Area Forecast Discussion
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422 FXUS61 KBGM 071843 AFDBGM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 243 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A front moves through today with a threat for heavy rain showers and thunderstorms across NY into the Northern Tier of PA. Tomorrow, less muggy conditions are expected with NE PA having the best chance for additional showers and thunderstorms in the late morning into the afternoon. High pressure builds in for Wednesday before an active pattern returns for the end of the week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... 215 PM Update Mid and high clouds for the Southern Tier and south this morning has helped keep temperatures cooler but as the clouds dissipate and move east, temperatures will rise through the afternoon ahead of an approaching front. Looking at vertical wind profiles from NYSM profilers as well as from BUF, BGM, and ALY radars, shear is really low, 15 or less knots below 6 km, with ALY seeing the best shear near 20 knots. Surface based cape has risen to around 2000 J/kg though mix layer cape is closer to 1000 J/kg. Low level lapse rates are looking better with the 0-3 km lapse rates >7 in the Finger Lakes but mid level lapse rates are low, between 5.5 and 6 so that will limit updraft speed. The severe threat looks to be lowering outside of a low potential for microburst with the dry air in the mid levels with downdrafts able to take advantage of the steeper low level lapse rates. Flash flooding is a concern this afternoon given precipitable water values up over 1.75 and even close to 2.0 inches near the approaching front and warm cloud depths over 12,000 feet. Storms ahead of the front developing in central PA are in fairly fast flow and will be moving fast at 20 to 30 mph so issues in the near term are not expected until the front moves in later this afternoon. Training along the slow moving front through the Finger Lakes into CNY and western/central portions of the Twin Tiers could lead to isolated flash flooding, especially if any region gets hit by convection ahead of the front this afternoon. As we head towards midnight, instability wanes with deeper convection weakening and precipitation becomes more showery. Tomorrow, the front will be in NEPA and looks to mostly drop south of the region before instability really builds with day time heating but convection could begin to fire in the late morning over the Poconos. Shear will be a little better tomorrow along the front as a trough digs into the Great Lakes region increasing the winds aloft. Behind the front across the Twin Tiers and northward, drier air making its way in will help bring in less muggy conditions and low chances of precipitation. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
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230 PM Forecast... Surface high pressure slides east in into the region Wednesday morning keeping conditions mainly dry. Skies will remain partly cloudy throughout most of the day due to the influence of an incoming shortwave. Scattered showers should start to develop over NEPA during the evening hours, spreading to the NE as the shortwave progresses eastward. There is still some model variation with how this will play out. The GFS solution brings slightly higher chances of showers in NEPA, while the EURO solution keeps conditions mostly dry until Thursday afternoon. Southwest flow will keep temperatures warm with highs in the low to mid 80s both Wednesday and Thursday. Another short wave is expected to move through Thursday afternoon with additional showers and thunderstorms. Instability parameters are more favorable Thursday afternoon, with CAPE values up to 1,100 J/Kg and shear values ranging 25 to 30 knots. The best chance for rain and isolated thunder will be ESE of the Finger Lakes region. Overnight lows will fall into the low to mid 60s.
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&& .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
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230 PM Forecast... The period remains active with continued chances for showers and thunderstorms throughout the weekend. An upper level trough will allow moisture to linger into Friday before lifting eastward, maintaining a chance for showers. By Saturday, our region becomes positioned between two upper-level low features, while a brief ridge begins to build in. This may result in a short-lived dry period Saturday morning before another round of showers develops by the afternoon. A more organized frontal system is expected to move through the region on Sunday as the ridge shifts east and a broad upper level trough advances from the west. This setup will enhance southwesterly flow ahead of the cold front, increasing potential for showers and thunderstorms across the area.
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&& .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Showers and thunderstorms are developing along the front south of Lake Ontario and will move into CNY over the next few hours. RME, SYR, and ITH will see storms move through prior to 0Z while BGM and ELM will see them later this afternoon. Storms look to weaken prior to reaching AVP around 3Z. Tempos have been added for the rough timing of the frontal passage with the showers and thunderstorms. Tonight, fog likely develops at ELM with some post frontal stratus leading to MVFR cigs at most CNY terminals. Tomorrow, the front will be near AVP with low potential for showers and thunderstorms to develop near the terminal closer to 18Z but confidence is not there yet ti include any restrictions in the TAFs. Outlook... Tuesday night Through Wednesday night...Morning MVFR stratus clouds possible, especially ELM, BGM and AVP. Mainly VFR in the afternoon and evening. Thursday and Saturday...Restrictions possible with some showers and thunderstorms around. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for NYZ015>018- 023>025-036-037-055-056. && $$ SYNOPSIS...AJG NEAR TERM...AJG SHORT TERM...ES LONG TERM...ES AVIATION...AJG