The National Weather Service keeps rain in the Pawling forecast from this morning through Monday: showers hold at an 80 percent chance today with a high near 60, Sunday sits at 90 percent with a high near 61, and Monday carries an 80 percent chance near 63. The first dry day shows up Tuesday, partly sunny near 69, and the stretch after it looks better still, near 72 Wednesday and 73 Thursday in the current forecast.
The wettest setup lands on the festival weekend. The Putnam County Pickle Fest runs today and Sunday at the Patterson Recreation Center, and the organizers site still lists both days with no rain date posted, so plan on wet ground underfoot. The site recommends buying tickets online ahead of time and expects crowds and lines on event days. In Amenia, the Indian Rock Schoolhouse Community Day set for tomorrow is cancelled, per the town notice dated Sept 24.
A flood note from the wider region: NWS Albany has the Hudson near Poughkeepsie under a minor flood warning through this evening. That warning covers the river corridor to the west, not the Valley creeks, and it ends tonight.
One limit on the good news: forecasts move, and the NWS refreshes them through the day. If the dry window matters for something you planned, re-check the numbers Monday night.
The questions the Valley searches this week, answer first, source after.
When does it stop raining in Pawling?
Tuesday. Sunday is the steadiest of the wet days, a 90 percent chance of rain with a high near 61, and Monday still holds an 80 percent chance near 63. Showers taper Monday night, and Tuesday turns partly sunny near 69 with nothing in the forecast behind it through Thursday, which tops out near 73.
As of Saturday morning, yes on paper: the organizer site lists both days with no cancellation and no rain date posted. The practical route is to check famousfoodevents.com before you drive, and if you go, buy tickets online first, since the organizer recommends it and expects lines.
When is the next household hazardous waste drop-off in Dutchess?
Saturday, Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the county Public Works facility, 626 Dutchess Turnpike in Poughkeepsie. The fee is $10 and registration is required through the county site. Electronics are accepted, containers larger than 10 gallons are not, and close to 1,000 residents used the three events last year.
Showers make today the slick evening drive, with a brisk wind in Patterson and a high near 60 in Pawling. Sunday is the steadiest rain of the three, 90 percent in Pawling and 100 percent showers in Patterson, which is the day to plan around if the weekend includes Route 22. Monday rain tapers by evening, and Tuesday commute is the first dry one in the forecast.
Metro-North alert feed showed no Harlem Line notices as of Saturday morning, and the railroad regular weekend timetable applies. The Hudson flood warning stops at the river towns and does not touch the Harlem Line corridor.
AI Corner: one plain-English AI thing, every issue
This week: find one dry window for the outdoor jobs.
Four wet days in a row turns every outdoor chore into a scheduling problem. Try: "Here is the NWS forecast for Pawling through Thursday [paste it]. I need to mow, spread grass seed, and paint the shed railings. Rank which job fits which window, and flag anything that should not happen in wind." Seed before a rain waters itself; paint in a shower never dries. The ranking is only as good as the forecast behind it, so re-check the morning you go.
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