Remnants of Hurricane Florence To Affect Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Everyone can use the sunshine and blue sky that appeared Thursday morning. But "I wouldn't get too excited. Guidance suggests that as the afternoon arrives the wind will shift around and the clouds will take back over," said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather.

Still, our weekend should be OK, give or take scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two. HVW predicts a partly cloudy Saturday and mostly sunny Sunday.

Next week, however, could be very, very wet.

"There is the potential for a general 3-6 inches of rain from Kentucky to Maine even days after Florence moves ashore," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

While the Carolinas may be getting three feet of precipitation, just 1-2 inches of rain in six hours or less could be enough to initiate flash flooding in southern New York state, he said — because the ground is saturated from so much rain in the second half of the summer.

Here's how far out the National Weather Service is willing to predict:

• Tonight-Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
• Friday-Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
• Friday Night-Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds around 5 mph.
• Saturday-Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night-Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
• Sunday-Sunny. Highs around 80.
• Sunday Night-Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
• Monday-Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Monday Night-Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
• Tuesday-Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
• Tuesday Night-A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
• Wednesday-Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Map: AccuWeather.com