About two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs.

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled wildfires in the northeast.

New York City is under a drought warning as dry conditions and a lack of rain persist, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. City agencies will start implementing drought protocols while New Yorkers are still urged to voluntarily conserve water.

Significant rain is forecast to arrive in the Northeast towards the end of the workweek amid what, for many cities in the area, has been the driest fall on record.

New York City and the Northeast will finally get some measurable rain this week, but it won’t be enough to break the drought that has gripped the region for months.

Amid an unprecedented uptick in brush fires and a drought warning, it rained in New York City for the first time in weeks Thursday.

The first damp day in weeks is a welcome sign amid brush fires and the drought. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.