NYC Weather: Rain To Return In Time For Halloween Weekend

NEW YORK CITY — Add a raincoat to your Halloween costume — wet weather will return to New York City this spooky weekend.

A strong chance of rain is predicted starting Friday and into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday night after 8 p.m. carries a 90 percent chance of rainfall.

"New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible," the forecast states.

Halloween itself is Sunday and luckily for trick-or-treaters the forecast predicts rain will stop that day.

But many Halloween weekend events — especially boozy spooky bar crawls — could be washed out.

The wet weather follows a nor'easter that soaked New York City over Monday and Tuesday.

About 3 inches of rain fell across the city during the storm, with some areas receiving much more. Fordham in the Bronx, for example, received 4.73 inches, according to National Weather Service rainfall totals.

The rain expected Friday and Saturday isn't predicted to reach those levels.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast:

Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 13 to 15 mph.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 20 mph.

Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Steady temperature around 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.