NYC Weather: Second Storm Set To Soak City This Week

NEW YORK CITY ? Mother Nature isn't finished with New York City this week.

A second major storm is poised to soak the city Friday night with up to 2 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.

The promised rain comes on the heels of a storm Tuesday that dumped an inch of rain on Central Park, blew winds up to 61 mph in Queens and left nearly 1,000 city dwellers without power Wednesday morning.

The city remained under multiple weather alerts Wednesday morning, from a hazardous weather outlook to a coastal flood advisory. A wind advisory is in effect until 8 p.m.

"Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph," the advisory states.

The weather will clear up by Thursday, leading to sunny skies and highs in the 50s into Friday before rain returns as the workweek ends, the National Weather Service's forecast states.

Friday night carries a 100 percent chance of rain, the forecast states.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast, as of Wednesday morning.

Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Rain. Temperature falling to near 44 by 8pm, then rising to around 57 during the remainder of the night. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

M.L.King Day
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.