Deep Freeze Coming, Snow Showers Expected: Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — After 1-4 inches of snow, ice, sleet and rain on Tuesday (see town-by-town totals below), another burst of snow is possible Friday from a storm that will focus to the south of us. But first we're going to get colder.

The amount of accumulation coming up is still uncertain: a deeper low closer to the coast would result in higher snowfall totals, but a track farther from the coast would result in little to no accumulation, the National Weather Service said.

Before that, temperatures are going to be Arctic, starting Wednesday.

"The next 24 to 36 hours will be extremely colder than what we are used to observing but it remains below freezing into Monday afternoon and it’s a COLD upcoming weekend," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook.

Everyone is vulnerable in the cold, but groups most at risk include outdoor workers, newborns, the elderly, the unhoused and people with chronic illnesses, the NWS advised.

Cold, stormy weather is affecting much of the country. FedEx Express has experienced substantial disruptions at its Memphis hub, through which a high volume of shipments travels.

FYI, Here's the snow accumulation the NWS reported from Tuesday's storm, which was so icy it closed many schools Tuesday and caused delays in school openings Wednesday:

Orange County

• 1 WNW Monroe 3.5 inches
• 4 SSE Chester 3.4
• 2 WNW Monroe 3.3
• 2 E Highland Mills 2.6
• 2 SSW Pine Bush 2.4
• 0.8 N Port Jervis 2.0
• 2 SSW Stewart Airport 1.9
• Greenwood Lake 1.5
• Port Jervis 1.4
• Warwick 1.3
• Cornwall On Hudson 1.0

Putnam County

• 1 E Putnam Valley 2.0 inches
• Cold Spring 0.8
• Nelsonville 0.3 S 0.8

Rockland County

• 1 NW Stony Point 2.2 inches
• Spring Valley 1.7 SSW 1.5
• Stony Point 1.4

Westchester County

• Peekskill 2.6 inches
• 1 SE Croton-on-Hudson 2.5
• New Rochelle 1.7
• Armonk 1.3
• South Salem 0.8

Here's the 5-day forecast based on western Dutchess County:

Wednesday - Sunny, cold with highs in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero this morning.

Tonight - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 14. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday - Mostly cloudy. Cold with highs in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night - Cloudy, cold with lows in the lower 20s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday - Snow showers likely. Light snow accumulation possible. Cold with highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Friday Night - Cloudy, cold with lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Saturday - Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with highs in the lower 20s. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Saturday Night - Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Sunday And Sunday Night - Mostly clear. Cold. Highs around 30. Lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as zero.

Here are the next 48 hours at a glance: