Ice-Cold Thanksgiving Week Weather For Poughkeepsie

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — It's going to be really, really frigid this holiday week. The work week kicks off with a forecast of snow in the Catskills and ends with harsh cold on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

"It’s only mid November, but if you look at the 5 Day Forecast, you might think it was mid January," said Alex Marra and Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather.

If you're going to the Macy's Parade in NYC (highs in the mid 20s) or if you have plans for dawn (around 10 degrees above zero) on Black Friday, make sure you are thoroughly bundled up.

Here's the National Weather Service forecast for the mid-Hudson Valley:

• Tonight: Rain likely before midnight, then rain and snow. Low around 35. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Tuesday: A chance of rain, mainly before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 42. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Wednesday: A chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Light southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 25.
• Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 9.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

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