Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
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625 FXUS61 KBGM 271056 AFDBGM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 656 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure building in over the area will lead to dry conditions for most today before a chance of showers returns to the Twin Tiers southward tonight. While the area of high pressure is expected to suppress most of the moisture to the south this weekend, a few showers and sprinkles are possible. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... 635 AM Update... Some minor adjustments to fog coverage this morning and blended in the latest obs which brought temperatures up slightly around the Finger Lakes. The rest of the forecast remains on track. 410 AM Update... High pressure building in from the northwest out of Canada will lead to largely dry conditions today. Although it is expected to be dry much of the time, sunshine will be limited over NE PA and it will be dimmed by high clouds over much of CNY. There is some moisture that will start to surge northward late in the day that can lead to an isolated shower over portions of NE PA, mainly Luzerne County. Highs today will be running above average in the low in the mid 70s. A lobe of energy rotating northward along the edge of a broad upper low centered over the mid Mississippi river will help push that influx in moisture farther north tonight and increase chances for spotty showers, mainly from the Twin Tiers southward. Lows for much of the area tonight will be in the mid 50s to low 60s. Helene will be absorbed by this upper low, and the bulk of the moisture with this system will remain to our south. However, the surface high in control over the region today looks to shift north and east Saturday allowing the upper low to expand northeast toward our area with a band of moisture. As a result, skies are expected to be mostly cloudy Saturday, and some spotty showers and sprinkles can be seen, with the main focus again being from the Twin Tiers south. Highs Saturday range from the upper 60s to the mid 70s. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... 415 AM Update This period continues to look rather cloudy with slight chance to low end chances for a few showers at times. The moisture from the remnants of Helene and the combining upper level low spinning over the Ohio Valley. This system will remain nearly stationary through much of the short term period, spinning off spokes of low to mid level moisture in our direction. These lobes of moisture will be running into much drier air, as high pressure remains anchored over northern New England and southern Quebec. Latest model guidance is showing the potential for occasional showers Saturday night as stream of moisture drifts north over the forecast area on the periphery of the upper level low to our southwest. Rain amounts will be light, mainly under a 1/4 inch, with most areas seeing even less. Otherwise, it remains mostly cloudy to overcast overnight with lows in the 50s to low 60s. The modest mid level moisture remains in place for Sunday, but the forcing is very weak and disorganized as the main center of low pressure remains well off to our south and west, over western Kentucky and southern Indiana. Therefore, Sunday looks to feature mainly cloudy skies with a few sprinkles or light showers around from time to time south of US-20 in CNY, with marginally higher PoPs across the Catskills and parts of NE PA (30%). Mild, with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s expected. A surface high actually presses and tries to build back in from the north Sunday night into Monday in the latest 00z guidance. Therefore, lowered PoPs from what the 12z Ensemble blend was indicating, and nudged the rain chances back south/southwest closer to the low. This gave mostly cloudy skies once again, but only slight chances for a light rain shower in NE PA and out toward Steuben county...further north and east the influence of the surface high and a dry easterly flow should keep conditions dry. Lows are back in the 50s, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s...except mid- 70s Mohawk Valley and Syracuse area. By Monday night the upper level low opens up into a trough and starts to eject east-northeast into western PA/NY. Rain chances will increase from southwest to northeast over our CWA through the night. Generally steady overnight lows in the 50s for most locations. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... 400 AM Update This period will be unsettled and wet to start as a series of upper level troughs and surface fronts moves through Tuesday into Wednesday. The highest chances for rain will be Tuesday, Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. There does remain some uncertainty in the exact timing of these features moving through, but overall guidance continues to narrow spread. It appears the upper level low (which combined with the remnants of Helene, will eject as an open wave, moving through our area on Tuesday. This could bring a period of steadier rainfall, and we are now carrying low end likely PoPs for most of the area, except high chance up over the I-90 corridor into the Mohawk Valley. This upper level energy eventually gets absorbed by the next potent, incoming, fast moving upper level trough over the northern Great Lakes. This feature approaches and likely moves through Tuesday night into Wednesday, dragging a surface cold front through CNY/NE PA as it moves east. This will bring another round of rain/showers during this timeframe. There remains some uncertainty in how fast this system will exit on Wednesday; the latest guidance and therefore the official forecast is trending a bit faster moving it out. However, there will certainly still be shower chances, at least Wednesday morning over the central and eastern portion of the forecast area. It will be cooler on Wednesday behind the front, with highs in the upper 50s to mid-60s expected. Then, the weather pattern looks to feature dry, mostly sunny and mild conditions to round out the work week (Thursday & Friday). This is due to a strong 1024mb surface high sliding east- northeast from the Ohio Valley on Thursday to directly overhead by Friday. Overnight lows are cooler; back in the 40s to low 50s but daytime highs are mild in the mid-60s to lower 70s, which is a little above average for early October. && .AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Areas of low clouds and fog have formed this morning over CNY which is expected to continue to produce restrictions at RME the next couple of hours. Low clouds and fog are trying to fill back into SYR and is not too far away from ITH as well, so TEMPO groups are in for potential restrictions. VFR conditions are in place elsewhere this morning and all terminals are expected to be back to VFR by 13-14Z. VFR conditions are expected through the afternoon, then as clouds and moisture increase from the south, some restrictions are possible later in the TAF due to lower ceilings and perhaps spotty showers, especially for AVP, BGM and ELM. .Outlook... Saturday through Monday...Mainly VFR, but occasional rain showers may bring brief restrictions, mainly at KAVP. Tuesday...Scattered rain showers may bring occasional restrictions. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...DK NEAR TERM...DK SHORT TERM...MJM LONG TERM...MJM AVIATION...DK