Snow Possible On Christmas Day In Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The Hudson Valley may have a White Christmas this year, though nothing like what we saw come out of the sky last week.

The National Weather Service has snow in the forecast for all parts of the lower and mid-Hudson Valley for Monday night and also for Christmas Day on Friday.

That doesn't take into account the snow that is already on the ground from the nor'easter last Wednesday into Thursday.

Depending on how much snow is still around by Friday — Monday's temperature got well above freezing and by Thursday it could reach the mid-50s along with rain — all it would take to actually be called a White Christmas is having 1 inch of snow on the ground, according to Climate.gov.

"The same storm that will bring the snow-eating rain could end as snow late Christmas Eve into Christmas day in some parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, leaving behind a fresh white blanket," said AccuWeather meteorologist Jake Sojda.

There is already a hazardous weather outlook for Columbia, Dutchess and Ulster counties that said a storm system will move through the region from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day. Rain may become a wintry mix and then change to snow as colder air moves in behind the storm.

In any event, here is the forecast for northern Westchester through Christmas from the National Weather Service:

• Monday Night: A slight chance of light snow between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 41. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 38 by 5am. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night: Showers before midnight, then rain after midnight. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Christmas Day: Rain and snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.