3rd March Nor'easter A Possibility In Hudson Valley

Don’t put the snow shovel away quite yet. There’s a chance you’ll be needing it again as soon as Monday. Granted, there are a few days in between Friday and Monday, and things could change, but for right now what we know is that a storm is going to track close enough to the mid-Atlantic region to possibly bring accumulating snow, rain and strong winds Sunday through Monday.

If the storm does come to fruition, it would be the third nor'easter to hit the Hudson Valley in less than two weeks, forecasters said.

"At this time, we feel there is a better than 50/50 percent chance the worst of the storm will stay to the south and east of New York City," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Dombek. "A light amount of snow [and rain] cannot be ruled out with roads mainly [expected to stay] wet."

Hudson Valley Weather said that it is really too early to call, but they do see a storm that will develop over the southeast U.S. and will push northeastward toward the east coast.

The wild card is whether a strong northwest flow of air will help it out to sea.

“As of this post … roughly 80% of the guidance suggests that it goes out to sea,” Hudson Valley Weather said.

Fingers crossed, right?

Here the current forecast for the lower Hudson Valley from the National Weather Service:

• Friday Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 30 and 35. West wind 14 to 16 mph.
• Friday Night: A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. West wind 11 to 13 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. West wind 9 to 16 mph.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
• Monday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Photo caption: Nor'easter approaching. Photo credit: Lanning Taliaferro/Patch Staff.