Dry Weather Through Wednesday
High pressure over eastern Canada has a firm grip on our weather, blocking weather systems from the west and south.
It is another clear and cold morning with a few areas of patchy fog. Temperatures will warm steadily this morning as mostly clear skies continue. Only a few passing thin clouds are expected from time to time, especially this afternoon.
Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph. Afternoon highs will be just a touch warmer than yesterday, with most areas between 50-55 degrees.
It will be more of the same tonight with clear skies and cold temperatures once again. Like the daytime highs, overnight lows will be just a degree or two warmer than last night. There will still be areas dropping into the 20s, but fewer. And some lakeshores may end up just above the freezing mark.
Wednesday will start with more sun and a few patches of fog. The sunshine should persist into the afternoon before clouds start to build in from the south.
The clouds may mainly stay thin, allowing at least filtered sunshine through the afternoon. Thicker clouds will move in during the evening hours.
Winds will be light from the east-northeast with speeds around 5 mph. Afternoon highs will add on another degree or two, with mid 50s common and low 50s in higher elevations.
By Wednesday night, the weather system to our west this morning will be redeveloping over the Appalachian Mountains to our south. High pressure will vacate the area, opening us up to a period of unsettled weather.
Wet, Chilly Weather
Rain should not arrive in the Finger Lakes until after midnight Wednesday night. By sunrise Thursday, it should be widespread throughout the region.
Low temperatures Wednesday night will be in the mid 30s but should rise several degrees as the rain moves in and southeast wind develops. This should prevent any wintry precipitation outside of a stray snowflake at the very onset over higher elevations.
Periods of rain are likely on Thursday. The rain should be especially widespread through the morning and into the early afternoon. Some areas may see some breaks in the rain develop during the latter part of the afternoon.
Most areas should see over a half inch of rainfall by Thursday evening, and some areas could see an inch or more.
Winds Thursday will be breezy, still from the southeast, with a few gusts around 30 mph. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 40s and low 50s.
Low pressure will hang around the area on Friday with frequent rain showers and gusty winds. These winds will be from the west-northwest with speeds around 20 mph and gusts as high as 40 mph.
Widespread showers will transition to lake effect south-southeast of Lake Ontario Friday evening and through the night. Showers will be more scattered south of the Thruway.
Scattered lake effect showers will continue into Saturday, pushing further south. It will not be a washout of a day for most areas, and the rain should gradually become more isolated as the day goes on.
Temperatures Saturday will start in the mid and upper 30s with highs in the mid and upper 40s for most areas. Winds will remain breezy, but not quite as strong as Friday. Wind speeds will be around 15 mph with gusts of 30-35 mph, all from the northwest.
A few stray showers may linger into Sunday morning. The showers should become very isolated and will probably end completely in the afternoon.
It will remain cool with morning lows in the mid 30s and afternoon highs in the mid and upper 40s.
The weather system track will stay active across Canada next week while high pressure builds into the southern United States. We may be just far enough north to see a few showers on Monday, followed by a few lake effect showers on Tuesday.
A few dry days are likely next week as the high builds north. Late in the week, a weather system may move into the Great Lakes, spreading some rain showers in and possibly providing a slight bump in temperatures.
Otherwise, highs will stay in the 45-55 degree range throughout next week.
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This graphic represents an average over the entire Finger Lakes region. Localized variations should be expected.
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