Temps to Jump on Presidents Day Weekend in Yorktown

SOMERS, NY — The high on Friday won't break 40. It's the sunny skies that are the harbinger of the balmy three-day weekend to follow, with temps jumping 15 degrees or more.

"Here in the Hudson Valley, we’ll have a bit of a battle between some colder air to our north, and this mild flow across the United States," said Bill Potter from Hudson Valley Weather. "Even so… it looks as if we’ll break into the 40s and 50s Saturday and Sunday, melting the majority of the snow in the area."

Gusty northwest winds will continue as low pressure over the Canadian Maritimes tracks northeast away from the region, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures today will be near normal, in the upper 30s to around 40.

Then comes the swing.

"Another thaw is coming… which shouldn’t surprise many of us, after the way winter has gone so far," Potter said. "Winter isn’t finished… but it’s gradually running out of time."

Motorists and pedestrians beware: as the snow shrinks, melting and freezing cycles can lead to areas of black ice overnight and in the early morning.

“Cities like Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington D.C., will either challenge or break the 60 mark on Saturday and Sunday,” said said AccuWeather Meteorologist Max Vido.

The NWS issued this 3-day forecast for northern Westchester:

Today
Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.

Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Washingtons Birthday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

Monday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

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