Storms to Sun: White Plains' July Fourth Weekend Weather

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There's still a Hazardous Weather Outlook in place for Friday afternoon, but after that things are looking good.

"Low humidity across the Northeast will favor excellent conditions for any outdoor barbecues or fireworks shows," said AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brett Rathbun.

The National Weather Service says this about Friday:

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY FROM THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA ON WEST AND NORTH.

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Here's the NWS overview for southern Westchester County:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 3am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Independence Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.