Rain was forecast to fall in the New York City metro area from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., with moderate to occasionally heavy rain falling for a two to four hour period in that window, the National Weather Service’s New York office said. Thunder was predicted for the same area from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., the office said.

A large stretch of the eastern US — including New York’s Times Square, the site of the famed New Year’s Eve celebration — is due for a blast of rain and gusty winds to ring in 2025.

It looks like rainy weather will be on tap for New Year's Eve in Times Square and around New York City. Our First Alert Weather team has the latest timing and how it might impact the ball drop. New Year's Eve rain around NYCIn the hours leading up to midnight on New Year's Eve,