Weekend Weather Forecast
A cold front moved through the area last night and is now stalled out across the Mid-Atlantic region and Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.
A small area of high pressure will pass through the Upper Great Lakes into eastern Canada today. Our region will be situated right on the boundary between these two features.
While no precipitation or active weather is expected today, skies will generally remain cloudy with some occasional breaks of sun. Sunshine will be more likely the further north you are, but the boundary between clouds and sun will wobble about, so everyone has at least a chance for a few glimpses of sunshine.
Temperatures will be notably cooler than yesterday, but not cold. Mid and even upper 50s are possible in the Southern Tier, giving way to low 50s further north. Some 40s are expected near Lake Ontario thanks to a light northwest wind.
Clouds will increase and thicken tonight as low pressure rides along the front and moves toward the area.
Scattered showers will be possible around or shortly after midnight, with more widespread rain moving in around sunrise Saturday. Rain will continue for several hours Saturday morning. Some of the rain will be heavy and some rumbles of thunder will be possible.
The steadier rain should move northeast by midday, leaving scattered showers but plenty of dry time for the afternoon. Light rain showers will overspread the area again Saturday evening and overnight.
Only a few showers are expected to linger into Sunday morning, mostly across the Southern Tier. The rest of Sunday should be mainly dry, but mostly cloudy.
Rain totals this weekend will be 1-2 inches, with the majority of that coming in a few hours Saturday morning. Some minor small stream and poor drainage flooding will be possible, but large scale, significant flooding is unlikely.
Southeast and south winds will become strong around sunrise Saturday and will persist into the afternoon. Wind speeds over 20 mph are likely with gusts around 45 mph. Higher elevations south of Syracuse and the Bristol Hills may gust over 50 mph.
Winds will be back to the northwest on Sunday with moderate speeds slightly above 10 mph and gusts to 25 mph.
Temperatures will top out in the mid 50s on Saturday, with temperatures falling back to the mid 30s overnight. Sunday will then have a high in the mid 40s.
Chilly Weather
Clouds will slowly break up Sunday night, leaving sunny skies to start Monday. Fair weather clouds will bubble up during the late morning and early afternoon, followed by more widespread cloud cover late in the day.
Winds will be light on Monday with temperatures starting around 30 degrees and topping out in the mid and upper 40s.
A small area of low pressure will pass through the area late Monday night and early Tuesday. With temperatures in the 20s, precipitation will fall as snow with some areas picking up an inch or two by Tuesday morning.
The greatest chances for accumulation will be higher elevations downwind of Lake Ontario, in the favored lake effect areas, where some lake enhancement will take place. Also, areas near Lake Ontario should see slightly higher amounts compared to areas further south.
Scattered snow showers will persist through Tuesday afternoon, Tuesday night, and into Wednesday. Only minimal additional accumulations are expected through this time.
Northwest winds will become strong on Tuesday as well with speeds around 20 mph and gusts of 35-45 mph.
It will feel quite cold with the wind, as high temperatures will only reach the low 30s. Wind chill values will be in the 10s most of the time, with single digits early and late.
Winds will be lighter on Wednesday and will gradually turn to the west. Still, afternoon highs will only make it to the mid 30s.
Temperatures should rebound late in the week with highs returning to near 50 degrees on Thursday. Low and mid 50s are favored through next weekend and into the following week as well.
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