Storm Front Ushering In Cool Work Week: Southern Westchester Weather

According to AccuWeather.com, blustery conditions will accompany the cooler air, with winds gusting past 30 mph at times. There are severe thunderstorms predicted Monday evening for central and northern New York. The likelihood of severe weather in the Hudson Valley is much less, meteorologists said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned New Yorkers Monday to take precautions as severe weather moves into the western portions of the state and travels east. In the afternoon and evening, rain and thunderstorms will develop, and some of these storms would have the potential to reach severe levels, bringing hail and very strong winds that could take down power lines and tree limbs. There is a slight chance of isolated tornados and quarter-size hail as the storms move through the state.

"For example, there is a 15% to 30% chance of damaging winds occurring within 25 miles of Newburgh. That may seem like a small chance of it happening, but with severe weather, that’s a risk worth paying attention to," said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather.

It's the start to what looks like a cool spring work week.

"Further cooling will take place at midweek to the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts," said AccuWeather meteorologist Renee Duff. "Umbrellas and rain jackets will be needed into late week, as a storm rides up the Eastern Seaboard and delivers a thorough soaking on Thursday and Friday."

Here's what the National Weather Service predicts for southern Westchester:

• Tonight: A chance of showers before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 8 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
• Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Friday: Rain. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

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