Today runs mostly sunny near 67 with a northeast wind of 9 to 13 mph gusting to 23, tonight drops to about 44, and Thursday stays sunny near 67. Those are the two days the National Weather Service keeps dry, and they are the ones worth spending outside.
The change arrives Friday: a chance of showers mainly after 2 PM at 30 percent, then 40 percent Friday night, with a tenth to a quarter inch of rain possible. Saturday and Sunday each hold a 50 percent chance with highs near 64 and 65, which lands on the weekend the Patterson Recreation Center hosts the Putnam County Pickle Fest on Sept 26 and 27. The festival runs both days with pickle vendors, Hudson Valley artisans, live music and food trucks, and the organizers expect thousands of people. A 50 percent chance means the festival is likely to go on in some form, but the dry clothes and the umbrella are the decisions to make before Saturday morning.
In Dutchess County Court in Poughkeepsie, testimony continued this week in the trial of Giuseppe Vassallo, 46, of Pawling, before Judge Jessica Segal. He is charged with murder and robbery in a March 2024 dispute over tools on Quaker Hill in Pawling that led to the death of Nathaniel Viera, 42, who died several days after the incident. Mid Hudson News reported the trial began earlier this month, has run more than a week, and that key witnesses were expected this week. The charges are accusations, and no verdict has been reported.
The questions the Valley searches this week, answer first, source after.
When does it rain in Pawling this week?
Not until Friday. The National Weather Service keeps today mostly sunny near 67 and Thursday sunny near 67, with both nights clear or partly cloudy. Friday's chance starts at 30 percent, mainly after 2 PM, then rises to 40 percent Friday night, with a tenth to a quarter inch possible. Saturday and Sunday each sit at 50 percent with highs in the mid 60s, and the rain chance stays near 30 percent Sunday night before Monday clears.
Giuseppe Vassallo, 46, of Pawling, is on trial in Dutchess County Court in Poughkeepsie before Judge Jessica Segal, charged with murder and robbery in a March 2024 incident on Quaker Hill in Pawling that led to the death of Nathaniel Viera, 42. Mid Hudson News reported the dispute allegedly began over tools between Vassallo, John Sorrell and the victim, that the trial started earlier in September and has run more than a week, and that key witnesses were expected this week. A charge is an accusation, and no verdict has been reported.
Today stays mostly sunny near 67 with gusts to 23 through the afternoon, and Thursday is sunny near 67 with the wind easing after dark. Friday's showers arrive mainly after 2 PM, so the morning school run stays dry, and the evening drive is the wet one. Saturday and Sunday each carry a 50 percent chance with highs near 64 and 65, which is the pair of days to watch if the weekend involves Route 22 or the fairgrounds in Patterson.
Metro-North keeps the regular timetable on the Harlem Line through Pawling, Dover Plains and Patterson, and no road advisories are logged for the Valley. Monday returns to mostly sunny near 68.
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This week: get the weekend plan out of the 50 percent zone.
Two days at 50 percent is the hardest forecast to plan around, because either answer is possible. Try: "Here is the Pawling forecast for Friday through Sunday [paste it]. I have a festival Saturday afternoon and yard work Sunday. Tell me which hours are most likely wet, which of the two days is the better bet, and what to move indoors." You get a ranked weekend instead of two tabs and a guess.
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