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Cold Front Set to Move Into Area and Bring Up To 2 Inches of Rain Friday

By  William Mathis and Trevor Kapp | July 27, 2016 11:13am | Updated on July 28, 2016 2:54pm

 Hot temperatures are expected to move out of the area, but the city could see up to 2 inches of rain on Friday, forecasters said.
Hot temperatures are expected to move out of the area, but the city could see up to 2 inches of rain on Friday, forecasters said.
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MIDTOWN — A lingering high-pressure system that has pushed temperatures into the 90s for much of the week is expected to leave the area Thursday night — making for a cooler, but soggier, Friday.

A flash-flood watch goes into effect Thursday at 8 p.m. and the city could see up to 2 inches of rain Friday morning into the late afternoon as temperatures dip into the 70s, forecasters said.

The wet weather could begin as early as Thursday night and will likely continue into Friday evening before finally making its way out of the area.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers continued sweating it out Thursday afternoon as temperatures hit 93 degrees.

"It's horrible. I hate it," griped construction worker Zach Clark, 41, who was doing iron work atop a 50-story tower on 60th Street and Park Avenue on Thursday. "We're doing 10 hours a day. The heat makes my work miserable."

Mohammad Ibrahim, 31, a newsstand worker in Flushing, said this has been his worst work week of the year.

"It's terrible. It's so hot," bemoaned Ibrahim, beads of sweat streaming down his face. "I have a fan on, and it just blows hot air. I'm changing my shirt three times a day. I have to take two showers a day. It's really bad."

Saturday is expected to be sunny with a high of 86 degrees. The rain could return Sunday, though, as the high reaches just the low 80s.

Thursday's high of 93 degrees still falls short of the July 28 city record of 97 degrees, set in 1999. Last year, the temperature reached 95 degrees on July 28.

The record low for the date is 57 degrees, marked in 1903.