From Hump Day To Holiday: Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Showers and thunderstorms across the next two days will set the region up for a sunny Labor Day weekend with temperatures in the high 70s during the day and in the low 60s at night, forecasters predict.

These will not be like last week's damaging thunderstorms, the folks at Hudson Valley Weather concluded looking at the data. "We don’t anticipate any severe weather in the next two days, due to the low clouds and stabilizing atmospheric forces."

However, if you're headed to the beach for a long weekend, be wary of riptides. AccuWeather meteorologists Maura Kelly and Alex Sosnowski said the effects of Tropical Storm Omar, out in the Atlantic Ocean, will have implications for bathers and boaters.

"In addition to stiff breezes, rough surf and frequent and strong rip currents are in store, especially from the Carolinas to Long Island," they said.

At least Omar is expected to stay out to sea. Seven named systems have made landfall in the continental U.S. this year, a new record for the end of August, AccuWeather said: Marco, Isaias, Hanna, Fay, Cristobal, Bertha and Laura.

Here's an early look toward the weekend from the National Weather Service:

• Wednesday-Cloudy. Showers late this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Wednesday night-A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
• Thursday-Partly sunny. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Thursday Night-Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Friday-Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night-Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
• Saturday-Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Saturday Night-Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
• Sunday-Sunny. Highs around 80.
• Sunday Night-Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
• Labor Day-Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Monday Night-Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.