 percent chance of light rain, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of light rain before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Rain. Low around 43. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday
Rain, mainly before noon. High near 62. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 39.

(Lead image: A person waits to cross the street during a rainstorm in New York City in May 2013. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)