Freeze Warning, Frost Advisory Before Temps Climb: HV Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The week starts out with a freeze warning and a frost advisory and is predicted to end with warmth (with a few showers and thunderstorms on the way).

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 are expected in Orange County from midnight tonight to 8 a.m. Tuesday. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

For Putnam, Rockland and northern Westchester counties, the National Weather Service warns that temps falling into the mid 30s will result in frost formation overnight in portions of southeast New York, southern Connecticut and northeast New Jersey. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Certainly temperatures will get that low in Dutchess and Ulster, but it's not unexpected at this time of year.

The highs will be what Todd Snow of Hudson Valley Weather called "toasty."

"Today we flirt with 60°F and Tuesday we bounce back nicely and it will be our warmest day of the work week, highs in the 60s," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook.

An early look at the weekend shows more showers but a big change in temperatures, with lows around 49 on Saturday night and highs pushing 70 on Sunday.

Here's the 7-day forecast based on New City:

• Monday - Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
• Tonight - Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
• Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 64. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday Night - A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Wednesday - A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday Night - Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 34.
• Thursday - Sunny, with a high near 59.
• Thursday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
• Friday - Sunny, with a high near 63.
• Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
• Saturday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
• Saturday Night - A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
• Sunday - Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.