Latest Bronxville - Eastchester Storm Update: Christmas Eve Travel Will Be Difficult

The good news for Bronxville and Eastchester motorists looking to travel on Christmas Eve is you won’t have to deal with the wintry white stuff, but unfortunately you’ll be dealing with heavy rains, gusty winds, patchy fog, and maybe even some thunder.

According to the National Weather Service, rain was to begin during the morning Wednesday for the Hudson Valley. A hazardous weather outlook has been issued.

In reality, once the rain starts, it’s never really going to let up until sometime mid morning on Christmas Day, forecasters say.

If you have to travel on Christmas Eve, the National Weather Service recommends the earlier the better because the heaviest rain is forecast for late Wednesday, and the winds will really begin to gust, which could lead to power outages.

During the day on Christmas Eve, the high temperature is forecast to be in the mid 50s with a slight wind, and about three quarters of an inch of rain is expected to fall.

At night, winds are expected to gust to up to 20-25 miles per hour, and another three quarters of an inch is predicted. Thunder is expected on Christmas Eve as well.

The rain will end by about 10 a.m. or so on Christmas Day but winds will gust close to 35 miles per hour, and temperatures will plummet from a high in the low- to mid-50s to the low 30s on Christmas night.

“It’ll be over 50 [degrees],” said Tri-State Meteorologist Scot Haney of WFSB-TV. “So you can forget about any ice, any snow. You can forget about a white Christmas.”