Rising Temps, Humidity: White Plains' Weekend Weather

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Hope you enjoyed the last couple of days, because we have some unsettled weather for Friday, and going into the weekend we can look forward to the return of hot and humid air — just in time for Father’s Day. There’s a chance for scattered showers Friday, but temps will only get up to the upper 60s. For Saturday, the high jumps to the low 80s; for Sunday, the mid-80s.

“We won’t see a lot of sun (if any) Friday, but it doesn’t look like a washout either,” said Hudson Valley Weather’s Bill Potter.

“As we push into the weekend… it’s more of the same. Saturday and Sunday look like to be rather cloudy, with a moist SE flow off the Atlantic. That will tend to keep clouds and spot showers in the Hudson Valley for a good part of the weekend,” he said.

“The best way to describe it is that the weather won’t be ideal… but it won’t be ‘terrible’ either,” Potter said.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Renee Duff said air conditioners and fans will need to be used in earnest as the temps and humidity creep back up.

“The climbing temperatures and humidity levels, which will be more typical of mid-July, will put additional strain on those who are laboring outdoors or do not have air conditioning,” she said.

Here is the weekend forecast from the National Weather Service for southern Westchester:

• Today: Patchy drizzle before noon, then rain likely between noon and 1pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog between 1pm and 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tonight: Patchy drizzle and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday: Patchy drizzle and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
• Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 11 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Map: AccuWeather.com.