It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2024 and say hello to 2025. All eyes will be on Times Square in the heart of New York City as thousands gather to celebrate the start of the new year as the countdown begins and the ball drops.

A variety of performers will take to the stage ahead of tonight's ball drop in New York's Times Square before a massive crowd of New Year's Eve revelers ringing in 2025. Here's what you need to know about the performers in Times Square on New Year's Eve:

Live coverage of the celebrations at Times Square in New York City will lead up to the ball droll drop at 11 p.m. CT.

Emergency officials say they have been engaged in real-time monitoring of the storm moving through New York City with the National Weather Service, New Year’s Eve event planners, and the Times Square Alliance at a command center in the area,

A number of usually affordable Manhattan restaurants are promising revelers a more comfortable New Year's Eve experience -- for a price.

The Times Square ball was once a 5-foot creation of iron and wood. Now, it measures 12 feet in diameter and is lit by more than 30,000 LEDs.

Multiple rounds of rain are likely for those who are packing Times Square in New York City to watch the ball drop. The FOX Forecast Center said atmospheric conditions could be conducive for some thunderstorms to produce lightning that could illuminate the sky above the Big Apple.