Cold Front First, Flurries Follow: Hudson Valley Forecast

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — An Arctic cold front is due to hit the region Wednesday afternoon, with rain, plummeting temperatures and gusty winds.

While the showers will blow through overnight, they'll leave cold and blustery weather starting Thursday.

"Any wet left on the roads likely turns to black ice if it doesn’t dry," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook. "Your car doors will have a strong possibility of being frozen by tomorrow morning if you park outside, tonight."

Look at the current temperatures and say "see you later."

Friday night and Saturday there's a chance of snow flurries across the Hudson Valley, even for southern Westchester — along with heavy rain.

That's because two storms — one near the Canada border and one from the Gulf — will converge on the Atlantic coast for the start of the first official weekend of spring 2024, said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

"The southern storm will likely end up being the stronger of the two systems as the merge begins, and that will trigger a northward expansion of drenching rain with increasing winds, building seas and rough surf," he said. "Coastal flooding during high tide is possible along the mid-Atlantic coast."

Then temps will begin to climb back toward spring.

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

• Wednesday - Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with rain showers likely this afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Temperature falling into the mid 40s this afternoon. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
• Tonight - Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
• Thursday - Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 30s. West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
• Thursday Night - Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Friday - Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
• Friday Night - Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain or snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Not as cool with lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
• Saturday - Snow likely in the morning. Rain. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
• Saturday Night - Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
• Sunday - Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
• Sunday Night Through Monday Night - Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 40s.

Here are the next 48 hours at a glance: