Early Look At Dobbs Ferry's Weekend While We All Watch Florence

DOBBS FERRY, NY — Before we get to the weekend, rain and thunderstorms and gloomy skies will dominate through Thursday. Still, we're fortunate that powerful Hurricane Florence will likely have minimal to no impacts in the Hudson Valley.

Unfortunately for the Carolinas, the hurricane is expected to make landfall on Thursday and then stall, producing more than 20 inches of rain along with gale-force winds and storm surges.

What we will likely experience as Florence approaches the coast, says the National Weather Service: high surf and a risk of rip currents.

Otherwise, the NWS says:

Cloudy and rainy conditions persist Tuesday as a warm front slowly moves through the area. An isolated rumble of thunder will be possible as well. With ample cloud cover and a cool onshore flow, temperatures will remain below climatological normals in the mid to upper 70s.

Fog then develops again, with humidity steadily increasing as the warm front moves to our north. Chances of showers and thunderstorms persist into Wednesday as a cold front quickly follows and stalls across the area.

Here's the current forecast through the weekend from the NWS for southern Westchester:

• This Afternoon—Patchy drizzle before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tonight—Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Wednesday—A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night—A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday—A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Thursday Night—Cloudy, with a low around 67.
• Friday—Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
• Friday Night—Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
• Saturday—Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
• Saturday Night—Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
• Sunday—Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
• Sunday Night—Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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