Poughkeepsie's Weekend Weather: Expect Some Big Changes

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — You should spend some time outside today and Saturday because starting on Sunday it’s going to feel like winter has come to the Hudson Valley.

"On Friday and Saturday, we should be about 10 degrees above average (low 60s), with a good deal of sunshine," says Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. "That’s some outstanding weather for the 2nd half of November."

But he also says, "Enjoy it while you can."

Saturday night into Sunday, the cold will push into the Hudson Valley, with rain and even snow showers likely. The Catskills might get an inch or two of accumulation. Then gusts on Sunday will make for wind chills in the low to mid-30s — in the afternoon! And Monday will be colder.

We won’t even get into the high 40s in the Hudson Valley again until Thanksgiving itself, when we could get rain, too.

Here are some ways to enjoy Saturday:

• One Tank Adventure: Dia Museum Offers Art On The Hudson
• One Tank Adventure: Storm King Sculpture And Scenery
  
• One Tank Adventures: Olana State Historic Site
• One Tank Adventure: Boscobel's Historic Details
• One Tank Adventure: Rambling Through Rhinebeck

And here is the National Weather Service's weekend forecast for the Mid-Hudson Valley:

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light northwest wind.
• Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Map: AccuWeather