Heavy rain and high wind gusts are expected to hit New York City on Thursday, prompting the New York City Emergency Management Department to issue a Weather Alert. Light rain will develop early Thursday morning,

Sunday is going to bring the best weather of the week,” a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said.

A seasonal precipitation outlook forecast that the vast majority of the state has equal chances of experiencing above-average or below-average precipitation amounts from December through February. In other words, it looks like a typical winter for snow and rain across most of New York.

Two people were found dead in flooded basements during heavy rainfall in New York City that inundated streets and caused transit delays.