Temperatures today will climb to near 30º- a near heat wave for the Finger Lakes. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Radar imagery this morning is showing the bulk of the precipitation from this storm system now east of the Finger Lakes, with light snow showers stretching back into western New York. While the bulk of the storm may be over, … Read More

Precipitation is increasing in both coverage and intensity late Sunday afternoon. Snow is widespread across much of the Finger Lakes, with most of the mixed precipitation now locked in across the Southern Tier. Here in Groton, the temperature has dropped … Read More

Check out these noontime temperatures from around the Finger Lakes (click the image to make it bigger). The battle between the cold air to the north and warm air to the south is intense, with a 10-20º temperature change over … Read More

A complex winter storm will develop across the Finger Lakes by Sunday afternoon and continuing through Monday. This storm is so complex, I could not properly communicate the forecast in one, or even two maps.

Winter Storm Watches are in effect for the entire Finger Lakes region as a complex storm system makes its way towards us as early as Sunday morning.

Please see my weekly blog on Syracuse.com for more information on the snow and uncertainties this weekend: http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2015/02/snowy_weekend_ahead_for_central_new_york.html

A pair of weather systems are combining forces to bring some changeable weather to the Finger Lakes today and tomorrow.

Clear skies over most of the region have allowed temperatures to drop to near or below 0º this morning.

Winds are gusting to 30mph over western New York on the back side of the low pressure, which is located over northwest Pennsylvania now.

Snowfall rates are starting to increase across the region. Over the next few hours, this trend will continue leading into the main part of the storm overnight and into Monday morning. Again, this was expected and there are no changes … Read More

The Super Bowl is half over, but the snow storm for the Finger Lakes is just getting started.

Steady light snow has spread across the region, but, as expected, the heavy snow is not yet in the area. However, some heavier snow is working into southwest New York. It is making slow progress northeast, but drier air over … Read More

Everything is in place for the second widespread heavy snow event for the Finger Lakes this season. Confidence is high in the forecast across the board. The only changes that we made to the snow map were across the northern … Read More

A significant snow storm is likely for the Finger Lakes Sunday night into Monday. Confidence is higher than normal, with good model agreement and consistency.