STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The ongoing wet weather blanketing the New York City area (and beyond) isn’t expected to stop anytime soon, as heavy rain will continue overnight and into the Monday morning commute, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Temperatures are expected to remain low at around 52 degrees.
Up to 3 inches of rain is expected to fall in the area, while parts of southern New York and New Jersey will likely see at least 3 to 4 inches, NWS meteorologist Brian Hurley told the Advance/SILive.com.
“It’s definitely a wet one,” said Hurley. “We have widespread rain moving in. I don’t think the New York City area is getting the heaviest yet, but it will. There will be modest intensity through much of the night and things are really going to start picking up before daybreak.”
Winds will pick up as the night goes on, with southeast gusts of 25 to 30 mph that will increase to over 55 mph, Hurly said. Those same winds are expected to stick around to the morning at 20 to 30 mph, before picking up and coming in around 50 mph.
“As far as the morning, it’s still going to be wet,” Hurley said. “The rain won’t be pulling out until probably around midday, if not a little later than that.”
NWS also announced an aerial flood watch, and a wind advisory for Staten Island is in effect from Sunday into Monday.
New York City is under a coastal flood warning from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday. An inundation of 1 to 2 feet above ground level is expected to cause beach erosion and widespread moderate flooding of vulnerable shore roads and/or properties.
Con Edison is also mobilizing for the storm — urging members of the public to stay safe by staying away from downed wires that may be live. The utility has secured more than 600 outside workers to address power outages that may occur in the region.
Tuesday calls for breezy and cooler temperatures with possible rain or snow showers in some areas. The borough will then have a break from precipitation…
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