MIDTOWN — Hurricane Matthew is making forecasters jittery as it passes through the Caribbean on a path that could land it somewhere on the east coast.
The National Weather Service expects the storm, which on Friday evening was a category 4 hurricane whirling near Jamaica and Cuba, to skirt Florida's Atlantic coast Wednesday morning and continue north.
It's far too early to accurately predict its path after that, but a New York City hit is a possibility, according to predictions.
It will either track east into the Atlantic or continue to hug the coast, a spokeswoman for the National Weather Service said.
In the more immediate future, New Yorkers are preparing for a cool, soggy weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The city is expected to get up to an inch and a half of rainfall by the end of Sunday, with winds gusting at about 30 mph Friday afternoon.
“Not the nicest day outside,” a NWS spokeswoman said.
The Department of Buildings cautioned construction sites to secure equipment Friday because of the gusts.
Weather Advisory: NYC may experience wind gusts in excess of 40 mph throughout today - secure work sites/properties. https://t.co/a82qa4A72c
— NYC Buildings (@NYC_Buildings) September 30, 2016
Winds were expected to die down Saturday in time for the start of the The Meadows festival at Citi Field, but the rain was expected to pick up in the afternoon.
Temperatures will hit the mid-60s Saturday and upper-60s on Sunday, the NWS spokeswoman added.
Lows will hover right around 60 because of the cloud cover, which will help keep in some of the warmth.
The sun will finally peek out on Tuesday with highs reaching the upper-60s.
