Rain, Snow Kick Off Westchester Work Week

We'll start off the work week with a mix of rain and snow starting Monday afternoon in northern Westchester County. We'll end it with temperatures getting up into the mid 50s in southern Westchester and almost that high north of I-287.

The National Weather Service predicts that no matter how the moisture precipitates, there will be little or no snow accumulation.

Here's the five day forecast for northern Westchester; you'll see temps swinging away from freezing:

• Today-A 50 percent chance of light rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tonight-Rain before 3am, then rain and snow likely. Low around 33. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Tuesday-A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Tuesday Night-Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Wednesday-Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night-Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
• Thursday-Sunny, with a high near 49.
• Thursday Night-Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
• Friday-A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
• Friday Night-Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

The next 48 hours in southern Westchester show no snow, though:

If you're headed up-valley, be warned: The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for the mid-Hudson through 10 a.m. Tuesday:

Mixed precipitation expected. Patchy freezing drizzle is possible today. Tonight, areas of freezing rain after sunset will turn to sleet and snow after midnight. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch.