Taste Of Heat: Hudson Valley Work Week

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Highs in the 70s on Monday usher us out of early spring, but the unseasonably warm temperatures won't last — nor will the sunshine.

Temps begin to drop Tuesday.

"I don’t see 60°F temperatures or warmer after Wednesday until sometime next week," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather in Orange County said on Facebook.

Rain returns Wednesday afternoon, and there's a chance of showers every day through Saturday.

However, AccuWeather predicts severe thunderstorms will stay to our south.

"The storms will erupt along a southward-sagging front that was responsible for dozens of incidents of strong wind gusts and hail from Ohio to Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon and evening," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. By the time it begins to push northeast on Wednesday, cloud cover may be a limiting factor against widespread severe weather.

Here's the five-day forecast based on northern Westchester:

• Monday Afternoon - Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
• Tonight - Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
• Tuesday - Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday - Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
• Wednesday Night - Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Thursday
• Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
• Thursday Night - Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
• Friday - Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
• Friday Night - Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.