Warm Nights: Poughkeepsie's Weekend Weather

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — More rain is coming to the Hudson Valley over the weekend — thankfully not heavy rain, the kind forecast for much of the Mid-Atlantic. But what's going to make us uncomfortable will be the hot, muggy nights.

There is a hazardous weather outlook for Columbia, Dutchess and Ulster counties for Friday, due to scattered thunderstorms expected Friday afternoon into the evening.

"Locations from the southern plains to the Ohio Valley and the eastern states will be quite warm and muggy, with well above normal temperatures on both Friday and Saturday," said the National Weather Service. "The big story with this warmth however will be the very warm overnight temperatures."

As for the precipitation expected:

"A rather sharp northern edge to the rain may develop somewhere from southern New York state and the northern parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey during Saturday night and Sunday," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. "People waiting for a long string of days with sunshine, warmth and low humidity will likely have to wait a while longer in the Northeast."

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

• Friday: Isolated showers before 2pm, then isolated showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Image via AccuWeather.com.