First Alert Forecast: Chance of showers returns to NYC area this week

NEW YORK — A chance of showers returns to the Tri-State Area early this week before spectacular weather takes over.
Clouds were expected to increase Sunday night, and the chance of showers returns to the region very late in the overnight hours. A stray thunderstorm is also possible, as lows dip into the 50s to around 60. Those showers will continue into the Monday morning commute but will be over by lunchtime. Rainfall amounts look light, averaging a quarter of an inch or less. 
Once the showers pass through, the rest of Monday will feature sunny and breezy conditions with highs in the low 70s.
True autumn air arrives by Tuesday and should last for the rest of the week. The coolest air of the season thus far is likely during this period. Highs won’t get out of the 60s and lows will be in the 30s and 40s. Our dry pattern will persist through next weekend.
Tropical Storm Milton is currently churning in the Gulf of Mexico. Milton is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Monday morning with his eye set on Florida. The warm, bath-like waters of the Gulf will aide in further intensification of the storm as it approaches the west coast of the Sunshine State. A Category 3 landfall is likely on Wednesday somewhere between Naples and Cedar Key.
Flood watches are already in place, with additional watches and warnings by Monday.