Rain, Yes, But Diminishing Chances Going Into Hudson Valley Weekend

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — There's yet another rainy weekend in store, but this time the chance of precipitation will diminish precipitously by Saturday after possible thunderstorms Friday.

"Friday is shaping up to be our wettest day," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook. "A lull with precipitation is likely during a period of time on Saturday morning with an additional batch of showers passing Saturday afternoon as the upper level Low passes over our area."

Also, it's not going to be a deluge. The National Weather Service is predicting less than an inch of rain spread out over the first 24 hours, and just showers after that.

"The wettest period will be from Friday to Saturday in the Big Apple, when motorists and pedestrians may face flooding in poor drainage areas and difficulties commuting," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. The rain falling in the Hudson Valley will be a glancing blow from a storm AccuWeather predicts could evolve into a "vigorous" Nor'Easter affecting New England and the Canadian Maritimes.

The storm will bring cold air and blustery winds.

It could even bring a slushy accumulation "and perhaps a touch of snow over the ridges in the Catskill, Berkshire and Green mountains," Sosnowski said.

Temps will drop about 10 degrees.

Here's a glance at the 48 hours starting Friday morning from the NWS:

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

• Thursday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Tonight - Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
• Friday - Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Friday Night - Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 55. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Saturday - Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
• Sunday - Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.
• Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.
• Monday - Sunny, with a high near 54.
• Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 37.