Snow Squalls Possible, Bitter Cold Certain: New City's Weekend Weather

NEW CITY, NY — Those high winds presaged a return to winter this weekend, ushered in with isolated snow showers Friday and settling in with bitter cold for Saturday and Sunday.

"That NW wind has brought us much colder temperatures, actually 5 to 10 degrees BELOW average," said Bill Potter from Hudson Valley Weather, who titled this morning's entry 'Winter's Revenge.' "In addition to the cold, a secondary front will swing through this afternoon… and along the boundary, a squall line could develop. That squall line… could bring… wait for it…. snow."

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester:

Snow showers and localized snow squalls are expected this afternoon into early this evening. Winds gusts to 40 mph, brief heavy snowfall, poor visibilities and localized accumulations of up to near an inch are possible with any snow squalls. Any areas that experience heavier snow showers or snow squalls will also have potential to experience flash freeze conditions, as temperatures rapidly drop below freezing behind the arctic frontal passage late in the day to early this evening.

Temps are about normal Friday for early February, not that we would recall that from this past February. But then it's going to get even colder.

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

Today
Partly sunny late this morning...then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely this afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Cold with highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.

Tonight
Partly cloudy with snow showers likely in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Cold with lows around 15. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Saturday
Mostly sunny. Cold with highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Saturday Night
Clear, cold with lows around 8 above. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 9 below after midnight.

Sunday
Sunny, cold with highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning. Wind chill values as low as 8 below in the morning.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 20s.