Thunderstorms And Showers In Scarsdale's Weekend Forecast

SCARSDALE, NY — Very warm and humid conditions continue today with highs well into the 80s. Then showers and thunderstorms will be moving in Friday night into Saturday as low pressure approaches. And if you're headed upstate, check local weather for severe thunderstorms.

A cold front follows behind, and with a persistent, very humid air mass, locally heavy rain will be possible, meteorologists said.

But then the changes come, said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. "We should see a period of showers on Saturday morning, followed by clearing skies and drier air late on Saturday. Then some seasonably cool and very dry air to close out our weekend on Sunday."

A band of severe weather moving from the Mideast across central New York shouldn't get to the Hudson Valley until too late for conditions to create thunderstorms and tornadoes.

A brief, drenching downpour and a few rumbles of thunder is more likely to dot the corridor from New York City to Washington D.C. late Friday night into Saturday morning, according to Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist.

Here's the National Weather Service weekend forecast for southern Westchester:

• Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 11am and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
• Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.