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Weather Planner: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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finger lakes weather forecast wednesday april 8 2026 clear blue skies above a green pasture with a few grazing horses and a classic old barn to the right with rolling hills covered in still bare trees in the background.
A sun-filled Wednesday is ahead with gradually increasing southerly winds, which will help push highs to around 50 degrees. Winds will increase further Wednesday night, but skies will stay mostly clear. Overnight lows will fall back into the 30s. [Photo by Joan Lockwood]

Weather Planner: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

A sun-filled Wednesday is ahead with gradually increasing southerly winds, which will help push highs to around 50 degrees. Winds will increase further Wednesday night, but skies will stay mostly clear. Overnight lows will fall back into the 30s.

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Early Morning (3-7 AM)

Clear skies.

No precipitation.

Nearly calm winds.

Temperatures in the low and mid 20s.

Morning (7-11 AM)

Clear skies.

No precipitation.

Southeast winds under 5 mph, but slowing increasing.

Temperatures rising steadily into the low 30s.

Midday (11 AM-1 PM)

Clear skies.

No precipitation.

Southeast winds near or just above 5 mph.

Temperatures continue to rise quickly into the low and even mid 40s.

Afternoon (1-5 PM)

Clear skies.

No precipitation.

Southeast to south winds at 5-10 mph.

Temperatures peak within a couple degrees on either side of 50 degrees.

Late Afternoon (5-7 PM)

Clear skies.

No precipitation.

South-southeast winds at 5-10 mph.

Temperatures falling back to the mid 40s.

Evening (7-10 PM)

Clear skies.

No precipitation.

South winds increasing to 10-15 mph

Temperatures falling to 35-40 degrees.

Overnight (11 PM-3 AM)

Clear skies. Maybe a few stray thin clouds late.

No precipitation.

South winds around 15 mph. A few gusts over 30 mph.

Temperatures ranging through the 30s, coolest in the south and east.

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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.