New Yorkers are basking in a warm spell that snapped a chilly stretch not felt in the city since 1982 – but they shouldn’t expect the break to last, with temps set to drop again by the end of the week.
Temperatures are expected to hit as high as 70 degrees Tuesday and again be in the mid-60s Wednesday — before falling to the mid-50s or lower to wrap up the work week, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Matt Benz told The Post on Monday.
Thursday will have a high of 57 degrees with a chance of rain, while Friday will dip to 48 degrees, according to the forecast. The weekend will see high temps in the mid-50s.
“So much cooler compared to [Monday] and [Tuesday] but still looking at temperatures above average for this time of year at least through Thursday and then again for Saturday and Sunday,” Benz said.
The consecutive days of unseasonably warm weather that started Sunday broke a streak of 118 days in which Central Park faced temps that were lower than 60 degrees, Benz said.
The last time it was under 60 degrees that many days in a row was 1982, he noted.
The longest streak of sub-60 degrees days ever recorded was 151 days, which took place in 1877, according to Benz.
The warm weather won’t come back by next week, and things will actually be even chillier by the middle of next week, the meteorologist said.
Temps might only reach as high as 39 degrees by next Wednesday and stay in the 40s the rest of next week, according to the extended forecast.
The average temperature for early March is around 47 degrees, while the end of the month is 55 degrees, according to AccuWeather.
The Big Apple has faced an unbearably frigid winter, including nearly 10 straight days of below-freezing weather and two major snowstorms that battered the five boroughs.
Public-school students were even treated to a rare snow day as a result of the piles of snow.
The first official day of spring is March 20.