NWS Issues Hazardous Weather Outlook: Yorktown's Weekend

SOMERS, NY — There’s more precipitation headed to the Hudson Valley through the weekend, enough for the National Weather Service to issue a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. But thanks to rising temperatures, it will be liquid and not frozen for the most part.

Yes, a snowstorm is moving east from Iowa and could affect the mid-Hudson Valley Friday in terms of snow showers. Hudson Valley Weather said that the approaching warm front will allow some snow showers to develop across the region — light, if at all, in the southern portion of the valley and a dusting to an inch as you head north.

But for the rest of the weekend, be sure and take the umbrella along. The NWS advisory says:

Moderate to heavy rain may produce urban and poor drainage flooding from late Saturday through Sunday night. There is also a limited chance for minor flooding on some of the flashier rivers and streams across northeast New Jersey, the Lower Hudson Valley, and southern Connecticut. Any flooding impacts will be highly dependent on the location of heaviest rainfall, which is still of lower confidence at this time.

Temps will be milder: mid-40s during the day and above freezing at night.

Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for northern Westchester:

• Today-Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
• Tonight-Cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
• Saturday-Cloudy. A chance of rain with a slight chance of snow in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
• Saturday Night-Rain. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
• Sunday-Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
• Sunday Night-Rain, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Map: AccuWeather

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