Moving Right Along

Posted February 17th, 2012 by Adam Musyt. 49 comments

Elevation made all the difference across Central New York over the past 12 hours as a weak storm system affected our weather.  Here at the television station (800 feet above the valley floor) a slushy 0.8” of snow accumulated on grass, trees, sidewalks and roadways through the evening.  In the lowest spots of the city of Utica, a rain/snow mix was prevalent, with just a tiny bit of slush and mainly on grassy surfaces.

 

That weather system is now moving northeastward through Canada.  Behind the storm, the air isn't all that much colder.  In fact, temperatures through much of today (Friday) will remain above the freezing mark with likely just some scattered sprinkles or flurries.

 

Winds will gradually turn westerly through the day and by this evening align over Lake Ontario.  Temperatures aloft will likely be marginally cold enough to produce some lake effect snow showers and flurries this evening and overnight.  As the air near the surface cools below the freezing mark, we could see localized accumulations of a coating to an inch or two across the area through tonight.

 

For Saturday another weak trough of low pressure is slated to arrive in the afternoon and evening with another round of snow showers.  Again it appears that the higher elevations stand the best chance of picking up an inch or two of accumulation.  Part of the reason we’ve been dealing with so many elevation-dependent snowfalls this early in the season is a lack of appreciable snow cover for much of our area.  Couple that with a sun angle that gets higher every day and the lowest level of the atmosphere (called the ‘boundary layer’) warms up far more readily than if a snowpack were around.

 

Whatever falls Saturday shouldn't last long as the weak weather wave scoots away Saturday evening.

 

It still appears at the time of this writing that Sunday's coastal storm will stay south and east of our area, but of course it bears watching and we'll keep you up to speed right here on the blog and on WKTV.

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  1. Tom (Richfield Springs):

    34 degrees, light wind, overcast.

    Posted February 17th at 5:00 AM

  2. Norm (Floyd, NY):

    37* here this morning.

    Uneventful.

    Posted February 17th at 5:02 AM

  3. Denys (East Winfield):

    33 degrees, light wind, and overcast.

    Posted February 17th at 5:02 AM

  4. Nick (West Winfield,NY):

    34 degrees here and cloudy with a light eind also.

    Posted February 17th at 5:25 AM

  5. Gordon (Northwestern):

    Temp. went up over night. 32 when I went to bed at 11 PM. 34 when I got up at 7 AM.

    Posted February 17th at 8:12 AM

  6. Chris (HP Weather) (Holland Patent):

    Another storm out to sea for this sunday.. what a winter but that’s been the trend so why stop now.. got almost an inch of slush yesterday afternoon. Definitely yesterday was an elevation event for sure travel was tricky in spots. Hopeful to pick up so lake enhancement tonight, we will see

    Posted February 17th at 9:21 AM

  7. MG (Point Rock):

    I had the same temperature trend as Gordon — yesterday was strange, with snow all day, then changing to rain after dark. Exactly the opposite of what I expected.
    Will there be a snow map for tonight’s lake effect?

    Posted February 17th at 10:42 AM

  8. Art (Oriskany Falls):

    Good idea MG (Point Rock):
    I was looking for the same thing.

    Posted February 17th at 3:31 PM

  9. nugfin (South Utica - Genesee St.):

    Big fat snowflakes falling with a good coating on the grass. Temp is 34*

    Posted February 17th at 5:38 PM

  10. Denys (East Winfield):

    29 degrees, heavy snow, then it stops, then heavy snow again…..gotta love LES!!

    Posted February 17th at 5:56 PM

  11. mike w (HERKIMER):

    Moderate snow here in NE herkimer, really big flakes..Thick coating so far..

    Posted February 17th at 6:23 PM

  12. nugfin (South Utica - Genesee St.):

    Have 1.0” of new snow and still lightly snowing. Really good packing snow.

    Posted February 17th at 7:42 PM

  13. Winter (Forestport):

    The new spelling for snow —- “...s“NO“w…”

    Posted February 17th at 7:45 PM

  14. Nick (West Winfield,NY):

    29 degrees here with very light snow. We have a fresh 1.5 inches here.

    Posted February 17th at 9:37 PM

  15. Rocino (N.Marcy):

    1.5” here as well in N.Marcy on top of the hill 850ft elevation.

    Posted February 17th at 10:53 PM

  16. Tom (Richfield Springs):

    23 degrees, light wind, partly cloudy, 1.1” of new snow.

    Posted February 18th at 4:55 AM

  17. Jill Reale (Utica):

    Good morning. Snow showers will be moving in ahead of schedule this morning, out ahead of a weak cold front. Some snow squalls are possible this afternoon with the highest snowfall accumulation on hilltops.

    Snowfall Forecast

    Posted February 18th at 7:09 AM

  18. Denys (East Winfield):

    23 degrees, light wind and partly cloudy.
    2 inches of new snow.

    Posted February 18th at 7:12 AM

  19. Norm (Floyd, NY):

    25* here this morning.

    Light snowfall last nite.

    Posted February 18th at 7:30 AM

  20. Artman (Clinton):

    a beautiful peach colored sunrise! 2.2” of new snow with a temp of 27. the start of a wonderful day in the valley!!!

    Posted February 18th at 8:14 AM

  21. Jill Reale (Utica):

    A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT BROOME...CHEMUNG...CHENANGO...
    CORTLAND...EASTERN SCHUYLER...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...EXTREME
    SOUTH CENTRAL ONEIDA...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SENECA...NORTHERN
    BRADFORD...NORTHERN SUSQUEHANNA...OTSEGO...SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA...
    SOUTHEASTERN STEUBEN...SOUTHERN MADISON...SOUTHERN ONONDAGA...
    TIOGA...TOMPKINS AND WEST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTIES...

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    Posted February 18th at 8:54 AM

  22. sue (fairfield):

    well….the radar says snow….but my dewpoint says NO….temp 31, dewpoint 19

    Posted February 18th at 9:51 AM

  23. Jill Reale (Utica):

    The snow squall has fallen apart for Utica and points north. As for Madison and Otsego County, looks like moderate to heavy snow.

    Posted February 18th at 9:52 AM

  24. Art (Oriskany Falls):

    The temp here is 37 degrees and it’s been trying to snow here for an hour or so.
    It’s snowing but can’t stick because of the temp, I guess.
    The other morning here (Maybe Thursday Morning) the temp was 34 degrees and it didn’t look like snow at all. At 7:30 AM we got a 1/2 inch of that there real fine pellet snow in 3 minutes and it stuck. It stopped snowing after the 3 minutes.
    Everything was white in 3 minutes including the roads.
    I’m surprised that it isn’t raining right now.
    From what I gather by the radar it looks like Oswego and points North are really getting hammered right now, and just maybe it isn’t even snowing in Utica.

    Posted February 18th at 12:43 PM

  25. sue (fairfield):

    been snowing here for about the last half hour too 31/23 for temp and dewpoint

    Posted February 18th at 1:02 PM

  26. nugfin (South Utica - Genesee St.):

    Been snowing here for a couple hours, sometimes heavy with big flakes, but we’ve managed to get barely a dusting on the grass. Temp at 34* – too warm.

    Posted February 18th at 1:50 PM

  27. Jan (Boonville):

    Very heavy snow in Boonville. It finally looks like winter outside.

    Posted February 18th at 2:08 PM

  28. Art (Oriskany Falls):

    It’s snowing like crazy now.
    Wet heavy snow, and the temp is now 35*.
    I think it’s going to stick this time.

    Posted February 18th at 4:16 PM

  29. Winter (Forestport):

    29°…1¾” of snow…

    Posted February 18th at 5:23 PM

  30. Nick (West Winfield,NY):

    Very heavy snow here with 0 visabilty at times…..insane.

    Posted February 18th at 5:31 PM

  31. sue (fairfield):

    moderately snowing up here as well, temp down to 30 now

    Posted February 18th at 5:34 PM

  32. Tom (Richfield Springs):

    Snowing hard here in Richfield right now.

    Posted February 18th at 5:37 PM

  33. sue (fairfield):

    snowing harder now…..visibility decreasing…..smaller flakes than earlier and sticking

    Posted February 18th at 5:38 PM

  34. sue (fairfield):

    and amazingly…..there is NO wind : )

    Posted February 18th at 5:39 PM

  35. Adam Musyt:

    0.6” at the station and counting. Snow is lighter now than it was about a half hour ago.

    Posted February 18th at 5:42 PM

  36. Nick (West Winfield,NY):

    !.5 here today of wet snow with most of that a little while ago. Roads are in bad shape. Not snowing at the moment.

    Posted February 18th at 6:03 PM

  37. madmax (Turin):

    4.5 inches today and sitting @ 29*.

    Posted February 18th at 6:49 PM

  38. nugfin (South Utica - Genesee St.):

    Even though it has snowed on and off for most of the day, we have nothing to show for it. Even now it’s lightly snowing, but nothing is sticking. Temp at 34*

    Posted February 18th at 7:12 PM

  39. karij (cold brook):

    Snowing good here in Cold Brook. Roads look “nasty” for this winter.

    Posted February 18th at 7:49 PM

  40. Tom (Richfield Springs):

    11 degrees, very light breeze, clear with lots of stars, 2.7” of new snow since this time yesterday.

    Posted February 19th at 5:08 AM

  41. Denys (East Winfield):

    9 degrees, light breeze and clear.
    2” of new snow.

    Posted February 19th at 5:12 AM

  42. Nick (West Winfield,NY):

    12 degrees here with also. 2 inches of new snow since yesterday morning..

    Posted February 19th at 5:44 AM

  43. Norm (Floyd, NY):

    18* here this morning.

    Nice covering of fresh snow.

    Posted February 19th at 6:41 AM

  44. nugfin (South Utica - Genesee St.):

    27* here with just a very light dusting here.

    Posted February 19th at 8:00 AM

  45. Anthony (Oriskany [Elevation 565 ft.]):

    Looked forward to some skiing in the sun this afternoon. Doesn’t look too promising

    Posted February 19th at 1:30 PM

  46. Jeff H (Sherburne Hills):

    Weekly Snowfall- 3.4”
    Seasonal Snowfall- 43.0”

    Looks like another slow week in the weather department coming up!

    Posted February 19th at 3:48 PM

  47. Jill Reale (Utica):

    Good evening! Clouds are hanging tough this evening but with high pressure building in, expect wall to wall sunshine Monday. Back into the 40s by Tuesday with the chance of wet snow/rain Wednesday through Friday. Looks like spring has arrived early.

    Posted February 19th at 5:00 PM

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