Issue #013 · LatestSunday, September 20, 2026 · the washout runs into tonight · schools close Monday · a six-year sentence in the storage-unit gun thefts
Is the rain over in New Rochelle? Not until tonight, and schools are closed Monday
Free local email · Monday + Friday mornings · written by Alex Tiratsuyan · 4-minute read
The National Weather Service has rain on the board all day with a high near 68 and a quarter to half an inch possible. The steadiest stretch ends this evening, though a thunderstorm stays possible before 11 PM and rain remains likely through the night. If you were hoping for an outdoor window, it is a narrow one; Monday works better.
Monday is the reset day: mostly cloudy but dry through the daytime with a high near 68, and the next shower chance waits until after 2 AM Tuesday. One more thing before then: the City School District of New Rochelle lists Monday as Yom Kippur, so schools are closed and the weekend runs one day longer. Classes are back Tuesday.
A case from last fall is now closed: Zaid Lewis, 33, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced this month to six years in state prison for breaking into units at a New Rochelle storage facility between September and November 2025, stealing three firearms along with ammunition and jewelry, and later selling four guns in Mount Vernon. He pleaded guilty in July to felony firearm-sale and burglary counts, per the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Talk of the Sound's September 19 report has the full story.
The questions New Rochelle searches this week, answer first, source after.
Are New Rochelle schools closed Monday?
Yes. The district's 2026-2027 calendar lists Monday, September 21 as Yom Kippur with no school, and classes resume Tuesday. The forecast keeps Monday's daytime dry, so the day-off logistics are the only weather question left; the next rain chance holds off until after 2 AM Tuesday.
Who went to prison for the New Rochelle storage-unit gun thefts?
Zaid Lewis, 33, of Mount Vernon, received six years in state prison plus five years of post-release supervision. Prosecutors said he broke into multiple units at a New Rochelle storage facility between September and November 2025, stole a .38-caliber Ruger revolver, a 9mm Glock 19 and a 9mm SIG Sauer along with ammunition and jewelry, and later sold four firearms in Mount Vernon. He pleaded guilty July 23 to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm and three other felony counts, and Judge George Fufidio handed down the sentence in Westchester County Court.
Today is the wettest day of the stretch: rain, a high near 68, a quarter to half an inch possible, and a thunderstorm possible before 11 PM tonight. Monday dries out under mostly cloudy skies near 68, then the forecast keeps small chances in play: 40 percent Tuesday, then around 30 percent Thursday through Friday.
Ponding on low spots is the main driving hazard today, and with schools closed Monday, Tuesday morning is the next school-run rush on the crossings. Metro-North keeps the regular weekend timetable on the New Haven Line, and no new road advisories are logged for the city.
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