14 Nov 2014

Feeling like winter

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Finger Lakes Forecast for Nov. 14/15, 2014.
Finger Lakes Forecast for Nov. 14/15, 2014.

Most of the Finger Lakes is experiencing a cold, clear start to the morning. Temperatures are in the upper teens and low 20s, easily setting a new benchmark for cold air this season. A healthy band of lake effect is coming off the southeast end of Lake Ontario. Here is what to expect the rest of the day:

With temperatures in the teens and 20s and a healthy band of lake effect snow off of Lake Ontario, this morning's weather map looks quite wintry. Click image to enlarge.
With temperatures in the teens and 20s and a healthy band of lake effect snow off of Lake Ontario, this morning’s weather map looks quite wintry. Click image to enlarge.
  • Winds will shift to a more northwesterly direction as the morning goes on. This will disrupt the lake effect and send a spray of snow showers into the Finger Lakes.
  • Once winds settle this evening, the lake snows will again organize into a single band, a bit further southwest than what is show on the radar image to the right.
  • Cayuga, Cortland, northern Tompkins and south/central Onondaga county may see another inch or two of snow tonight form this lake effect.
  • Winds turn south on Saturday, ending any lake effect in the Finger Lakes early on.
  • Temperatures will be well below normal, with highs stuck in the 30s for the foreseeable future.
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Meteorologist Drew Montreuil has been forecasting the weather in the Finger Lakes region since 2006 and has degrees in meteorology from SUNY Oswego (B.S. with Honors) and Cornell (M.S.). Drew and his wife have four young boys. When not working or playing with the boys, he is probably out for a run through the countryside.