New York Weather March 5 Morning - 26° Above Normal

Good morning. New York. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside and that thick, damp air at 43 degrees? That's your warning. Rain is coming for all of us today. And for some, it brings ice. In the next 24 hours. Down in New York City, rain starts this morning and doesn't let up. You'll hit 42 degrees, then slide into the upper 30s tonight as the rain really cranks up. We're talking up to an inch by Friday morning. Northeast winds at 14 miles an hour make it feel closer to 30 degrees by late tonight. Not the day to forget your umbrella. Now the Capital Region. This is where things get sketchy. You're waking up to 26 degrees. Rain moves in late morning, but here's the problem. Tonight, between 10 P.M. and 4 A.M., temperatures hover right at freezing as rain flips to sleet and freezing rain. A Winter Weather Advisory is up. Your Friday morning commute could be a skating rink if you're not careful. Western and Central New York, you're looking at rain showers by mid-morning. Highs reach the low 40s. Rain continues overnight with another half to three quarters of an inch piling up. Here's your five-day outlook. Friday brings a break with patchy fog. Then Saturday explodes into the 50s and low 60s statewide. 26 degrees to 26 degrees above normal for early March. Showers and thunderstorms roll through late. Sunday clears partly with highs near 60. Monday and Tuesday keep the warmth going, upper 50s to mid 60s. Tonight's full moon is playing hide and seek behind all those clouds. Spring equinox is two weeks out. And this weekend's warmth feels right on schedule. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.