More High Winds, Storms Possible: Brewster's Weather

BREWSTER, NY — Temperatures will be above average to start the work week off, get milder and milder through Wednesday, and then there's a chance of late afternoon thunderstorms — again — before cold roars back in to really lock in March. Maybe even with snow.

The National Weather Service has already issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for midweek for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.

• Hazardous Weather Outlook

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather predicted temps on Wednesday could climb into the mid 60s. There's a possibility of showers on Tuesday, and then a possibility of showers plus very windy conditions Wednesday and Thursday, as a cold front comes in.

Potter also recapped the severe storms that swept through the Hudson Valley Saturday night. Underlying factor: For three straight days, temperatures were 25° to 30° above average.

"When you have conditions that far from average, when the cold returns, the clash of air masses is likely to be explosive," Potter said. "The line of severe thunderstorms pushed through the Hudson Valley between 5pm and 7pm… and WOW… it was ugly. Orange County airport recorded a wind gust of 69mph, and there were downed trees and power lines all across northern Orange and southern Ulster counties ... This would have been a significant severe weather outbreak for June or July… let alone February. So many people were caught off guard, making it even more of a shock to the system."

The cherry trees in Washington, D.C. began blooming over the weekend, AccuWeather reports. The earliest recorded cherry tree bloom was March 15, 1990.

The National Weather Service work-week forecast for Putnam County:

Today
Sunny this morning...then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.

Tonight
Cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night
Cloudy. Light rain likely...mainly in the evening. Areas of fog. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Wednesday
Cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of light rain in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely...mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Thursday
Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 20s.

Friday
Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. Lows around 20.

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