The front is closer than it looks — at noon, Geneva is sitting at a sunny 83° while Ithaca and Watkins Glen are already touching 87°, with a cold front expected to sweep through between now and early afternoon. There are no active NWS alerts, but NWS Buffalo flagged heat index values potentially reaching the lower to mid-90s before the front clears the region, along with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. That storm window runs through roughly mid-afternoon, after which cooler and less humid air moves in behind the front.
Expect highs to top out in the mid-to-upper 80s for southern towns before the break arrives. Tonight, skies clear and temperatures settle to the upper 60s. Saturday looks pleasant — mainly clear with a high near 83° and lower humidity. The bigger change comes Sunday into Monday, when a 90% rain chance brings highs down to 78° Sunday and 68° Monday, marking a genuine pattern shift for the week ahead.
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.