'Snow Drought' To Continue: Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Stormy weather is ahead for the Hudson Valley, but don't think about the white stuff — that remains reserved for upstate as temperatures continue abnormally mild.

"Two more storms are likely to unload snow over the interior Northeast through the middle of next week and deliver rain once more to the areas of the Interstate 95 corridor that are stuck in a snow drought," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

In an average year, the mid-Hudson region would have had about 20 inches of snow by now, said Bill Potter at Hudson Valley Weather.

Temperatures will stay mild at first after the storms, which in the past with normal temps below freezing would have been snow events, Potter said. "Maybe the jet stream is starting to do things we want it to do, but there's no cold air available."

Here's the five-day forecast from the National Weather Service, based on Rockland County:

• Friday night - Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
• Saturday - Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night - Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds around 5 mph.
• Sunday - Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
• Sunday Night - Rain. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
• Monday - Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
• Monday Night - Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
• Tuesday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
• Tuesday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.