Warming Trend, Rain: Dobbs Ferry's Work Week Weather

DOBBS FERRY, NY — Monday’s wintry weather will usher in a warming trend for the rest of the work week in the Hudson Valley. By Friday, daytime highs could be near 50. The downside is that rain is likely. Hey, at least it will be too warm to snow.

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said by Tuesday the region will “crack the freezing mark for the first time in 14 days. But then things really begin to warm up for the second half of the week.”

A late-week storm will track along the cold-warm boundary, bringing rain to the Hudson Valley instead of more snow, according to Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

“The combination of surging temperatures, drenching rain and melting snow will accelerate a thaw that will already be underway from the Appalachians to the Atlantic coast,” he said.

“At the very least, travelers and property owners should be prepared for poor drainage area flooding beginning on Friday,” Sosnowski said.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for southern Westchester County:

• Monday: A chance of snow and sleet before 3pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow and freezing rain. Steady temperature around 26. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Southwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Monday night: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 31 by 4am. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
• Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: Rain likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night: Rain likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Map: AccuWeather.com.