March 2012 is turning the old weather proverb on its head by coming in like a lamb and going out like a lion. Oh, today will be plenty docile but tonight and tomorrow are looking like a soggy wool sweater. High pressure centered over Elmira this morning will give us a sunny and seasonable day. Look for a high in the mid 50s with a brisk wind out of the west this afternoon. more ›

Originally there was going to be quite a bit of subway work this weekend. But then the weather forecast came in predicting actual cold (and snow!) and whatdayaknow, the MTA went and canceled most of it. Though if you live past Lorimer on the L, this is still an L Hell weekend. more ›

It is looking more and more like we'll get a touch of winter this weekend. First, though, today is going to be mostly sunny and mild with a high in the mid to upper 40s. The high pressure system bringing the mild weather will move offshore later today, paving the way for tonight's storm. That storm is a weak low pressure system over Texas at the moment. It will rapidly move east and then strengthen and move up the coast as the day progresses. more ›

Instead of Twitter-crying about your landlord forgetting to turn your one wheezing radiator on, you should be thanking him for getting you ready for swimsuit season. New studies have revealed the existence of brown fat in humans, which burns calories "like a furnace" when the body gets cold. Look for Brown Fat Smoothies soon at a McDonald's near you. more ›

Today's beautiful blue skies are going to give way to a messy weather situation tonight and tomorrow as the high pressure system producing the cloudless sky will soon be knocked out by one-two punch of potent storms. For the rest of the day today we should see mostly sunny skies and a temperature slowly climbing to the mid 40s. more ›

Is everybody ready for tomorrow's pre-Halloween nor'easter? In case you didn't look earlier, let us remind you that today is the last day of Winter Weather Awareness Week. In the quiet before the storm we should have very pleasant, if brisk, fall weather today. Look for a high in the lower 50s with just a few wispy cirrus clouds and a bit of a northerly breeze. more ›

The Perfect Storm, the book and the movie, were both named after an intense Atlantic storm that happened twenty years ago this weekend. Meteorologists refer to perfect storms when several weather conditions combine to form a much more intense storm than any of those conditions could have produced acting separately. There's a storm in the forecast over the next few days but it is going to be more like the very, very imperfect storm. A cold front will pass through the region tonight. The air near the ground is nowhere near saturation, so even though the radar might show rain, those little raindrops are mostly evaporating before they hit the ground. more ›

Police are searching for four thieves who tried to rob a 7-Eleven in New Jersey Friday morning. And though they didn't pull off stealing the store's ATM machine as they had hoped, they did leave a mark—by leaving the clerk in the freezer. more ›

It's cold out there, if you hadn't noticed. And when it's cold, we'll forgive our radiator for the 6 a.m. wake-up call because we're just thankful the heat is on. But for many people across the city that's not the case, and City Council wants to do something about it. In new legislation debated by the Council yesterday, landlords would be fined up to $500 per day they don't provide adequate heat and hot water, and up to $1000 for subsequent violations. more ›

North Dakota—home to America's ugliest (allegedly!)—has a message for New York: stock up on kitty litter and Schnapps. Langdon, N.D.'s very own Barb Mehlhoff told the NY Times to keep kitty litter in the trunk so if you get stuck you can stick it underneath the tires for traction. Sadly, this does not work on the subway. Some other tips from the small town included eating soup, bundling up (duh!), have a sleeping bag on hand, and lots of chocolate and pretzels (duh, again). But the gem amongst this cold weather advice came in recipe form—which we have (named and) provided for you below: more ›

According to WCBS 2, we'll be experiencing the coldest day and night of the winter today! "New York City will have a high of 25 degrees—13 below the average—and has already seen its low Sunday morning at 16 degrees. Meanwhile, a frigid arctic wind is keeping temperatures anywhere from below 0 to single digits and into the teens as the Tri-State bundles up for the cold. The wind chill will be -10 to -20 in parts of the upstate while the Tri-State will feel a wind chill anywhere from 0 to -10 degrees." And tomorrow morning may be in the single digits! more ›

The really cold air just missed the city last night. While the temperature dropped to 18 degrees overnight at Belvedere Castle it plunged to 7 degrees in White Plains and six below in Newburgh. Despite some periods of sun today it wont' get very warm. High temperatures today across the city will be in the mid 20s and the wind will make it feel much cooler. It will probably come as no surprise to learn that, on average, the annual temperature cycle bottoms out early next week. more ›

Score one for the Weather Service! Their forecast for the timing and amount of snow in the city was spot on. The NWS said the city would get between 6 and 12 inches of snow. Measured snowfall ranged from 5.8 inches on Staten Island to 12.1 inches in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. The snowfall winner in this storm was eastern Connecticut, where Newtown reported 27 inches. more ›

Look at the pretty snow! Did you look closely at the gallery of snow forecasts? If you haven't go look right now and come back here. The different forecasts for where the maximum amount of snow fall will occur, even though the snow has already started, says we still have a lot to learn about the smaller scale things that happen within a larger storm. The snow is primarily from a low pressure system over Lake Ontario helped out by a secondary low southeast of Long Island. The NorLun (we're tired of the all caps) trough mentioned earlier can be seen on the radar but it doesn't look like it will bring much snow to the city proper. We are leaning toward the Weather Service's 1-3 inches of snow in town. more ›

The Semi-First Lady of New York Sandra Lee is famous for loving icy-white colors and now we're learning that her boyfriend, who just happens to be the Governor of New York, also has a penchant for keeping things icy. With less than a week in office under his belt Cuomo is already getting a reputation for keeping folks at his events in their jackets. Apparently they were even passing out blankets at this State of the State speech. Maybe he's just trying to help the budget by cutting down on heating bills? more ›

Today wasn't very interesting weatherwise. After a cool night the forecast for tomorrow is similarly not very interesting: cloudy with a high in the upper 30s. The forecast for Friday into Saturday, especially beginning Friday night is interesting, very interesting and nerdtastic. more ›

The temperature tide may turn today. It's been colder than average for sixteen straight days now. This morning's low was three degrees above normal so today's high only has to reach 38 for our first warmer-than-normal day since December 12th. Will it happen? It will be tough. When there's snow on the ground the sun's energy goes toward melting the snow rather than warming the ground but a couple hours of sunshine this afternoon will push the mercury up to near 38. more ›