KEY POINTS
- Meteorologist Stephanie van Oppen said rain will 'likely linger through midnight' Tuesday
- The NWS has also warned that rain showers should be expected Tuesday night, with very heavy rains possible between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.
- The second week of January will bring exceptionally high probabilities of below-normal temperatures in much of the East
With around one million people expected to ring in the new year in the Big Apple Tuesday evening, weather forcasters say rain could dampen festivities.
