Chilly Winds, Possible Snow: Pelham's Christmas Week Weather

PELHAM, NY — In the countdown to Christmas Day, there are always things to take care of, and it looks as if the weather is going to make getting those things done a little trickier. Parts of the Hudson Valley will see colder temperatures and wind chills Wednesday and Thursday. Last-minute shopping toward the end of the week will be challenged by the chance of rain.

The good news — for some — is that snow is in the forecast in all parts of the region for Christmas Day, though in the mid-Hudson Valley there is a chance for rain and snow.

That said, traveling on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day might be complicated by the weather.

For the record, according to AccuWeather.com, a white Christmas in the United States is defined as having 1 inch or more snow on the ground the morning of Dec. 25. Whether that will come to fruition in the Hudson Valley, only time will tell.

Here is the forecast up to and including Christmas Day from the National Weather Service for southern Westchester County:

• Today: Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. Wind chill values between 30 and 35. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
• Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
• Sunday Night: Rain likely before midnight, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Christmas Day: A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Map: AccuWeather.com.