Weather Update: Temps Will Plummet After the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

It’ll be in the 50s and windy for local groups marching today in New York City, and the rain will taper off. But after this afternoon, wave goodbye for a while to milder weather.

According to AccuWeather.com’s hourly forecast, temperatures in Brewster will drop below freezing around midnight tonight and just stay there.

“Wednesday continues to look very, very cold,” said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. “ Most of the Hudson Valley will struggle to reach the 32° mark on Wednesday. The average high for Wednesday is 49°… so that is almost 20 degrees below average. That is some brutal cold… and what’s worse… check out the wind chills that are projected for Wednesday afternoon (upper teens to the low 20s)!”

If that’s not enough, by Friday, a coastal storm is predicted, possibly bringing some snow.

Saturday, the first day of spring, will return us to the high 40s—for a day.

Still, additional waves of chilly air will follow through the end of the month and into the first part of April, said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist.

The National Weather Service has a Hazardous Weather Outlook in place warning people of local flooding due to snowmelt and ice jams:

• Hazardous Weather Outlook is in effect

Here’s the 5-day NWS forecast for Brewster:

• Today-Rain, mainly before 11am. High near 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Tonight-Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
• Wednesday-Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• Wednesday Night-Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
• Thursday-Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
• Thursday Night-Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
• Friday-A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Friday Night-A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday-Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
• Saturday Night-Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
• Sunday-Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
• Sunday Night-Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
• Monday-Sunny, with a high near 39.