WEATHER CLOSEOUT — WEATHER, TRANSPORTATION & ACCESS
NWS no longer shows an active hazardous-weather condition for Rockland. Ordinary showers may linger before daybreak, but the earlier severe-storm alert posture has ended.
Rockland’s severe-storm outlook has ended. Showers may linger before daybreak.
The National Weather Service has removed Rockland’s hazardous-weather outlook. New City may still see showers and a thunderstorm before 5 a.m., followed by a slight shower chance, but Friday is forecast to turn sunny with a high near 84.
The important change is simple: the regional severe-weather planning signal carried Thursday night is no longer active for Rockland. That does not mean every shower has ended or every road is dry; it means NWS is no longer displaying an active hazardous-weather condition for New City and Rockland.
The NWS hazardous-weather page ↗ showed no active conditions at the 3:54 a.m. check. The prior outlook had identified possible damaging wind gusts and minor urban or poor-drainage flooding overnight; those threats are no longer being carried as an active outlook.
What the remaining forecast says
The New City point forecast ↗, updated at 2:33 a.m., says showers are likely and a thunderstorm is possible before 5 a.m., followed by a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m. The forecast then calls for sunshine Friday with a high near 84.
That point forecast describes New City, not every address in Rockland. Residents elsewhere in the county should use the same NWS page to check their own location before an early trip.
What to do now
- For an early drive: check your local forecast and 511NY ↗ before leaving. The regional page showed no active alert at 3:54 a.m.
- Do not infer a street condition: the end of an outlook does not prove that a particular road, underpass or parking area is dry.
- Keep routine alerts available: severe-weather preparation is no longer the lead message, but official warnings should remain enabled as ordinary practice.
What is not reported
No school, road, transit, court or public-office disruption was confirmed in this check. The public 511NY regional page showed no active regional alert.
For most residents, this is a closeout rather than a new warning: allow for a leftover shower before daybreak, then plan around a sunny Friday—not the severe-storm posture carried Thursday night.
Sources: National Weather Service hazardous-weather page and New City point forecast; 511NY regional page. Sources and active alerts checked September 4, 2026, at 3:54 a.m. EDT. Published August 26, 2026; updated September 4 at 3:54 a.m. EDT.