Storm Alberto: How Will It Affect The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY – Though Subtropical Storm Alberto has already crashed ashore on Florida's Gulf Coast and is expected to churn through the United States on a path far west of the Hudson Valley, its impacts will still be felt in the area, forecasters predict.

The storm, the first of the 2018 season, hit the Florida Panhandle Monday and is dumping up to 8 inches of rain on Alabama and other southern states. It is expected to drench areas as far north as Chicago. After that, it will track through Michigan and into Canada, according to the National Weather Service.

Further east, the storm system will create unsettled weather with rain through the weekend. The rain is not expected to be drenching, but it could certainly ruin any outdoor plans. The Hudson Valley could see some rain on five straight days from Thursday to next Monday.

While Alberto continues to trek northward, more humid air will flow into the Northeast from Wednesday to Saturday, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson.

"On Thursday, a more liberal spread of showers and thunderstorms are likely across the mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians, the eastern Great Lakes and western New England," Anderson said. "By Friday, showers and thunderstorms may occur at any time in all but the immediate New England coast."

Hudson Valley Weather offers this forecast for the next few days:

• Wednesday - partly sunny, high of 79 degrees
• Wednesday night - increasing clouds, chance of showers
• Thursday - scattered showers, high 69
• Thursday night - mostly cloudy, low 63
• Friday - warm and humid, showers and thunderstorms possible in the afternoon
• Friday night - mostly cloudy, warm, muggy
• Saturday - muggy, unsettled, scattered showers
• Saturday night - cloudy, breezy, damp

Written by Adam Nichols