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Cooler Weather is On the Way This Week, But Rain Might Come With it

By Rachel Holliday Smith | May 30, 2016 1:54pm | Updated on May 31, 2016 7:55am
 A woman exercises in a Fort Greene park amid hot, steamy temperatures on Memorial Day. Hot weather will remain for a few more days, meteorologists said, then cool down later this week. There is a chance for rain showers this weekend.
A woman exercises in a Fort Greene park amid hot, steamy temperatures on Memorial Day. Hot weather will remain for a few more days, meteorologists said, then cool down later this week. There is a chance for rain showers this weekend.
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NEW YORK CITY — We may see some relief from sweaty temperatures this week — but rain is probably coming with it, the National Weather Service says.

Sun and heat will remain in the city for a couple more days and then taper off toward the weekend, said NWS meteorologist Jay Engle.

“Temperatures will be cooling down gradually this week,” he said. “As we go into tomorrow, we’re looking well into the 80s, but then by Wednesday, we’re near 80 [degrees] and by Thursday, we’re down into the mid-70s.”

But as the cooler temperatures arrive, it’s likely some showers could move in, too, making the outlook “iffy” for the weekend, Engle said. Currently, chances of rain are 30 percent on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

“Right now, it’s hard to say if it’s going to be a washout for the weekend, but it could be unsettled,” he said.

So if you didn’t get to the beach for Memorial Day, maybe plan that trip to the Rockaways for another week.

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