Summer Sizzle for Most of Holiday Weekend: White Plains Weather

Yes, it’s hot. And it’s going to stay hot for a while.

With the high temperatures—no, it’s not a heat wave until we’ve had three consecutive 90-degree days—there will be an increase in humidity.

That means it will feel warmer than it really is.

And with the higher humidity, there will be the chance of showers and thunderstorms every day through the Memorial Day weekend.

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said there is a 50/50 chance of seeing a storm both Saturday and Sunday and temps will dip on Monday.

“A frontal boundary should slip across the region Sunday night or Monday morning,” Potter said, “and drop temperatures about 5 or 10 degrees. But until then … the heat is on.

Along with the high tempertures, the Hudson Valley, from Westchester and Rockland counties up to Dutchess and Ulster counties is under an Air Quality Alert because of high ozone levels.

For more information, read more: Air Quality Advisory Issued for Hudson Valley Friday

Here’s the forecast through the weekend for southern Westchester:

• Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low- to mid-60s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Memorial Day: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-70s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Monday Night: A chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-60s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.