Hudson Valley Hump Day: Thunderstorms First, Then Sunny Weekend

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — There's a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday, before we get a sunny summery weekend with highs in the mid- to high 80s.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous outlook for the mid-Hudson, saying locally heavy downpours could result in minor flooding of urban/poor drainage and low-lying areas. Isolated flash flooding could occur where the heaviest downpours persist.

"Outlier possibilities project potential for as much as 2" to 4" of rainfall dependent on thunderstorms and the track of the wave of Low pressure," said Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather.

There is a chance of thunderstorms late on Saturday, too, but mostly the forecast is for clear skies and temperatures rising from the low 80s on Friday to the upper 80s on Sunday.

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

• Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
• Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday - A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night - Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday - Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
• Saturday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
• Saturday Night - A chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
• Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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