More High Winds, Storms Possible: Mount Vernon's Weather

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Temperatures will be above average to start the work week off, get milder and milder through Wednesday, and then there's a chance of late afternoon thunderstorms — again — before cold roars back in to really lock in March.

The National Weather Service has already issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for midweek for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.

• Hazardous Weather Outlook

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather predicted temps on Wednesday could climb into the mid 60s. There's a possibility of showers on Tuesday, and then a possibility of showers plus very windy conditions Wednesday and Thursday, as a cold front comes in.

Potter also recapped the severe storms that swept through the Hudson Valley Saturday night. Underlying factor: For three straight days, temperatures were 25° to 30° above average.

"When you have conditions that far from average, when the cold returns, the clash of air masses is likely to be explosive," Potter said. "The line of severe thunderstorms pushed through the Hudson Valley between 5pm and 7pm… and WOW… it was ugly. Orange County airport recorded a wind gust of 69mph, and there were downed trees and power lines all across northern Orange and southern Ulster counties ... This would have been a significant severe weather outbreak for June or July… let alone February. So many people were caught off guard, making it even more of a shock to the system."

The cherry trees are blooming in Washington, D.C., AccuWeather reports. The earliest recorded cherry tree bloom was March 15, 1990.

The National Weather Service work-week forecast for southern Westchester:

• Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
• Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of light rain, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night: Light rain likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday: A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Map: AccuWeather.com