Rain, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Could Ice Up Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — A winter storm and January thaw over much of the Northeast this week could lead to slippery travel Tuesday and Wednesday, forecasters warn.

The National Weather Service predicts a chance of rain, then a mix of rain, snow and sleet, then snow, then rain again.

"It just won’t be warm enough to prevent icing regardless with whatever type of precipitation decides to fall from the sky," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook.

The leading edge of the rain will freeze on trees, roads and sidewalks from Illinois to Ohio, southern Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York state and New England, said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

"It’s not an ice storm, but it can create 0.01 - 0.10” ice accumulation making driving and walking treacherous," Todd Snow of Hudson Valley Weather said on Facebook.

The combination of rising temperatures and rain thrown in with already high stream levels may lead to some flooding along unprotected waterways, Sosnowski said. Also, there's the potential for locally dense fog to develop due to the cold ground or remaining snow cover leading to extra condensation.

Then it's going to become quite warm, with temperatures rising into the mid-50s.

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

• Monday Afternoon - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Tonight - Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday - Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain, freezing rain and sleet in the morning, then rain, snow and sleet likely in the afternoon. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
• Tuesday Night - Cloudy. A chance of snow and rain in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 30. Light and variable winds, becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
• Wednesday - Cloudy. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
• Wednesday Night - Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
• Thursday - Rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Thursday Night - Rain. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
• Friday - Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
• Friday Night - Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.