New York Weather Forecast: Late Showers Friday, Thanksgiving Travel & Parade Winds

Weekend Weather Outlook

• 🌦️ While tomorrow (Friday) starts mild and dry with temperatures around 43°, rain is expected to arrive late at night and continue into early Saturday.
• 📈 The weekend will be a mixed bag, with the second half of Saturday potentially being better than the first, and Sunday looking like the clearer, sunnier, and better holiday day.

Thanksgiving Travel Conditions

• 🚗 A system moving in on Wednesday could bring rain and wind, potentially impacting Thanksgiving travel for those hitting the roads, airports, or train stations.
• 💨 By Thursday morning, the system is expected to be offshore, but strong winds behind it could become a concern for the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Thanksgiving Day Parade Wind Concerns

• 🎈 The threshold for the parade balloons not flying is sustained winds of 23 mph or gusts of 34 mph.
• 📊 While the European model predicts 15 mph winds during the parade, other models, like the GFS, suggest gusts could reach 35 mph, posing a significant risk to the balloons.
• ⚠️ Forecasters are closely monitoring wind speed predictions, as they have increased from 10-15 mph yesterday to potentially 15-25 mph for Thanksgiving Day.

7-Day Forecast Overview

• 🌡️ Temperatures are expected to hover around 52° for Saturday and Thanksgiving Day, with Sunday being slightly cooler at 51°.
• ⚠️ Continued monitoring is advised as new weather information becomes available every six hours.