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NEW YORK CITY — What a lousy Mother's Day weekend gift.

Rain — and lots of it — is expected to drench New York City from Friday until Mother's Day morning, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.

And the rain could have longer-lasting effects into next week.

AccuWeather warned that the rainstorm system could not only usher in a wave of summery heat next week, but also linger over the Atlantic, fester into a tropical-like storm system and whip back to batter the coast from New York to Florida.

"There is a low chance of subtropical development along or just off the southern Atlantic coast later next week," said Joe Lundberg, senior meteorologist for AccuWeather, in the service's report.

But those low, yet potent, chances of future heat and tropical storms next week aren't what New Yorkers will for certain be complaining about this Mother's Day weekend.

Instead, expect two solid days of wet weather.

Friday alone could get a half-inch of rain during the day, and up to 1 inch at night, the National Weather Service forecast states.

It won't be much, if any, better on Saturday, which is predicted to have high temperatures fall to 48 degrees and wind gusts up to 33 mph, according to the forecast.

"Chance of precipitation is 90%," the forecast states. "New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible."

Things will start to clear up on Sunday — Mother's Day — but it still carries a 30 percent chance of rain, the forecast states.

Better gift your mother a good umbrella.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast:

Friday
Rain. Temperature falling to around 52 by 5pm. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Rain. Steady temperature around 53. East wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Rain. Temperature falling to around 48 by noon. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a northeast wind 20 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 22 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Click here to read the AccuWeather report.