WEATHER UPDATE: Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for Rockland, Putnam and Northern Westchester County

There is the potential for it to be another stormy day on Tuesday as the National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for much of the Hudson Valley.

Communities in Rockland, Putnam and northern Westchester County received the NWS alert, which states that thunderstorms could produce “damaging winds and/or large hail primarily this afternoon into early evening.”

Though not as stern a warning, communities in southern Westchester County will likely see thunderstorms and the possibility of small hail Tuesday afternoon and evening.

“The severe weather that covered a large area on Monday across the eastern U.S. formed along an upper-level system, which will be moving into the Northeast Tuesday,” says AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde.

Hudson Valley Weather’s Bill Potter says that the best chances of storms Tuesday are this morning and again later in the afternoon and evening.

“High humidity will create atmospheric instability… and that could give rise to a shower and just about any point on Tuesday,” Potter writes. “The best chance will be early in the day… and then again late in the day.”

And don’t think we’re out of the woods after Tuesday. More rain is possible in the region on Thursday.

Here is the latest NWS forecast for northern Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties:

• Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Here is the NWS latest forecast for southern Westchester County:

• Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
• Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Map via AccuWeather.com