Remnants Of Laura: Rain In The Hudson Valley Weekend Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Stormy weather continues through the region as communities shake off Thursday's severe thunderstorms and prep for another round to kick off the weekend.

"The remnants of Hurricane Laura are being pulled into a frontal trough that will stretch up through the Great Lakes by Friday night and Saturday," said the forecasters at Hudson Valley Weather. "That will lead to a very unsettled late night Friday night, into Saturday."

Even in its weakened state, the storm will still be strong enough to bring disruptive impacts over the weekend, said AccuWeather meteorologists.

Plus, there's a separate storm system moving from the Midwest.

"On Saturday, both the system from the Midwest and Laura will affect the Northeast with areas of showers, thunderstorms and severe weather," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

In Thursday's storms, some of which included hail, trees, tree limbs and wires were downed by high gusty winds. Power outages dotted the region. Residents reported a tornado in Orange County, which is being assessed by a survey team from the National Weather Service.

Winds are not expected to be as high in the next round.

Showers and thunderstorms return Friday evening and rain clouds will hang around till Saturday night.

Here's a look at the weekend from the NWS:

• Today-Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
• Tonight-Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Humid with lows around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
• Saturday-Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
• Saturday Night-Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
• Sunday-Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Sunday Night-Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.