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211 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2023 SYNOPSIS... Low pressure tracking across the Ohio Valley will bring some light snow from Western NY to the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes tonight with minor accumulations. There will be some lingering lake enhanced snow Wednesday south of the lakes with spotty additional minor accumulations in the morning. A frontal boundary will then bring another chance for light snow Wednesday night into Thursday. A significant warming trend will then develop late in the week. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 4:55pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:45F
Lake Ontario:46F
Currently Outside: Colder 0.8°F than last hour.

30.6°F

Wind Chill:  29.6°F
Cold
High Today
32.9°F
1:51 PM
Low Today
30.6°F
4:53 PM
Yest High
36.7°F
10:10 AM
Yest Low
31.0°F
10:59 PM
Sta* High
53.7°F
2021
Sta* Low
25.8°F
2018
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
75.0°F
1939
Rec* Low
-8.0°F
1950
Weather Server uptime 6 Days 14 Hours 36 Minutes 43 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy

Wind from NW Wind:  NW
1.9

Gusting to:
1.0 mph
Current Snow Snow3:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
1.0 of 100
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Isolated snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Isolated Snow
Showers
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am.  Low around 31. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
Thursday

Thursday: Snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers.  High near 40. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Snow then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Hi 34 °F Lo 31 °F Hi 40 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 22.6°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.5°F since last hour. 0.5°F
High 1:14 AM: 30.0°F
Low 3:39 PM: 22.4°F
Record High: 74.7°F on
Sep-6-2023
Record Low: 8.6°F on
Mar-18-2023
Wetbulb: 28.0°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Melt Today: 0.03 in
Storm Rain: 0.03 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 1.00 in
Dec Rain: 1.02 in
Dec to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Dec to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.02 in for the month 1.02 in
Dec Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.02 in for the month 1.02 in
Season:1 37.86 in
YTD
  Avg:11
31.05 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 6.81 in for the year 6.81 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Dec-6-2023
at 2:12 PM
139 rain days in 2023
4 days in December
0 days since last rain
Current: NW  1.9 mph
1Hr Average: 3.5 mph
Wind Run: 41.63 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 1.0 mph mph
Today: 13.0 mph 11:44 AM
Month: 21.0 mph Dec-4
Year: 56.0 mph Nov-11
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
9 hrs 42 min
32 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is 54 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, 23 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes in cycle
33%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Increased 1% since last hour. 72%
Last Hour: Increased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 12:52 AM: 94%
Low 3:34 PM: 69%
Record High: 97%
Jun-24-2023
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Rising 0.008  inHg/hr 30.177 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 4:51 PM: 30.178 in.
Low 12:21 AM: 30.070 in.
Record High: 30.637 inHg
Apr-8-2023
Record Low: 29.202 inHg
May-1-2023
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 23.1
Dec: 146.7
2023 to Date: 4846.0
Cooling Degree Days
2023 to Date: 604.2
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Dec Snow: Under 15.512 in for the month 0.00 in
Dec Avg: 15.51 in
Diff from Avg: -15.51 in
Season Total:2 3.50 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in December
2 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Nov-1-2023
Average 1st Snow:
29 of Nov
Current: 29.6°F
Low 11:08 AM: 23.1°F
Yesterday: 27.6°F
Record: 10.0°F
Mar-19-2023
Quality
Index6:

53


Moderate
Density:
1.31 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
High Today:   0.5 @ 1:41 PM
Dec-07

Dec-08

Dec-09

High Today:  
519 W/m2 @ 1:43 PM
Sun Hours Today:
00:31
   This Month: 04:37 Hrs
Rise: 7:32 am  Set: 4:41 pm
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 40°F °F
1.2 in: 42°F
1.8 in: 43°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.6 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.01 in
7-Days Rain: 1.00 in
7-Days ET: 0.14 in
7-Day:  0.862 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.862 in
December:  0.95 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 0.95 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
94.8°F
Sep-6-2023
19.8°F
Mar-30-2023
Daytime Records
  91.8°F
Sep-06-2023
  26.4°F
Nov-29-2023
Nitetime Records
  79.0°F
Jul-29-2023
  24.1°F
Mar-19-2023
ICN:1 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:98%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   7 Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   10 Historical average only to day 6 of just the month of December for this station since 2013.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 6 of December for this station since 2013.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Isolated snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Isolated Snow
Showers

Hi 34 °F
NWS forecast: Isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp change, precipitation possible within 24 to 48 hrs.
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am.  Low around 31. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow

Lo 31 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow showers, mainly between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. Low around 31. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday

Thursday: Snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers.  High near 40. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Snow then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Mostly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Partly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 10 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 9 to 14 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Rain Likely
and Breezy
Sunday

Sunday: Rain.  High near 51. Breezy.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Rain and
Breezy
Hi 40 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 51 °F

Countdown to Winter
 Winter Solstice begins December 21st at 10:27pm   EDT  
 
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