Hudson Valley Spring Rollercoaster Continues: Hazardous Outlook

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — With spring swinging wildly back and forth, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the mid-Hudson region for Monday. Then temperatures will soar from spring-like to warm on Tuesday before plummeting once again.

The hazardous outlook affects Dutchess and Ulster counties, where the NWS predicts isolated non-severe thunderstorms are expected Monday afternoon with locally heavy rain and lightning.

Above-average temps will fill the region Tuesday, and southern Westchester and Rockland counties could even see 70 degrees.

That sets up a 30-point drop for Wednesday — after showers and a chance of thunderstorms as a cold front rattles in. Wednesday and Thursday nights, lows will not get out of the 30s. Highs on Thursday will hang out in the 40s.

"Another wintry blast is set to drag temperatures down in the Northeast yet again," said AccuWeather meteorologist Jessica Storm.

If you got excited about spring and planted anything other than pansies, cover them up.

Here's the workweek forecast based on Putnam County:

• Monday - Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
• Monday night - Partly cloudy with a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Tuesday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Tuesday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
• Wednesday - Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Wednesday Night - Mostly cloudy with rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Thursday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
• Thursday Night - Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
• Friday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
• Friday Night - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
• Saturday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.