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.

New Yorkers and visitors alike -- braved the pouring rain at Crossroads of the World to say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025. Eyewitness News caught up with revelers who stood in the downpours to ring in the new year in Times Square with a poncho as their only defense.