The start of the week is expected to be filled with sunshine and warm weather in the mid to high 70s for Lower Hudson Valley residents, with brief showers some evenings, the National Weather Service predicts.
Despite the beautiful start to the week ahead, however, those with springtime allergies are not yet out of the woods.
Accuweather meteorologists say pollen counts remain at high levels in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties for the week, so make sure to keep windows and doors closed, especially during morning hours.
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Temps in the 70s ahead for Lower Hudson Valley, with brief dips into 60s
Monday sets the tone for the week with sunny skies and high temperatures near 74 degrees. Overnight, skies remain mostly clear while temperatures drop to around 51 degrees.
Tuesday is expected to remain mostly sunny with high temperatures near 79 degrees. Some winds between 7 to 14 miles per hour could make temperatures feel a little cooler.
A high temperature map issued Sunday, April 27 by the National Weather Service shows temps in the 70s for most of the southeast New York region, which includes the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island.
A pattern of possible showers could begin overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning before 2 a.m. Skies are predicted to be mostly cloudy while temperatures drop to around 61 degrees.
Sunshine should return on Wednesday with a high near 74 degrees during the day.
However, that could be the last of the sunshine for the week as some clouds could roll in overnight as temperatures drop to 48 degrees and remain through the rest of the week as rain is expected to close out the weekend.
Thursday looks partly sunny with a high near 67. A steady trend of cool, rainy days through the weekend is expected to begin on Thursday night with a 40% chance of showers and temperatures near 53 degrees.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: NY Weather: Pollen counts high in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam