When Thunderstorms Will Likely Start In The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The forecasters have nothing good to say about Saturday. Hazardous weather outlooks have been issued up and down the Hudson Valley.

It will also be very hot and humid today and it may feel like 94 degrees in the afternoon.

For Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties, the National Weather Service predicts isolated strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening, with wind gusts that could be damaging, and localized flash flooding.

For Dutchess and Ulster, there's even more:

The combination of hot temperatures and increasing humidity levels may produce dangerous heat conditions with heat indices into the low to mid 90s in portions of the Capital District and mid Hudson Valley today. If confidence increases in heat indices of 95F or greater, then heat advisories will need to be issued.

In addition, showers and thunderstorms are expected to become numerous to widespread areawide today, especially in the afternoon and evening. Heavy downpours are likely in any thunderstorm, which could result in urban and poor drainage flooding. Isolated flash flooding is possible if multiple rounds of thunderstorms occur over a given area. There is also a marginal risk for severe weather with the main threat being isolated damaging winds.

But the rain may not be limited to the afternoon and evening. Here's the NWS's hourly forecast from 8 a.m. Saturday through 11 a.m. Sunday.

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