By Alexandra Cheney
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
CENTRAL PARK — April is already shaping up to give sun-starved New Yorkers a welcome dose of spring after the record-breaking snow and rain of the past two months.
Temperatures will reach the low 70s this weekend with mostly clear skies expected, according to the National Weather Service.
Friday’s forecast showed a high of 67 degrees with a low of 47 expected tonight.
Saturday will be equally sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 59 expected.
Easter Sunday will boast the weekend’s warmest temperatures, with a high of 72 expected — well above the average high of 57 for this time of year.
The trend will continue through next week, with highs in the 60s and 70s expected.
Visitors to Central Park Friday afternoon took the opportunity to soak up some sun, but were unsure about whether the pleasant weather would stick around.
"I only have one day off from work, and I picked the best day ever," said Aimee McGoun, 22, a sales worker who’s lived in New York for a year. "I want to take full advantage because I think we will get one more snow, but hopefully the good weather is here to stay."
Jeff Jordan, 35, and his wife Adrienne O'Riain, 32, planned their day around the unseasonably balmy conditions.
"We've been out since 11 a.m.,” said Jordan, who brought the couple’s 3-year-old son Sawyer along for the day trip. “We were going to go to the zoo, but the lines are too long.”
For O’Riain, the trip offered a welcome respite from the confines of the family’s apartment.
"It's amazing to be outside,” she exclaimed. “We're a family of four that lives in a one-bedroom apartment, like most people in Manhattan. Besides, it's only April 1 — so it's going to rain again and get cold."
