Blustery Beginning To Thanksgiving Week In The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Thanksgiving week kicks off with rain preceding a cold front and blustery winds Monday.

Temperatures are expected to be about five degrees below normal Monday and Tuesday. Then the weather is expected to moderate before a second wave of rain is expected as a storm system moves east, possibly affecting Thanksgiving Day.

"The good news is that the weather shouldn’t be a major issue for Hudson Valley residents this week," said the folks at Hudson Valley Weather. "We’ll continue to track a potential pattern change as we head into December."

Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service for northern Westchester:

• Monday-Cloudy this morning, then clearing. Showers this morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperature falling into the lower 40s this afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
• Monday night-Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
• Tuesday-Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night-Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
• Wednesday-Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night-Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
• Thanksgiving Day-Cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
• Thursday Night-Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
• Friday-Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
• Friday Night-Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.