Slippery Weather: Scarsdale's Work Week

SCARSDALE, NY — There's much needed rain across the work week in the Hudson Valley. There will be a dry day or so in the middle. The summer-like temps will continue into mid-week, and then we'll see a 10-degree drop.

Because the rain will be spread out over time, it should be more beneficial than troublesome. Of course, rain in fall does have a side effect: Wet leaves also produce slippery conditions for motorists and pedestrians, so be careful, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.

The rain in the first part of the week is the last gasp of Hurricane Nate, which downgraded rapidly when it hit land this past weekend.

"At the moment, it looks like the heaviest rain will remain off to our west, but we could still see locally over 1 inch of rain," said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather.

The rain in the second part of the week will be part of a new storm system.

Here's what the National Weather Service forecasts for southern Westchester:

• Today: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 78. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 6 mph.
• Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of light rain after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. East wind 8 to 13 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of light rain. Cloudy, with a low around 53.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of light rain before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62.
• Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 52.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of light rain after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 67.
• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

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