Rain and snow expected on Wednesday and Thursday
Much needed rain and not so much needed snow is in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 10:29 PM
Updated: Apr 19, 2021 10:30 PM
Posted By: Bill Kardas
Another week, another chance of snow. Yes, this is the reality of a Central New York spring. Overall, temperatures have been running much above normal across the region, causing the leaves to come up 2-3 weeks earlier than usual across Central New York. This may become an issue with snow in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.
A cold front arrives in Central New York Tuesday morning, bringing some light rain to the region. This front will slow down and stall in the region, keeping the clouds around for most of the day. Highs climb into the low 50s. This front will serve as a highway for the next area of low pressure, which develops Tuesday night. This low pressure system swings through Central New York Wednesday, bringing us the possibility of widespr
CNY is almost as dry as Las Vegas today, raising fire risk
Updated 5:10 PM;
Today 4:59 PM
In this May 2011 file photo, a grass fire closed the Onondaga Lake Parkway onramp to I-81 South in Syracuse.
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Central New York is almost as dry as Las Vegas today.
Relative humidity dipped to 10% in Syracuse this afternoon under sunny skies and a flow of dry air from Canada. Las Vegas reached 8%.
“It’s like the Southwest desert,” said meteorologist Brian Tentinger, a forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Binghamton.
That dry air raises the risk of brush fires during what is Central New York brush fire season of early spring. The weather service has issued a fire danger alert until 8 p.m. for Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Madison, Cortland, Chenango, Otsego, Tioga, Broome, Delaware and Sullivan counties today.
2020 in pictures: A look back at an unforgettable year in Central NY
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
A nurse checks a patient s IV bag in the Upstate University Hospital s Covid-19 ICU Wednesday, December 16, 2020.N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
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It’s been a year like no other for people around the globe, with the coronavirus pandemic taking front and center stage. As 2020 comes to a close, we look back at the images that best captured the challenges - and even some triumphs - during this time in Central NY.
Syracuse University #notagainsu student protesters refuse to leave the Crouse Hinds Hall building Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Syracuse University. Students protesting racism and prejudice on campus continued to occupy the administrative building for the 11th day in a row.Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
CNY braces for first major snowfall of the season
Local municipalities have begun to issue emergency declarations as preparations are underway to receive several inches of snow in Central New York throughout the day Thursday.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 2:29 PM
Updated: Dec 16, 2020 2:30 PM
Posted By: WKTV
Local municipalities have begun to issue emergency declarations as preparations are underway to receive several inches of snow in Central New York Wednesday night into Thursday.
The WKTV StormTracker 2 weather team says a Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Chenango, Otsego, Montgomery, and Fulton Counties for Wednesday night through Thursday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for Oneida, Herkimer and Madison Counties for Wednesday night through Thursday morning.