NYC rain Friday, then a cooler sunny weekend: Long Island still sees the heaviest totals

Update, Friday morning: rain on schedule, weekend clears

In its 3:52 a.m. Area Forecast Discussion, the National Weather Service office in Upton said wet weather is back, with a period of steady to heavy rain across the eastern half of the region today and possibly into early evening on the far eastern edge. The heaviest axis remains centered on central and eastern Long Island and southern Connecticut. The New York City metro still gets a meaningful soaking — the first in quite some time — but sits west of the deepest stripe.

The Central Park forecast calls for rain and a chance of thunderstorms before mid-afternoon, a high near 67, then a chance of leftover showers Friday night. Saturday turns sunny with a high near 63; Sunday is sunny near 61. Overnight lows fall into the low 50s as dew points drop into the 40s. NWS says temperatures stay slightly above average for early November, with a breezier northwest flow into Sunday.

Aviation guidance for the NYC terminals expects the cold front to clear conditions toward Friday evening, with VFR returning overnight into Saturday.

Earlier: dry streak ends, totals revised down for the city

Thursday’s showers ended a long dry stretch. Earlier NWS discussions had trimmed city totals while keeping 1–3 inches possible on eastern Long Island. CBS New York had flagged Friday as a First Alert Weather Day with flooding possible where the heaviest band sets up. That eastern risk remains the focus; the city core is wet but not the bull’s-eye.

For parking rules, street closures and the Diwali/Veterans Day ASP suspensions over the weekend, see our Friday utility guide.