Putnam Weather: Unsettled Work Week

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — After a week of record-breaking heat, showers look to be the theme for the next five days. Chilly conditions kick us off. Then the high temps for the rest of the week should be a seasonal 70 degrees or so.

"Cool, damp and raw conditions will be the story of the day," said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. "We’ll see some improvements in our weather for Tuesday, with the area likely drying out. But an upper level trough will push into the eastern US by mid week, and that will keep unsettled conditions possible for the 2nd half of the work week. So while it doesn’t look like an organized storm system will push substantial rain into our area… it will keep us unsettled."

The National Weather Service issued this forecast for Putnam County:

This Afternoon
Cloudy. A slight chance of rain early, then a chance of rain. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.

Tuesday
Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 70. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s.

Thursday
Showers likely. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Thursday Night
Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Friday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

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