Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for Briarcliff, Pleasantville

The National Weather Service has issued an alert for northern Westchester County:

• Hazardous Weather Outlook is in effect

Ice accumulation would be less than a tenth of an inch; but, there is a chance of ice jam flooding of rivers and streams due to the combination of snowmelt and rainfall.

The bright side? The storm won’t be bringing snow to us, though those poor souls in northern Vermont and New Hampshire, as well as central Maine, could get another 12 inches, according to accuweather.com.

“Well after midnight, we’ll see rain spread into the Hudson Valley. A few locations could see a very brief period of wet snow or sleet at the onset of the precipitation… but for the most part, this is a plain… cold rain for everyone,” says Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. “Rain could fall steadiest during the morning hours on Saturday… and begin to taper off during the early afternoon.”

Here’s the weekend forecast for Pleasantville:

This Afternoon-Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South wind around 5 mph.

Tonight-A slight chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 2am, then rain. Low around 32. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday-Rain, mainly before 4pm. Areas of fog. High near 45. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night-Patchy fog before 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday-Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night-Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday-Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

MAP: accuweather.com