Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Part Of Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for western Ulster and Greene counties.

The advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. Thursday until 1 p.m. Friday.

Snow is expected, with accumulations of two to five inches, with the higher amounts at elevations above 1500 feet, according to the advisory.

Residents are urged to use caution while traveling, and they can expect to encounter slippery roads and walking surfaces.

For the mid-Hudson Valley, there is a 100 percent chance of precipitation tonight, in the form of rain, along with wind gusts of up to 24 miles per hour. This will become a mix of rain and snow, before changing over to all rain on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

In the lower Hudson Valley, any precipitation is expected to be rain, which will continue tonight and into Friday.

Rain will taper off Friday night, and then the weekend is predicted to be dry, with high temperatures in the 40s, the National Weather Service said.

Here are the forecast details for the Mid-Hudson Valley area via the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Rain. Low around 34. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 8 a.m. High near 40. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Here are the forecast details for the lower Hudson Valley area via the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Showers before midnight, then rain after midnight. Low around 36. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain, mainly before 4 p.m. High near 44. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.