Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
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519 FXUS61 KALY 051730 AFDALY AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Albany NY 130 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Today will be another warm day with mainly dry conditions. Then, our weather pattern will trend cooler and wetter for Thursday through early next week with a cutoff upper low expected to be located nearby. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... .Update...As of 1:00 PM EDT...Low stratus that was in place across our southern few counties has now mixed out, with mainly clear skies across the region. Starting to see some diurnal cumulus developing over the high terrain, but satellite imagery shows that the cu field is pretty shallow across our area. Taking this into account combined with 12z CAMs, have dialed back PoPs slightly through the next couple hours, but will continue to mention slight chance PoPs for some of our high terrain areas this afternoon and evening with some chance PoPs in the ADKs early this evening. Otherwise, just minor adjustments to temps, dew points, and sky cover. Previous forecast for a very warm and mainly dry afternoon remains on track with more details below... .Previous...We are still expecting another hot day with a couple isolated afternoon or evening showers/non- severe thunderstorms possible mainly across the western Mohawk Valley or Adirondacks. Daytime mixing will help to minimize any widespread clouds much of the day. However, some isolated to scattered showers and storms still possible this afternoon. Surface based instability due to daytime heating and any localized convergence spots will support the isolated to scattered activity. Highs in the mid to upper 80s with around 80 higher elevations. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... The leading edge of showers and scattered thunderstorms approaches our region this evening. A leading upper impulse will track through the southern periphery of a developing upper cut off low and just south of our region toward daybreak and through Thursday morning. The associated low level jet forcing and convergence, will track just south of our region and an area of showers and scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy rain will track across areas south of the Capital Region. Lighter rain will extend north of those showers and thunderstorms Thursday morning. Then, a sharp low level wind shift from south southeast to west southwest and associated forcing will track through areas from the eastern Catskills and Schoharie Valley, through the Capital Region, Berkshires and southern VT and points north. Boundary layer temperatures and moisture will drop behind the line or band of convection, providing a little more forcing. Instability will be marginal as midlevel lapse rates will not be steep but there will be some instability. A line or band of showers and scattered thunderstorms, some strong with locally gusty winds and heavy rain, will track through the region during the afternoon, exiting by evening. There could be some breaks in the clouds from time to time Thursday, outside of the showers and storms but considerable clouds through the day Thursday, again, with just a few breaks in the clouds. Highs Thursday in the mid to upper 70s with near 80 mid Hudson Valley and around 70 higher elevations. Considerable clouds Thursday night with a few breaks in the clouds from time to time as showers become more isolated to scattered with the slow approach of the upper cut off low. Some breaks in the clouds into Friday morning, but as the western periphery of the upper cut off low slowly approaches and the associated cooling aloft, clouds, showers and isolated to scattered thunderstorms redevelop and increase in coverage in the afternoon, with the instability. Highs Friday in the mid to upper 70s with upper 60s higher terrain. Coverage of showers and thunderstorms decrease again, Friday night and a few breaks in the clouds once again. Boundary layer temperatures slowly cool as the upper low continues to slowly approach. Lows by early Saturday morning in the mid to upper 50s with around 50 higher terrain. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Unsettled conditions continue through much of the extended forecast period as eastern New York and western New England remain under the influence of the aforementioned low pressure system... By Saturday morning, the upper low looks to become settled to the north and west of the region along the southern border of Ontario and Quebec, overhead the northeast Great Lakes. Throughout the weekend and into early next week, the system as a whole doesn`t look to make much in the way of eastward progress, allowing broad, cyclonic flow to remain dominant across the Northeast. As a result, numerous rounds of showers and possibly some embedded rumbles of thunder remain possible through at least Monday as moisture is continually reinforced through southwesterly flow and large scale ascent is supported by ongoing divergence aloft and upper energy pulses rotating about its southern periphery. The challenge with this forecast is identifying the greatest likelihood for said showers and possible thunderstorms given the persistent timing and evolutionary discrepancies within the medium to long range models. At this time, showers and embedded rumbles of thunder look to favor diurnal hours where differential heating will aid in increasing instability. Therefore, the greatest PoPs exist during peak heating hours Saturday and Sunday. With these PoPs, maintained slight chance to chance of thunder until confidence increases in this element of the forecast. Additional showers will be possible Monday as the upper low finally looks to shift further east. While there continues to be some level of uncertainty in the terminal behavior of the system that is impacting end time of showers, general consensus points to conditions becoming primarily dry by Monday evening/night as mid/upper-level ridging begins to build in from the west. The remainder of the extended period looks to start the return to dry, warm conditions across the region. Speaking of temperatures, with the upper-low inflicting a cooler airmass in comparison to recent days, high temperatures Saturday through Monday generally look to range from the mid/upper 60s (pockets of low 60s at highest peaks) in higher terrain regions to low/mid 70s in valley areas. Low temperatures throughout this same time will generally be in the upper 40s to low/mid 50s. Starting Tuesday, temperatures begin to go on a bit of a warming trend with highs anticipated to increase to the upper 60s to upper 70s. Lows Tuesday night will fall to the low to upper 50s before Wednesday`s highs rise to the mid/upper 70s to low 80s. && .AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Flying conditions are currently VFR across the region. Satellite imagery shows some few-sct diurnal cu and some passing cirrus. Based on model guidances, forcing for precip should stay off to the west through this evening, so dry weather will continue with VFR conditions into at least the early evening hours with light south to southeast winds. For tonight, an increase in low level moisture thanks to a persistent southerly flow will allow for some lower clouds to increase. This could allow for MVFR to stratus to develop by the late night hours for all sites, with the highest confidence being at KPOU. There could be a few spotty showers by the late night hours, especially for KPOU/KPSF, which could briefly allow for MVFR visibility, although this is rather low confidence. Light southerly or southeasterly winds will continue into the overnight hours. Some of the lower ceilings and MVFR conditions may linger into Thursday morning. There could be a return to VFR conditions as daytime heating gets underway, but more showers and t-storms are expected to spread across the region by later on Thursday afternoon. Winds will still be from the south around 5 to 10 kts. Outlook... Thursday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Friday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Friday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Saturday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Saturday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Sunday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Sunday Night: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Monday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. && .HYDROLOGY... Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected late tonight through Thursday. Rainfall amounts of around 1 inch are expected with localized amounts up to 2 inches. Some thunderstorms will contain heavy rain and could produce localized ponding of water on roadways, urban and small stream flooding and standing water in low lying areas. No flooding of main stem rivers is expected. Additional showers and thunderstorms will occur Friday through the weekend but less widespread and lighter, with additional amounts of perhaps up to a half inch of rain through the weekend. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...NAS NEAR TERM...Main/NAS SHORT TERM...NAS LONG TERM...Gant AVIATION...Frugis HYDROLOGY...NAS