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 ›

Is it just us or has this fall had an exceptional number of very pleasant days? In the six weeks since the equinox most days have had clear skies with only a handful of interruptions. That pattern will continue into the weekend. Today will again be sunny but a bit warmer than the past couple of days. Look for a high around 55. more ›

The impressive looking nor'easter dropped more than two inches of rain on Islip and Bridgehampton overnight, much more than the 0.63 inches measured in Central Park. The center of the storm has now moved to the Gulf of Maine and storm itself has become stacked -the axis of low pressure is vertical rather than tilted- and cut off from the main flow of the jet stream. That means that there's still a chance of showers for much of the day as moisture gets twirled around the still-strengthening system. The temperature will only crawl to the upper 50s this afternoon. more ›

Beautiful sunset last night as a cool and dry air mass displaced the clouds. That same air mass will give us clear blue skies and a high near 65 this afternoon. Speaking of high, at least one person thinks there's a chance of alien encounters today. In the unlikely event of that occurring we predict panic and widespread soiling of undergarments. If you take any pictures of spaceships hovering over New York today, be sure to to upload them to Flickr and tag them 'gothamist'! more ›

After last weekend's Nor'Easter left many NYC-area resident without electricity, Con Ed's crews are still working to have most customers' power back by the end of today. Most of the outages are currently in Westchester County; Con Ed says it's getting a hand from "out-of-state utility crews from Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky and Massachusetts, which will assist Con Edison’s crews." One Bronx resident whose power was restored on yesterdayday said, "This was worse than the big blackout. I'm a military veteran, so honestly, for me, it was no problem, but for a lot of my neighbors it was very tough. We had to get Meals on Wheels over here to start delivering food. You had to see my neighbors. They were going crazy." more ›

It's been more than three days since the Nor'Easter hit, and though lots of New Yorkers are still without electricity, their numbers are dwindling and Con Edison says all power will be back by tomorrow. Chris Olert, a spokesman for the company, told Gothamist that at latest count 143,000 customers have had power restored: "1,000 remain without electricity on Staten Island, 700 in The Bronx, and approximately 24,000 customers in Westchester County," he reported. (Queens and Brooklyn are up and running.) more ›

Thousands of residents across the region are still without power after the Nor'Easter that hit on Saturday. According to the Post, Con Ed says "9,000 customers on Staten Island had no juice, along with 1,470 in Queens, 3,700 in The Bronx, 650 in Brooklyn, and about 55,000 in Westchester." And Con Ed CEO Kevin Burke said, "This is the worst storm I've ever seen." more ›

This weekend's torrential rainstorm killed at least six people in New York and New Jersey, and the NYPD says it received the second highest volume ever of 911 calls in a 24-hour period (65,000)—even more than on 9/11. (The 2003 blackout still ranks number one in 911, with 96,000 calls.) The storm dumped up to 6 inches of rain on parts of the tri-state area, stranding hundreds of travelers in trains, cars and airports, and causing "tens of millions of dollars" in damage according to Senator Chuck Schumer, who called on FEMA to send damage assessment teams to parts of New York. As of last night, more than 57,000 Con Ed customers were without power. Guess which borough had the fewest power outages! more ›

The Nor'easter that swept in yesterday left a lot of damages and three deaths in its wake. Two people were killed by a falling tree in Teaneck, NJ while a woman in Bay Shore, Long Island was also killed by a falling tree. Others experienced more downed trees, power outages, and flooding. more ›

Wednesday is turning out to be a day of rest between storms. Just over 1.5 inches of precipitation fell yesterday and last night. More is expected tomorrow! Today we'll just see drizzle and clouds with a high near 40 degrees. more ›

Looking at yesterday's satellite image you can see how close Snowmageddon got to the city this past weekend. Great Kills actually had 6.4 inches of snow on Saturday and about an inch fell on parts of Brooklyn. A second wave of cold air behind that storm is blowing into town today. Despite the sun it will be a cold and windy day. Look for highs a little above freezing with wind chill readings in the teens. more ›

Get the hot chocolate ready—and this should make Saturday's naked bike lane protest interesting: NYC is expected to get 3-6 inches snow, according to AccuWeather—and WCBS 2's Megan Giaros says, "All five boroughs, back to parts of northern New Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley, could get as much as 5-10 inches." more ›

With an "upper-level trough on top, a surface high pressure system on the bottom, and the remnants of Ida" in between, the weather was extremely blustery and rainy yesterday and is expected to continue today. 1010WINS reports that some southern NJ towns have declared state of emergency and "The Coast Guard halted the search for three missing New Jersey fishermen whose boat sank in rough seas Wednesday night." One surfer surveying the Jersey shore told WCBS 2, "As you can see behind me the ocean is pretty much one big rip current right now, just sucking out to sea. So anybody caught going out there right now is not gonna be too safe so I'd avoid all water contact." more ›

You'll need more than a bonnet to fend off at three, possibly four, storms that will pass our way in rapid succession. The low responsible for the rain and snow so far is moving further out to sea. Rain should diminish this afternoon and evening as a result. Oh, it will still be cold and windy at Yankee stadium this evening and rain showers may return as the game progresses. Game time temperature will be in the lower 40s, but the wind will make it feel more like the mid 30s. more ›

As we mentioned yesterday, the NYC region will see the first Nor'easter of the season starting today and going into the weekend. The rain will start in the afternoon and continue into the evening—1010 WINS reports, "As the storm intensifies, northeast winds howling onto the mid-Atlantic and New England coastline will increase. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected through Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service." And, yes, the Yankees, Angels, and those at Yankee Stadium should bundle up and expect a "cold rain." more ›

Clear skies, a cool north breeze, today's weather looks so innocent. Ha! While it may be a sunny 55 this afternoon, tomorrow looks to be a meteorological crapfest. The upper level winds are changing from a west-to-east pattern, which has brings a succession of uneventful high and low pressure systems, to a more wavy north-south pattern. The changing pattern will bring about the first nor'easter of the season a bit ahead of schedule. more ›

Meteorologists warned that snow starting yesterday would dump up to a foot of snow (maybe 14 inches on Long Island!) by this morning, but will we see that much? National Weather Service meterologist John Murray said that the winter storm warning is in effect till 6 p.m. tonight, with wind gusts up to 35 mph, "It's a classic Nor'easter, that's for sure." more ›

We've got an odd mix of tropical and winter weather visiting the city this week. The tropical is the warm and humid air mass that is upon us. Highs will be in the low to mid 60s today and tomorrow and possibly into the upper 60s on Friday. More tropical feeling will be morning lows in the mid 50s, which is more like the normal high for early November. more ›

If it were happening in March today's nor'easter would be shutting the city down. Alas it is May and twenty degrees too warm. Instead of a snow day lazily spent at home we have to contend with wind, rain and flooding. Drat! more ›