There’s a gentle summer afternoon setting up across the Finger Lakes right now, and the window for enjoying it is wider than it might look. Temperatures at noon are sitting in the low 70s regionwide — Geneva at 71°, Ithaca at 73° — under mostly clear skies with a light southwest breeze and humidity that feels genuinely comfortable.
No alerts are in effect. The NWS did flag a slim chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon, mainly well inland from the lakes, but forcing is weak and moisture is limited — most of the region stays dry through this evening.
The change comes overnight and into Wednesday. High pressure that’s been anchoring this quiet stretch exits to the east tonight, and a low-pressure system begins to organize to the west. Rain chances increase Wednesday, and by Wednesday evening into Thursday that system is expected to arrive in earnest — the forecast shows 88% precipitation probability Thursday with winds picking up to around 20 mph. The NWS is flagging this as an anomalously strong low for mid-June, so Thursday bears watching. Expect more detail on that timing in this evening’s update. Friday and the weekend trend quieter, with highs in the low 70s and only modest rain chances Saturday.
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.