Clear skies and low humidity are making this a genuinely pleasant Saturday evening across the Finger Lakes — but tonight is really the calm before the storm. Temperatures are dropping comfortably, with overnight lows settling near 61° in Geneva and Auburn, 60° in Ithaca, and down to the upper 50s in Corning and Bath. No frost risk, no alerts in effect.
The story is Sunday. A cold front pushing in from the northwest, stalled by a secondary pressure wave, will bring multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms through the day. NWS Buffalo is flagging both a severe weather risk and a heavy rainfall threat. The setup favors strong wind shear — mid-level winds running 35 to 40 knots ahead of the front — which can support damaging gusts even with modest storm energy. Expect periods of rain through much of Sunday, with highs only reaching the upper 70s. Monday clears out and cools into the upper 60s before another unsettled stretch mid-to-late week.
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.