Forecast: Frost Ends, Heat Starts In The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — You'll want gloves if you're out before dawn on Saturday, and there will be patchy frost. Then things will not only warm up but go temporarily overboard.

"A major but brief flip in the pattern is in store for the Northeast following the frosty mornings into Friday," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

Temperatures will jump 10 degrees from 63 on Saturday to 74 on Sunday and then 10 degrees more to 84 on Monday before dropping back to the 70s for most of the work week, according to the National Weather Service. It'll be humid, too.

It will also be mostly sunny, but "probability does exist over the weekend for scattered showers or a sprinkle," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook.

The surging warmth will bring a new push of growth, budding and blooming in the region, Sosnowski said — so expect a new surge of spring pollen to be released. Find out levels in your community on pollen.com.

It could be a good weekend to plant perennials, shrubs and trees so they don't get too stressed by the heat. But hold off on annuals — historically, the Hudson Valley gets frost until mid-May.

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

• Friday Afternoon - Sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
• Tonight - Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday - Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Saturday Night - A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Sunday - Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
• Monday - Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
• Monday Night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
• Tuesday - A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
• Tuesday Night - A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.