Early Look At Poughkeepsie's Weekend While We All Watch Florence

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Before we get to the weekend, rain and thunderstorms and gloomy skies will dominate through Thursday. Still, we're fortunate that powerful Hurricane Florence will likely have minimal to no impacts in the Hudson Valley.

Unfortunately for the Carolinas, the hurricane is expected to make landfall on Thursday and then stall, producing more than 20 inches of rain along with gale-force winds and storm surges.

What we will likely experience as Florence approaches the coast, says the National Weather Service: high surf and a risk of rip currents.

Otherwise, the NWS says:

Cloudy and rainy conditions persist Tuesday as a warm front slowly moves through the area. An isolated rumble of thunder will be possible as well. With ample cloud cover and a cool onshore flow, temperatures will remain below climatological normals in the mid to upper 70s.

Fog then develops again, with humidity steadily increasing as the warm front moves to our north. Chances of showers and thunderstorms persist into Wednesday as a cold front quickly follows and stalls across the area.

Here's the current forecast through the weekend from the NWS for the mid-Hudson Valley:

• Tuesday—A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday Night—A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday—A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday Night—A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Thursday—A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Thursday Night—A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday—Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
• Friday Night—Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
• Saturday—Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Saturday Night—Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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