NWS: Think on Winter While Temps are Unusually Warm

Blue skies and warm temperatures are in store for the next few days in Rockland County.

“Monday will be the start of what should become a very nice week of weather,” says Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. “This is all thanks to a monster ridge of high pressure in the eastern US, and it will give us temperatures that are a solid 10 to 15 degrees above average.”

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It seems incongruous, but Nov. 1-7 is Winter Weather Awareness Week, according to the National Weather Service.

WINTER STORMS BRING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...FLOODING AND HIGH WINDS. BE PREPARED BEFORE A STORM STRIKES. DO YOU HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES AT HOME...AT WORK AND IN YOUR VEHICLE? DRESS PROPERLY FOR THE SEASON. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A WINTER STORM WHETHER YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE A VEHICLE...OR INSIDE YOUR HOME? DOES YOUR FAMILY HAVE A DISASTER PLAN?

The NWS says the chances are greater than 33 percent that New York will have a mild winter, with above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation -- based on a strong El Nino effect.

However, it warns, shorter-term climate factors that are difficult to predict more than 1 to 2 weeks in advance will have greater influence on the weather.

MAP: AccuWeather.com