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Hazardous Outlook Issued For Hudson Valley

Dangerously high winds will accompany a short, unseasonable shift. Poor birds and flowers. Here's what we know so far.

The National Weather Service predicted dangerously high winds and rain for Feb. 17.
The National Weather Service predicted dangerously high winds and rain for Feb. 17. (David Allen/Patch)

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The week's weather looks as if it will be as surprising as the snowfall on Super Bowl Sunday. SEE: Snow Totals For Hudson Valley's Sunday Storm

A warm front will be accompanied by rain and dangerously high winds, the National Weather Service said, issuing a hazardous outlook for Thursday for Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties:

Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph are possible late Thursday into early Friday as a strong frontal system tracks through the area.

Expect another wild temperature swing, which could be as drastic as an increase of 35 F degrees in just two days, AccuWeather predicted.

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(AccuWeather.com)
First we have to climb out of the latest deep freeze. Temps Monday and Tuesday won't get out of the 20s and wind chills overnight could go below zero, specially in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties.

We'll have a day to open any windows protected from the rain. Then it'll get cold again.

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Here's the five-day forecast based on northern Westchester:
  • Monday - Sunny, cold with highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero.
  • Monday night - Clear, cold with lows around 9 above. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Wind chill values as low as 2 below.
  • Tuesday - Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 3 below in the morning.
  • Tuesday Night - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 17. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
  • Wednesday - Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
  • Wednesday Night - Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 40s.
  • Thursday - Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
  • Thursday Night - Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
  • Friday - Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperature falling into the mid 30s in the afternoon.
  • Friday Night - Mostly clear. Much cooler with lows around 20.

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