Rain To Sun For Yorktown's Weekend Weather

SOMERS, NY — We head into another August weekend in the Hudson Valley with below normal temperatures. And of course, there is a chance of rain. But the entire weekend won’t be a washout — which is a good thing.

Clouds have overtaken the sunshine on Friday, as a weak disturbance pushes through the area. The chance of showers will be Friday evening into Saturday.

“By Saturday, we should begin to see breaks of sunshine mixing with clouds, with the threat for scattered showers tapering early in the morning,” said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather.

“However … another period of scattered showers and thunderstorms seems likely for mid- to late-afternoon on Saturday. So it’s probably best to expect the threat of a shower or storm if you have plans on Saturday.”

No doubt you’ve noticed that is doesn’t really feel like mid-August in the Hudson Valley with the hot-so-hot days and nights.

Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, said not to write off 90-degree temps just yet.

“The sun is still strong enough to cancel out some of the cool air by day with highs in the lower 80s in the Northeast and Midwest,” he said.

“The nights, however, will tend to be cooler and feel more like September,” Sosnowski said.

The jet stream is likely to recede toward the end of August, meteorologists said, with high temps in the upper 80s to near 90.

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

This Afternoon
Partly sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

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