Thunderstorms Back In The Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Changeable, that's what they call spring weather, right? and that's what we're seeing this week. Sunday the forecast for this week predicted thunderstorms, yesterday sleet; today the sleet has disappeared from the forecast but the thunderstorms are back.

It's going to be wet on Wednesday and Thursday, with snow possible at the beginning and thunderstorms at the end.

The freezing temperatures will ease up as the wind dies down, but that's going to be roller-coastery too. Highs will climb to the 60s on Thursday then fall again.

"While Friday will be a touch cooler, we will see some of that powerful early April sun after morning clouds clear out of the region," the folks at Hudson Valley Weather predicted Tuesday morning.

Our best chance for sun comes Saturday.

Here's the five-day forecast based on Rockland County:

• Tuesday night - Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
• Wednesday - Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
• Wednesday Night - Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
• Thursday - Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
• Thursday Night - Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
• Friday - Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s.
• Friday Night - Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
• Saturday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
• Saturday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
• Sunday - Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Sunday Night - Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

But first we have to get through the next two days: