Gray Skies Are Going To Clear Up: Hudson Valley Weekend Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Showers and thunderstorms will usher in the last weekend of August, but the chances of rain will diminish day by day, according to the National Weather Service.

A storm front, deadly in the Midwest, will make the final weekend of meteorological summer feel more like fall in the Northeast, said Bill Deger, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. Meteorological autumn begins on Friday, weeks ahead of astronomical fall, which starts at 2:50 a.m. Sept. 23.

Temperatures will be in the low 80s to mid 70s.

"Saturday will be noticeably humid. Slightly less humidity for Sunday but still noticeable," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook.

Showers may return Tuesday and Wednesday. Looking ahead, the sun will be out Thursday, great news for those getting away early for the long Labor Day weekend.

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Here's the five-day forecast based on Putnam County from the NWS:

• Friday - Cloudy. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
• Tonight - Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
• Saturday - Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
• Saturday Night - Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday Night - Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
• Monday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Monday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
• Tuesday - Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
• Tuesday Night - Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.