What strikes me most at midday isn’t today’s pleasant 77° in Geneva — it’s the sheer cliff edge ahead. This is genuinely the last comfortable afternoon for days.
Skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy across the region, with highs today topping out in the low-to-mid 80s — Ithaca and Watkins Glen leading the pack, already touching the low 80s. Auburn is seeing a brief light drizzle, the lone outlier on an otherwise dry map. The AFD flags a small window for pop-up showers and storms across the Southern Tier this afternoon into early evening — diurnal heating working against lingering low-level moisture — but most of the region stays dry through sunset at 8:50 PM.
Tonight, lows drop comfortably into the upper 50s to low 60s.
Tomorrow, Monday, things begin to shift. Highs climb to 87° in Geneva, still manageable, but the ridge is already building. By Tuesday through Thursday, a dangerous heat and humidity event settles over the region — highs pushing into the mid-to-upper 90s. Independence Day Saturday still carries thunderstorm chances and highs near 89°, which means fireworks viewing depends heavily on storm timing that evening.
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.