Weekend Weather Forecast
Another weather system will move through the region this afternoon as our storm pattern remains very active.
This system will share some characteristics of the previous two on Monday and Wednesday, but of the three, will be the least potent.
Clouds will thicken through the morning with rain showers moving in from west to east during the afternoon. There will probably be one main area of rain during the middle of the afternoon, with more scattered showers surrounding it.
Scattered showers will continue into the early evening before tapering off to just stay spits of rain overnight.
Winds will also once again pick up with occasional gusts approaching 40 mph this afternoon. These winds will be from the south much of the day, then southwest late in the afternoon and early this evening.
Afternoon highs will mainly be in the mid 50s with a few cooler eastern higher elevations and a few warmer western valleys.
The actual cold front will not move through until after midnight, so temperatures will mainly be near or above 40 degrees overnight.
Any lingering showers early Saturday should dissipate, but clouds will remain plentiful throughout the day. The best chance for some glimpses of sun will be in the mid to later afternoon.
Saturday’s winds will be from the northwest with speeds around 10 mph and gusts around 20 mph. Afternoon highs will vary, ranging from the low and mid 50s in the broad valleys of the Southern Tier to the mid 40s in some higher elevations. Most areas should end up near or just under 50 degrees.
Another weather system will come our way on Sunday, starting with a push of milder air Saturday night. A few rain and snow showers will be possible during the evening and overnight hours.
Temperatures on Sunday will be plenty warm enough for rain most of the day with highs in the low and mid 50s. Rain will be likely on and off throughout the day.
Low pressure on Sunday is expected to travel right over the region, which means will be variable in terms of speed and direction over the course of the day. Generally, though, the wind is not expected to be too strong.
Small Taste of Winter
Cold air will be pulled into the area as this system redevelops and strengthens along the coast of New England, then heads northward into eastern Canada.
Rain showers may start to turn over to snow showers as early as Sunday evening with overnight lows ranging from the mid 20s to low 30s.
Steady, but not too strong, northwest winds will blow throughout Monday, keeping most areas in the 30s throughout the day.
Lake Ontario will enhance the moisture wrapping around the backside of the low, resulting in on and off snow showers, especially in the lake effect prone areas southeast of Lake Ontario. This will continue Monday night and into Tuesday as well before tapering off late.
Some areas may see their first snow accumulations from this, with locally a couple inches in the more persistent lake snows. Most should at least see some snow flying, even if it isn’t steady enough or the ground cold enough for accumulations.
Tuesday morning will be especially chilly with widespread temperatures in the mid 20s. Winds will pick up on Tuesday, still from the northwest. A period of wind speeds around 20 mph and gusts over 40 mph seems likely.
With afternoon highs again mainly in the 30s, the wind will probably make it feel more like the 20s or even upper 10s.
Winds will turn to the southwest on Wednesday, pushing temperatures back to the mid 40s. Scattered rain showers will be possible as another weather system passes through. This will lead to a mix of rain and snow showers on Thursday with highs struggling to the low 40s.
The wind will remain blustery as well, with gusts over 30 mph possible both days.
Beyond that, the weather becomes too uncertain to draw any firm conclusions about, with a wide range of temperatures and weather conditions showing on the various weather models.
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This graphic represents an average over the entire Finger Lakes region. Localized variations should be expected.
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