Chance of Snow In The Hudson Valley Weekend Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — If you've got things to do outside this holiday season, Saturday is your best bet, because snow and rain are in Sunday's forecast.

Cold air is coming in first, said the folks at Hudson Valley Weather, and then a low pressure system could overrun it. How much precipitation — and what kind — are in question. "We will be diving into this event in great detail the next 24-36 hours," Alex Marra said on the HVW Facebook page.

Snow is possible for all but the southernmost part of the region. The forecast for Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and northern Westchester includes a chance for snow on Sunday turning to rain in the afternoon, then another chance for snow overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

For southern Westchester County, the precipitation will only be in the form of rain, the NWS predicted.

But AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski wasn't willing to rule out snow along the Sound Shore. "As the storm strengthens just a bit near the ocean, enough cold air could be drawn southward to cause a change to snow in some coastal areas later Sunday or Sunday night," he said.

In the Catskills, several inches of snow could pile up from Sunday to early Monday, he said.

Here's the NWS day-by-day forecast through the weekend, based on northern Westchester:

• Thursday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
• Thursday night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
• Friday - Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
• Saturday - Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night - Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
• Sunday - Cloudy. A chance of snow and rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
• Sunday Night - Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows around 30.