It's a typical Spring day today. Look at that snow melt! Lots of rain, perhaps a thunderstorm, a flood advisory for the city and surrounding counties, and a high near 60 this afternoon. That's pretty normal for this time of year, if this time of year were mid-April. For late January it's about twenty degrees warmer than average. Can there by a January thaw if there is no January freeze? more ›

Is this the most disappointing winter ever? The season's almost half over and there has yet to be a deep freeze or a significant snow storm. Saturday's snow was cute but hardly memorable. Aside from some rain tomorrow and Friday there's no particularly interesting coming our way anytime soon. We should see a few clouds later this afternoon. Today's high will be in the mid 40s, which is several degrees warmer than normal. more ›

Was this weekend the best winter could do? Sure it dipped down to 15 degrees yesterday and today, and there was a nasty windchill, but without snow the weather left us wanting. Maybe we should move north! There's a winter weather advisory in effect tonight for the Hudson Valley, northern New Jersey and Connecticut away from the coast. There's a warm front being dragged our way by a storm crossing the Great Lakes. The precipitation that normally runs ahead of a warm front will fall through some pretty cold air north of the city, reaching the ground as a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow. Here in the city we'll most likely just see rain. 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 ›

Fall is ending on a warm and rainy note. As expected a warm front has moved across the city this morning, bringing widespread clouds, fog, and light rain. The temperature is going to hover in the mid and upper 50s all day. Expect delays if you're flying somewhere today. There's plenty of fog all along the East Coast, the Great Plains and Rockies are getting socked with snow, and Los Angeles will be in for a round of Santa Ana winds. For your Saturnalian pleasure there's a slight chance of thunder and a good chance for gusty winds as a cold front arrives around the time of tonight's winter solstice. more ›

Not much happening with the weather right now. High pressure is slowly moving offshore today so we'll see a mix of sun and clouds with a high in the upper 40s. What excitement exists, and it's not much, is a Midwestern storm that will push first a warm front and then a cold front through the city tomorrow. There's a good chance we'll see some drizzle or light rain tomorrow, especially in the afternoon. Thursday's high will be in the lower to mid 50s. more ›

We couldn't help but notice yesterday that it isn't normal to be eating brunch outside on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Yesterday was the third straight Sunday with highs in the 60s and today is the fourth consecutive day with temperatures in the 60s. All that 60-degree weather is making this one of the warmest Novembers on record. A southwest breeze will ensure that today stays warm with a high easily reaching the mid 60s if not the record of 69 set in 1990. more ›

Puny humans, Mother Nature does not care about your Thanksgiving travel plans! In a fit of bad timing the worst weather this week by far will be Tuesday night and Wednesday, the busiest travel days of the year. A weak cold front passed through the city this morning and we'll be drying out during the day. Despite the increasing sun the temperature is going to hold steady in the lower 50s for much of the day. more ›

Yesterday's rainfall has pushed this year's total to 66.6 inches of precipitation. That devilish total is less than half an inch away from making 2011 surpass 1972 as the second wettest year on record in Central Park. There's no chance of second place being reached this weekend as the high pressure system that's followed the storm is bone dry. And chilly! Well, at least today it will be chilly with a high only in the mid 40s and a brisk westerly breeze. more ›

Time for storm fun facts! The 2.9 inches of snow that was measured in Central Park on Saturday makes this the snowiest October ever, more than tripling the previous record of 0.8 inches in 1925. The snow and rain combined to bring us two inches of precipitation, pushing this year's total to 65.75 inches. That's enough to make this the third wettest year since records began in 1869 and two feet of precipitation more than normal. With two months to go we are a little more than an inch away from knocking 1972 out of second place. Unless there's a sudden, severe, drought we'll eclipse that but first place, 80.56 inches in 1983, is probably out of our grasp. 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 ›

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 ›

Our long, nightmarish, stretch of fair weather is quickly coming to an end. A low pressure system, that is not a tropical system, is moving up the East Coast today and promises to bring rain as early as this afternoon and, more significantly, tonight. East winds ahead of the storm will keep the temperature in the lower sixties all day. more ›

This suspenseful weather is starting to get to us so let's talk about the undead! Zombie tropical storms, to be specific. After spending several days as a tropical storm last week, increased wind shear took its toll and Ophelia faded away over the weekend. But now she's back! The wind shear diminished and Ophelia has gained enough strength to become a tropical depression. She's expected to become a tropical storm and possibly a minimal hurricane in the next few days. No need to fear for your brains: The zombie storm should remain way east of us but may hit Newfoundland early next week. more ›

Rain on the subway is not a new phenomenon—our precious little system just can't handle outbursts from Mother Nature. But major props are in order to the intrepid straphanger in the video below, who valiantly steps in when the MTA falls short. Watch the full video (c'mon—it's one minute) to learn how you, too, can be a hero amongst men. more ›

Autumn has arrived! Astronomically speaking at least. Meteorologically, summer and fall are having an awkward embrace with warm, humid tropical air doing its best to hold off an advancing cold front. Yesterday's high was 80 degrees. Will that be the last 80 degree day until next spring? more ›

Happy penultimate day of summer! To celebrate we'll have a summerlike dew point today. Without the summer heat that will make for a mild and clammy Wednesday. Look for a high in the mid 70s, plenty of clouds and a slight chance of rain this afternoon. more ›

Sigh. Nearly 3.5 inches of rain has fallen out of this latest storm, the illegitimate child of former tropical storm Lee and a cold front. We're exaggerating a bit, as September's normal rainfall is 4.23 inches, but several inches of rain is not really needed at this time. Have you noticed how coffee-colored the Hudson is? Here's a neat NASA satellite comparison showing what happens when Irene discharged several years worth of sediment into the river within a couple of days. more ›

Rain: asphalt's kryptonite? An enormous sinkhole opened up on Narrows Road North between Targee Street and Richmond Hill Road on Staten Island yesterday, causing major traffic delays and serious commuter headaches. more ›