Hudson Valley Hazardous Outlooks: Weekend Wintry Mix

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — A low-pressure system will bring the classic wintry mix to the region from late-night Friday into Saturday afternoon, and the National Weather Service has issued one hazardous outlook for Orange and Putnam counties and another for Dutchess and Ulster.

For Dutchess and Ulster: A low-pressure system will move eastward across the region Saturday into Saturday night. This system is expected to bring a light accumulation of snow and sleet transitioning to freezing rain and or plain rain. A light glaze of ice is possible in parts of the eastern Catskills and central and southern Taconics. Winter weather advisories will likely be needed later in time for the combination of snow and the wintry mix.

For Orange and Putnam: The hazardous outlook forecasts sleet and snow starting Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon, transitioning to freezing rain and rain in the evening. There is potential for less than an inch of snow and sleet accumulation, and a light glazing of ice, the NWS said.

There's also a possibility of snow in northern Westchester. For Rockland County, expect rain and sleet after midnight, add freezing rain Saturday morning, and pare down to rain Saturday evening.

Plus, once the temperature drops Friday afternoon, it's not going to move much until early Sunday, when it will drop below freezing.

Here's the weekend forecast based on Putnam County:

• Friday Afternoon - Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Tonight - Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and sleet after midnight. Cooler with lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
• Saturday - Snow, sleet and freezing rain in the morning, then freezing rain, sleet and rain in the afternoon. Snow and sleet accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Cooler. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
• Saturday Night - Rain with a chance of freezing rain in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
• Sunday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
• Sunday Night - Mostly clear. Lows around 20.
• Monday - Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
• Monday Night - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.