When The Snow And Wintry Mix Will Start To Fall On The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The official arrival of winter is still more than two weeks away, but the forecast says something else.

Partly sunny skies will give way to cloudy, breezy conditions this afternoon for most of the Hudson Valley, according to the National Weather Service. Northern Westchester, Rockland, Sullivan, Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties have the potential for reduced visibility and slow travel tomorrow morning from snow squalls.

A Hazardous Weather Outlook is in place for northern parts of the region, including Ulster and Dutchess County, where widespread light snowfall is expected this afternoon through tonight, beginning at around 5 p.m.

The Thursday morning commute is expected to be tricky in those areas.

The NWS says snow showers are likely before 11 a.m. on Thursday, with a chance of rain and snow showers between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., then a chance of snow showers after 3 p.m. The rest of the day will be cloudy, gradually becoming mostly sunny, with gusty winds. Snow accumulation of less than a half inch are possible.

Further south, the NWS has issued a Wind Advisory, in effect from Thursday at 6 a.m. until Friday at 10 p.m. for Westchester County, as well as most of Long Island and parts of Connecticut.

Snow showers are possible as far south as Manhattan, but most precipitation is expected to come in the form a wintry mix that is expected to give way to high winds by the time the morning commute begins. A chance of rain showers remains before 10 a.m., then another slight chance of snow showers. The rest of Thursday will be partly sunny, with a high near 41. It will be breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Thursday night across the Hudson Valley will be mostly clear, with a low around 27. The wind chill will make it feel much colder, between 15 and 20 degrees. The region will remain breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph and gusts as high as 39 mph.