Warming Trend, Rain: Bedford's Work Week Weather

BEDFORD, NY — Monday’s wintry weather will usher in a warming trend for the rest of the work week in the Hudson Valley. By Friday, daytime highs could be near 50. The downside is that rain is likely. Hey, at least it will be too warm to snow.

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said by Tuesday the region will “crack the freezing mark for the first time in 14 days. But then things really begin to warm up for the second half of the week.”

A late-week storm will track along the cold-warm boundary, bringing rain to the Hudson Valley instead of more snow, according to Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

“The combination of surging temperatures, drenching rain and melting snow will accelerate a thaw that will already be underway from the Appalachians to the Atlantic coast,” he said.

“At the very least, travelers and property owners should be prepared for poor drainage area flooding beginning on Friday,” Sosnowski said.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for northern Westchester County:

• Monday Night: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
• Thursday Night: Rain, mainly after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Friday: Rain. Areas of fog. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Friday Night: Rain likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Map: AccuWeather.com.