NYC Weather: Days Of Rain Could Flood Easter Weekend

NEW YORK — Thursday drizzles will kick off days of heavy rain that could flood the city at the start of the weekend.

Light rain will coat the city Thursday, making for a gray and gloomy day, the National Weather Service says. Rain will fall mostly between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with temperatures hitting a high of 63.

The day of drizzles is just a hint of what's to come, forecasters predict.

Rainstorms will soak the city through the weekend, with a chance of flooding from Friday night to early Saturday as thunderstorms usher in gusty winds and up to an inch of rain.

There is the potential for a heavy rainfall across the region towards the weekend. Most of the rain is expected to fall late Friday night, and through the day on Saturday. Early indications show that one to two inches of rain will fall, with locally higher amounts possible. pic.twitter.com/hhCWAXeUN9
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) April 17, 2019

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

Today
A chance of light rain, mainly between 10am and 2pm, then a slight chance of drizzle or light rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight
A slight chance of drizzle or light rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday
Areas of drizzle before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Steady temperature around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.