Hot Tax, Cooler Primary Day: Nanuet's Work Week Forecast

Enjoy Monday.

"It’s going to be beautiful!" said Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. "We’ll have lots of sunshine for most of the day, and a warm SW breeze. That should translate into highs between 75° and 80° across the region. That’s a solid 15° above average!"

But bring the sweaters back out Tuesday, especially for those planning on voting in the New York Primary. Monday's high temperatures will be replaced with highs only in the 50s.

AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions predicts that based on past election and weather trends, the mainly tranquil weather should only help the turnout.

New Yorkers tend to have a higher weather sensitivity compared to other voters in the United States, according to the AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions study. The research, conducted by AccuWeather Business Intelligence Manager and Meteorologist Tim Loftus, analyzed overall weather trends and voting data.

"Generally, the warmer the low temperature, the more New Yorkers tend to go out to vote," Loftus said. "New Yorkers are most deterred during windy conditions, especially when rain is present."

Loftus said that New York voters, particularly those over 64, are extremely sensitive to weather; and Republicans notably have a lower turnout when it's colder.

"Over 25 percent of the change in voter turnout in primary elections can be explained by weather in our model," he added.

The National Weather Service issued this forecast for Rockland County:

• Today-Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Tonight-Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds around 5 mph.
• Tuesday-Partly sunny in the morning...then clearing. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Tuesday Night-Clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday-Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night-Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
• Thursday-Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
• Thursday Night-Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
• Friday-Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
• Friday Night-Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

MAP: AccuWeather.com