New Details on Nor'easter: Nanuet's Weekend Weather

NANUET, NY — Our Mothers Day weekend nor'easter will begin early in the morning with showers, changing to steady rain by noon. Steady rain in the afternoon could be heavy at times, particularly in the southern part of the Hudson Valley. The rain should diminish in the evening, ending around midnight.

But when the storm moves northeast, the space will be filled with a cold front from Canada with blustery winds, showers, even some thunderstorms and —

"Should enough chilly air be manufactured by the storm, it is not out of the question for wet snowflakes to mix with the rain over the higher elevations of New York and New England during the second half of the weekend," said Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist. "The winds could be strong enough to cause tree and power line damage and sporadic power outages."

The good news is that the chance for flash floods is apparently diminishing.

"Earlier data was suggesting a heavy, soaking rain… with widespread rainfall totals between 1 and 3 inches," said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. "Over the last 24 hours, some of our guidance is suggesting that there is a bit less moisture to work with in our area. While it doesn’t change the forecast in terms of a soggy Saturday… it does have ramifications for our flooding concerns."

Here's the National Weather Service forecast for Rockland County:

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday
Rain. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Saturday Night
Rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s.

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