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Current conditions at

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County Airport (KPOU)

Lat: 41.63°NLon: 73.88°WElev: 164ft.

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Feb 5:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Rifton NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 10am, then rain. High near 38. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely before 1pm, then rain and snow. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 10am, then rain. High near 38. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Snow likely before 1pm, then rain and snow. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rifton NY
 41.83°N 74.05°W (Elev. 200 ft)
Last Update:
12:57 pm EST Feb 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EST Feb 16, 2026-6pm EST Feb 23, 2026
 
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