{"id":374901,"date":"2026-10-16T15:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374901\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:56:11","slug":"nycs-whiplash-weather-continues-into-weekend-with-heavy-winds-chilly-temps-nws-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374901\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s whiplash weather continues into weekend with heavy winds, chilly temps, NWS says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-key=\"ldvv6\">New York City weather is having an identity crisis as it whips from highs near 80 Thursday to temps in the 50s by Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"5nbvg\">And the steep temp drop will come in with some potentially dangerous storms Friday evening, forecasters say. The city&#8217;s emergency management office is warning New Yorkers to take precautions if headed out at night.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"33jop\">&#8220;Strong thunderstorms could move through the city as a cold front crosses NYC. The forecast shows winds picking up around 3 p.m., with the main storm window from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and possible gusts of 40 to 60 mph that could bring down tree branches,&#8221; the emergency management office posted on X. &#8220;According to the forecast, the highest chance of severe storms is expected in western parts of the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"am7k9\">If your Friday plan does include stepping out, you\u2019ll want to carry an umbrella, jacket and possibly a helmet.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"58mrm\">\u201cWe\u2019ll have to watch out for the potential for severe thunderstorms later [Friday] afternoon into the evening,\u201d National Weather Service meteorologist John Murray said. \u201cThe main threat being damaging winds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"e1goo\">Forecasters say, by evening, showers will return with scattered thunderstorms as temperatures drop to around 50 degrees. Saturday clears up a bit with only a slight chance of rain, but the cold front will make it much chillier with highs in the mid 50s.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"aiqv\">Cooler still is Saturday night, when temperatures drop to the high 30s, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"fogd6\">By Sunday, the forecast calls for sunny and crisp weather with highs in the upper 50s. Genuine fall vibes are expected next week with highs in the mid-to-low 60&#8217;s and mostly clear skies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City weather is having an identity crisis as it whips from highs near 80 Thursday to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-374901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}