Remember that high school science teacher droning on about nature abhorring a vacuum? They were right and today is proof of it. There's a steep pressure gradient from the cold front the passed around midnight last night and the anticyclone to the west and that's giving us a good 15-20 mph breeze today with occasional gusts to 40 mph possible. In addition to the horizontal wind there's going to be some vertical action as well. A pool of cool air aloft is going to sink and that will push warm air near the surface upwards enough to produce a few clouds. Under those clouds the high will be in the lower 50s. more ›

Looking at the hourly observations in Central Park it appears that the cold front passed through the city between four and six this morning, but that it took until almost ten a.m. for the cool Canadian air mass behind the front to arrive. You don't need to look at a website to know that we've now got a healthy north wind. The dew point has also dropped considerably, which means that after an afternoon high in the mid 50s we'll see a chilly night tonight. Look for the temperature across the city to be in the upper 30s tomorrow morning. more ›

Today's weather forecast is so stereotypical that it could have been pulled out of a textbook. A low pressure system is moving toward the northeast through Pennsylvania today. In quick succession we will see first a warm front and then a cold front pass through the city. Both those frontal passages up the potential for lots of rain today. Look for showers and thunderstorms through late afternoon. Some of the rain in those storms could be intense. We may see a bit of clearing late this afternoon after the warm front passes but before the cold front arrives. Depending on how much the skies clear, today's high will range from the lower 70s (likely) to upper 70s (possibly). more ›

The heat, or what passes for heat in late October, is gone. The past four days averaged nearly 14 degrees warmer than normal. A strong breeze will make it feel cooler, but today's expected high of 58 is right on the money for late October. It looks like we are in for a couple of hours of light, scraggly showers but the skies should clear up this afternoon. In fact, the skies will clear up so well that it will be downright chilly tonight. Look for a low in the low 40s tomorrow morning. more ›

Let's go to the beach for Labor Day! That seems to be hurricane Earl's motivation this morning. Earl is moving parallel to the coast and will pass a couple hundred miles east of the city. Tropical moisture ahead of the cyclone has already invaded the Big Apple and we are likely to see breezy conditions a few showers this afternoon and evening. If you are out in the Hamptons look out for high winds, heavy surf, beach erosion, and a couple inches of rain. There will be even more of all that on Nantucket and Cape Cod. On the other hand, the cool kids at ATP this weekend won't see any rain. more ›

If you thought we had a lot of snow last weekend check out Atlanta. Seven billion billion billion inches! There should be quite a spectacle in the sky tonight when that column of snow smacks into the moon. more ›

The first half of the week looks to be quiet and cool. It will be breezy today as a high pressure system makes it's presence felt, but that's about the most weather excitement the area will see until Thursday. Today's high will be in the low 50s. If you want snow, the breeze is bringing it to the lake effect regions of Central and Western New York. more ›

There's been at least a trace of rain every day since last Friday. That wet streak will be broken today and clear skies should prevail through much of the Memorial Day weekend. Today and tomorrow share the same forecast - sunny, breezy and slightly cooler than normal, with highs around 70 degrees. The wet spell has been accompanied by an even longer run of cool weather. May is now running more than three degrees cooler than average! more ›