Rotary Club members rock fuzzy, yellow costumes to promote the organization's annual Rubber Duck Derby set for this spring. They were probably the warmest folks in the Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday.
The Nor'easter that brought more than two feet of snow to parts of the Hudson Valley has headed east, but a freeze-up will follow that will make for more slippery travel through Wednesday as another blast of frigid Canadian Arctic air will grip the area through midweek. Wind gusts may surpass 40 miles per hour at times Wednesday with sporadic power outages possible, according to AccuWeather.com.
Parts of New England could see up to two feet of snow from the storm that will impact the Hudson Valley on Sunday. Areas north of I-287 in the Hudson Valley could see up to 4 inches of snowfall accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.
Hudson Valley residents who enjoyed the mildest January in more than 10 years could soon be seeing a heavy dose of winter weather -- and some significant snowstorms -- in February. The longterm forecast comes just as Punxsutawney Phil saw his own shadow during the annual Groundhog Day ritual on Thursday, meaning, according to tradition at least, we're in for six more weeks of cold weather and snow.
It should be slippery commute for motorists Tuesday afternoon and evening as a clipper system arriving in the area around midday is expected to bring between 1 and 4 inches of snow to the Hudson Valley, according to the National Weather Service. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday for Northern Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, where 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected.
The frigid conditions that have gripped the area will soon give way to much warmer temperatures starting Wednesday, but the Lower Hudson Valley has a bit more wintry day in store beforehand. Temperatures well below freezing have resulted in the redevelopment of areas of black ice, as any melted snow and slush refreeze Monday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures as low as 30 degrees below average hit the Hudson Valley on Thursday and another day of frigid conditions is in store Friday before temperatures begin to climb as a system bringing snow and ice moves through the area early Saturday morning. After real-feel temps overnight at or below zero degrees, the sun returns Friday, but so too will the frigid temps, with the high in the low to mid 20s and real-feel temps in the single digits and, in areas farther north, below zero.