Slight Warmup, Rain: Poughkeepsie's Weekend Weather

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — After a couple of days of record-breaking temperatures, the Hudson Valley will be warming up — slightly — for the weekend. The high Saturday for the lower Hudson Valley is forecast to be in the mid- to upper 40s, with the more northern locations in the low 40s.

And we are in for some precipitation as well, falling in the form of rain since temperatures are forecast to be above freezing even at night.

About the recent cold snap, though, Alex Marra and Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said that records were broken, making this the second coldest November air mass on record in the Hudson Valley.

In Poughkeepsie, the record low of 6 degrees Friday morning broke a 1989 record of 9 degrees.

Thanksgiving Day's "high" temperature of 27 tied that of Thanksgiving Day in 1989.

Here is the forecast through the weekend from the National Weather Service for the mid-Hudson Valley:

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 28. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. South wind around 6 mph.
• Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 37. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
• Sunday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Map: AccuWeather.com.