Heavy Rains, Wind Gusts In Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — It is April after all, and April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. But with meteorologists categorizing the next couple of days as "buckets of rain" and "fire hose effect," the Hudson Valley can likely expect to see heavy rains and localized flooding.

While there aren't yet any advisories or warnings, it is not out of the realm of possibilities that they will be issued, especially considering the forecast of up to 2 inches or more of rain and wind gusts.

Hudson Valley Weather forecast "buckets of rain" on their Facebook page, with projected rainfall Wednesday to Friday between 1 and 3 inches.

"The scattered showers last with us on Friday, as the system is slow to exit the region … so expect clouds and scattered showers straight through Friday," HVW said.

AccuWeather.com, which said to expect a "fire hose effect," said the storm heading our way was, just yesterday, affecting the central and southern states.

"While violent thunderstorms are not anticipated, we expect the storm to swing through the Northeast with heavy enough rain to cause flooding problems and strong enough winds to be of concern for sporadic power outages and fallen trees," said AccuWeather Senior Storm Warning Meteorologist Brian Wimer.

Here is the forecast through the end of the week from the National Weather Service for northern Westchester:

• Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of light rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Light rain likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday: Showers likely before 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Low around 54. Southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Friday: Showers. High near 65. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Friday Night:A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

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