Snow, Rain, Cold Temps In Forecast For Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Snow? Say it ain't so. Even though the calendar says May, there is a cold air mass affecting the Hudson Valley that will still be in place ahead of arctic air and a developing storm that could mean measurable snow in parts of the region.

Alex Mara and Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said the storm had been on their radar, so to speak, for a few days, and finally decided that it was real possibility.

"It's all going to come down to the little details, that models will struggle with," they said. "The general story will likely be … rain … mixing with snow after dark, changing to all snow before midnight … and tapering off after midnight."

Hudson Valley Weather is calling for a wet snow accumulation of a slushy coating to 2 inches on grassy areas. Above 1,500 feet, there could be 4 to 5 inches.

Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather's senior Meteorologist, said the weather pattern was more fitting of early March in the Northeast, with overnight temperatures 15 to 25 degrees below normal.

There could also be cold winds and damaging frosts and freezes.

Here is the forecast for northern Westchester through the weekend from the National Weather Service. Keep in mind the further north you are, the more likely snow will fall.

• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 11 to 13 mph.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Friday: Rain likely after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Night: Rain before 3am, then rain and snow likely. Low around 34. Northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.