Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
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706 FXUS61 KBGM 251409 AFDBGM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 1009 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Scattered rain showers are expected today, with rain chances increasing tonight as a cold front approaches the area. Rain will come to an end from west to east on Thursday. High pressure and drier weather returns Friday through the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... 1000 AM Update: The forecast remains largely on track and only made some minor adjustments to PoPs and sky cover. Previous discussion remains valid. 330 AM Update... Surface analysis places a warm front across far western PA this morning. This front will slowly push east and northeast today, fighting against a ridge of high pressure over New England. Meanwhile aloft, a deep trough has dug out over the Midwest, with a closed mid-level low developing over the mid-Mississippi Valley. Moisture-rich southwesterly flow extends ahead of the trough across the Appalachians into PA and NY, with several embedded shortwave troughs. Weak disturbances will continue to ripple through the area today and tonight, bringing periods of enhanced rain shower coverage to the area, and perhaps some isolated thunderstorms. Showers look to remain spotty through the early morning hours with a lack of forcing, but will increase across NEPA later this morning, and in Central NY this afternoon and evening. The cutoff low will wander towards the Missouri Bootheel tonight, while the northern stream trough splits and progresses north of the Great Lakes. This trough will move across southern Quebec tonight into Thursday, dragging a weak cold front along with it. Shower chances will increase as the front moves through late tonight into Thursday. Drier air looks to filter into western areas of the CWA Thursday afternoon, but the front may slow down a bit as it approaches the coast, allowing shower chances to linger across the Catskills and NEPA into Thursday evening. A few stronger thunderstorms may be possible across the Catskills and Poconos should the front stall down enough, as enhanced mid-level flow will lead to higher bulk shear values. Total rainfall through the period is not expected to be excessive. Temperatures today will be a couple degrees below normal, and returning to near normal on Thursday across the western half of the area, as precip pushes east. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... 410 AM Update... Lingering showers east of I-81, along with perhaps an isolated thunderstorm, are expected to taper off during the evening hours Thursday night as a weak cold front moves away to the south and east. If there is enough clearing behind the front overnight, there could be a few areas of fog that develop. Lows will be mainly in the 50s. High pressure building in from the north on Friday is expected to lead to mostly dry conditions. This surface high should lead to mainly dry conditions Friday night through Saturday night. However, some guidance has trended a little weaker with this area of high pressure allowing moisture associated with a broad upper low near the mid-Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys to advect northward toward our area. As a result, some spotty showers could be possible during this time, especially from the Twin Tiers south, but PoPs are generally under 25%. Highs Friday and Saturday are expected to be in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Lows Friday and Saturday nights are again mainly in the 50s. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... 410 AM Update... Sunday into Monday looks to be largely dry as high pressure continues to try to deflect much of the moisture to our south. The upper low over the Mississippi River Valley is expected to weaken into an open wave of low pressure early next week which may lead to a small chance of showers, but there is less model agreement early this morning with regards to the placement and track of this wave vs. 24 hours ago and any chances of showers associated with it. Confidence is higher however with an upper trough dropping into the northern Great Lakes region and its associated surface cold front bringing a chance of showers to the area Tuesday or Wednesday. Highs Sunday and Monday are expected to be slightly above average, mainly in the low to mid 70s, with lows at night still generally in the 50s. There does look to be a cool down toward midweek. && .AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Showers will remain fairly spotty through the morning hours, with a slow increase in coverage after sunrise. Steadier showers will work into NEPA towards midday and spread northeast across Central NY in the afternoon. Isolated thunder is possible, but probabilities are low. In the meantime, ceilings mostly in the fuel alt range will improve to MVFR by mid-morning in most areas. ITH appears to be maintaining a VFR ceiling due to downslope conditions. Localized gusty winds will continue through morning hours, mainly in higher terrain sites such as ITH and BGM. Overnight ceilings will drop back to Fuel Alt to IFR range with showers continuing. .Outlook... Thursday... MVFR and IFR with showers passing through the region with a cold front. Improving across the west in the afternoon. Thursday night through Sunday...Mainly VFR, but valley fog is possible. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...BJG/MPH NEAR TERM...BJG/MPH SHORT TERM...DK LONG TERM...DK AVIATION...KL/MPH