4 Inches Of Rain Could Fall In Weekend Storms: Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Two storms will bring us rain this weekend and into the beginning of May, with temperatures continuing to chilly, in the high 50s and low 60s during the day and in the mid-40s at night.

There's good and bad news about that, said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

"The combination of the two storms will bring a general 1–2 inches of rain with local amounts between 2–4 inches. That is enough rain to alleviate dry conditions," he said. "Flooding problems will be limited because both storms will move along at a swift pace."

However, athletic fields will be saturated due to showers Friday through Saturday night.

A respite in the rain will be short-lived, and downpours will begin Sunday afternoon. They may be accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds, specially along the Long Island Shore.

By the end, dry conditions will no longer prevail.

After the storms pass, it will get even chillier as more of that Canada air plunges southeast.

"The first half of April may have been more like summer ... but now for the end of April we're heading back to March-like weather," said the folks at Hudson Valley Weather. "A topsy-turvy month of weather for the Hudson Valley."

Here's the five-day forecast from the National Weather Service based on Larchmont:

• Friday Afternoon - Cloudy, with a high near 58. East wind around 11 mph.
• Tonight - Rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 47. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday - Rain. High near 54. East wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night - Periods of rain, mainly before 9pm. Low around 49. East wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Sunday - Rain, mainly after 3pm. High near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Sunday Night - Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain between midnight and 3am, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Monday - A 40 percent chance of rain before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
• Monday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
• Tuesday - A 40 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
• Tuesday Night - A 40 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.