The time is approaching for another round from Mother Nature. It has been since mid October since she last struck. Almost 30 days! Finally she said THAT IS IT and is preparing a round to deal Upstate NY with. Will it be a heavy snow? Only if you are in the higher elevations AND EAST of I-81. West of that will probably not see that much, especially Western NY this time. Little lake effect this time. Even though the Tug Hill areas south of Thruway, the Adirondacks and Catskills have the potential of seeing over a half a foot of snow, again, it’s only the higher ups.
Here is how this storm is going to go:
THURSDAY
This storm moves into the Northeast. Precipitation overspreads Upstate NY, especially along and east of I-81. As the air gets cooler Thursday afternoon and especially Thursday night, we will see the changeover to snow starting in the higher elevations first, then extending down lower Thursday night.
FRIDAY
This date will probably be the messiest of the three days. Temperatures are borderline in the lower elevations. While they seem cold enough higher up, the question is how high? Is it just above the valley floors? Is it all the way to the hilltops? We still don’t know 100% as a 1 to 2 degree shift can make this all snow everywhere, or change it back to all rain except for the highest locations, which will definitely impact the snow totals. Friday Night colder air moves down again and it should change it to snow in most locations, especially with the low centered well off the coast by now.
SATURDAY
Friday Night and Saturday Morning looks to be the best chance to see accumulations, especially in the higher elevations. Even if it doesn’t go as planned Thursday Night through Friday, this part of the storm could make up for it. It’s the early season. The mountains and higher elevations win this time of year. The lower elevations don’t as much. Hence why our first accumulations map is the way it is. Why do I have it until Saturday? This is when the storm is supposed to go until. So I figured give you my first shot and what I think this storm will give us. Again this map will never be 100% accurate but it should give you a good idea.
SUNDAY AND BEYOND
Once this storm goes by it remains November cold but at least temperatures return somewhat closer to normal. With normal temperatures still in the 40’s in the lower elevations and 30’s higher up, it means any snows that are there should melt off quickly.
8-14 DAYS
You don’t want to look. Just like mid October, this mid November storm is looking like a one off. Instead of it being a time of consistent snows, it looks like it’s “ride it while you have it”. Which of course we cannot ride. Yet. But we are about a month away from being able to ride up north. Just so you know. But don’t expect anything else after this, before Thanksgiving.
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