Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin continues to lash the Bahamas Friday with 130 mph winds.

Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 major hurricane and will likely reach category 4 status over the next couple of days.

Heavy rain Tuesday night will taper to showers as Wednesday morning transitions into the afternoon.

Rain continues to develop across the Finger Lakes region of New York, along with all of New England, The Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley.

An evolving situation over our region has raised concern for flooding, despite months of dry weather, as some extreme rain will be possible through Wednesday.

Our extended stretch of dry, very warm weather had to end eventually. Now, as the calendar flips from September to October, the weather is finally getting back to normal.

An area of low pressure over the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US will spread some clouds north towards the Finger Lakes.

The Finger Lakes remains locked into a tranquil weather pattern with high pressure dominating and preventing any weather systems from approaching the area.

High pressure has built into the Finger Lakes and brought the region a fresh supply of cool air and clear skies.

A cold front will cross the Finger Lakes region this evening, bringing an end to our latest stretch of hot, dry weather.

Temperatures have been running about 15 degrees above normal for the Finger Lakes over the last few days. Friday and Saturday will offer no change from that, with highs well into the 80s both days.

High pressure centered south of the Finger Lakes has a firm grip on the weather east of the Mississippi River.

The weather in the Finger Lakes this week will be picture perfect for early autumn with plenty of sunshine and warm, but not too hot temperatures.

A series of low pressures will move through the Finger Lakes this weekend, bringing some much needed soaking rain.

If the recent stretch of hot, dry weather was not your idea of nice weather, perhaps Thursday will be better.

Cooler, more seasonable temperatures are on our doorstep as a cold front makes slow but steady progress eastward.