Hudson Valley Forecast: Plan Outdoor Excursions Before Christmas

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Looks as if there could be something falling from the sky all right on Christmas Eve — but it wouldn't be snow.

A mostly sunny work week with daytime temperatures swinging between the high 30s and mid 40s will dissolve into a 50 percent chance of rain with temps around 50 when we hit the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

We're not alone.

"A white Christmas is looking more and more like it will be just a dream for a large chunk of the contiguous United States," said Adriana Navarro, AccuWeather staff writer. "The East Coast was already forecast to have lower-than-normal chances of snow, but now chance in the central and southern Appalachians will drop as well."

If you're traveling this week, the news is mixed. Conditions should be good on the East Coast and in the South (even in Florida after Monday's rainstorm passes through). The West and Northwest, not so much. And for Chicago, which still hasn't gotten any snow, conditions will only be fair, AccuWeather meteorologists predicted.

More than 109 million people in the United States plan to hit the road between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, almost back to 2019 levels, according to AAA's newly released end-of-year travel forecast. SEE: Christmas 2021's Best, Worst Times To Travel In New York.

Here's the workweek and holiday weekend forecast from the National Weather Service, based on northern Westchester:

• Monday - Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph this afternoon.
• Monday night - Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
• Tuesday - Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. East winds around 5 mph.
• Wednesday - Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night - Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
• Thursday - Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
• Thursday Night - Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
• Friday - Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
• Friday Night - Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s.
• Christmas Day - Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 50 percent.
• Saturday Night - Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
• Sunday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

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