Heat Wave Away: Weekend Weather for White Plains

Rain in the forecast is accompanied by cooler temperatures through the weekend. If you're going to the Putnam County 4-H Fair, Saturday may be your best bet.

"It’s been a long, hot road… but we’ve finally come to the end of the ride," said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather, marking the end of the eight-day heat wave.

If we’re going to see sun over the next few days, it’s likely to appear briefly on Saturday. The rest of the weekend will be mostly cloudy skies with a decent chance of rain and thunderstorms. There will be a brief break after Friday's morning rain. Then the chance of precipitation rises again Saturday night through Sunday night.

"A stalled front will focus an increase in shower and storm coverage from the mid-Atlantic to southern New England throughout the weekend," AccuWeather Meteorologist Kevin Gilmore said. Areas most likely to experience one or more rounds of soaking rain and storms this weekend include portions of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

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Not great "weekend weather." But between the rain from last night, some rain this morning and more rain chances Saturday night, Sunday and Monday, well, hopefully it will make a strong dent in the drought conditions in the Hudson Valley.

The National Weather Service weekend forecast for souther Westchester County:

• Today: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light and variable wind.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
• Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Light south wind.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

GRAPHIC: AccuWeather.com