NYC Temp Will Crack 70, But Expect Rain To Dampen Spring Weather

NEW YORK CITY — Spring's arrival in New York City will usher in season-appropriate wet weather and warm temperatures for the remainder of this week, forecasters predict.

Showers are expected for most of Wednesday — where the chance of precipitation is 80 percent during the evening — and off-and-on again Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain likely will continue Friday morning, but the forecast has a sunny side.

"Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71," the National Weather Service forecast states.

Yes, you read that right — 71 degrees.

But before New Yorkers scramble to the beach, the weekend likely won't be quite so idyllic. The forecast predicts 60 degree temperatures on Saturday, followed by a chance of showers on Sunday.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast:

Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am, then a slight chance of drizzle or light rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Steady temperature around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.