What a Thursday. Temperatures soared into the low-to-mid 80s across the Finger Lakes this afternoon — Watkins Glen touched 85°, Corning hit 84° — well above normal for mid-April. The warmth fueled a thunderstorm threat through the early evening hours, with damaging winds the primary concern. If you heard rumbles today, that’s why.
The good news: a cold front tracking from low pressure near the Ontario-Quebec border is sweeping through tonight, pushing the storm threat southeast by morning. The flip side is that NWS Buffalo has increased the chance of fog and lowering ceilings overnight as the front passes. Visibility could drop, so use caution on the roads before dawn.
Friday shapes up quieter — a welcome break before another round of widespread showers, and a few possible thunderstorms, arrives Saturday into Saturday night. Behind that system, significantly colder air moves in by early next week. Enjoy the mild Friday.
Weather Center forecast for the Finger Lakes region. Sourced from NWS, Open-Meteo, NWS Area Forecast Discussion, and USGS stream-flow data. Updated 6 AM, noon, and 6 PM ET.