When Will Nor'easter Stop? Snow To Last Through Early Saturday

NEW YORK, NY — New Yorkers will face snow and rain for several more hours Friday evening before the bulk of the nor'easter storm clears out of the city, forecasts show. Precipitation will stop falling early Saturday morning, but strong winds will continue to blow.

Rain and snow will pound the five boroughs until 7 p.m., the National Weather Service predicts. Then the rain will stop falling but the snow will continue. The storm had dropped nearly two inches of rain on Central Park as of just before 1 p.m. Friday, NWS measurements show.

The snow will finally stop around 6 a.m. Saturday, the weather service's hourly forecast indicates. Less than half an inch is expected to accumulate.

The storm's strongest winds are expected to slam the region into Friday evening, with gusts of nearly 60 MPH possible, the NWS says. The city will be under a high wind warning until 6 a.m. Saturday.

The clouds will make way for sunny skies on Saturday as the temperature rises to around 46 degrees. But winds above 20 MPH will likely blow until the early evening, with gusts as strong as 41 MPH possible.

Not all of the city will be out the woods, though. There will still be a risk of coastal flooding along the New York Harbor, the south shore of Staten Island and the Jamaica Bay in Queens at most times until early Sunday morning, the NWS says.

"The precipitation will go away, but the impacts are far from over," AccuWeather meteorologist Justin Povick said in a forecast video. "We're still talking about very high winds and dangerous surf conditions."

The storm grounded more than 1,000 Friday flights out of John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports and has left more than 323,000 people without power statewide, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said. Driving is still dangerous in the city and other parts of the state, officials say.

Here's a more detailed look at what to expect for the weekend as the storm continues to unfold, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Friday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 7pm. Low around 34. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Windy, with a north wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 22 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind around 14 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

(Lead image: A person struggles with an umbrella during the nor'easter storm in New York City on Friday. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)