Thunder First then Arctic Air: Work Week Weather in New City

NEW CITY, NY — Rain and even some thunder kick off the return to school and work. Hump day will be dry and mild, but then the wolf of winter returns.

"We’ll see the winds shift out of the NW on Wednesday, which will gradually usher in some colder, Canadian air late on Wednesday," said Bill Potter from Hudson Valley Weather. "That will set up a 5-day period of below average temperatures for our area."

As the cold air pushes into the Northeast on Thursday and Friday, there is the chance for some moisture to be drawn up from the South, bringing the chance for some snow showers, said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. Around New York City, high temperatures may struggle to get much past the freezing mark this weekend.

Here's the work-week forecast from the National Weather Service for Rockland County:

This Afternoon
Rain. Near steady temperature around 40. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Tonight
Rain...mainly in the evening. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Thursday
Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 30s. West winds around 10 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Friday
Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

MAP: AccuWeather.com