Temperatures are looking up for New Yorkers, though that warm weather will come with some rainfall.
The National Weather Service expects temperatures in Central Park to fall just short of 50 degrees Wednesday, then dip to 45 degrees Thursday before a weekend warm-up begins.
The mercury is expected to reach 50 degrees Friday, followed by a high of 57 on Saturday. Sunday and Monday highs are forecast to reach the low 60s.
Other weather services expect even warmer skies.
Accuweather says temperatures will fall just short of 70 degrees on Wednesday of next week. The Weather Channel says that afternoon could see the mercury hit 74 degrees.
The warm-up will be welcomed by many New Yorkers who’ve braved an often cold and snowy winter. Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged on Feb. 5 that “This winter has proven to be a brutal one.”
Though spring doesn’t begin until March 20, the showers are staring sooner.
Accuweather predicts a 30% chance of rain early Thursday morning with showers likely before 1 p.m. in Midtown. Thursday night is expected to be wet as well.
There’s also a 30% chance of rain before 1 p.m Friday. Saturday afternoon will be cloudy before a likely rainfall comes sometime before 1 a.m.
According to the Weather Channel’s 10-day forecast, next week’s temperatures include a 57-degree Thursday followed by several days with highs in the 40s. Rain is also predicted through parts of that stretch.
ABC News meteorologist Lee Goldberg warns that the warm short warm stretch beginning Sunday shouldn’t be mistaken for the start of summer. He said Tuesday that the chillier air may come back around the middle of the month bring with it “some chances for some wintry precipitation.”
He too is expecting a 74-degree day in the middle of next week.
