Whoosh! That's the sound of today's weather. The skies may be gloomy this morning but, whoosh, a cold front will bring us abundant sunshine this afternoon. Along with clearing skies will be a much cooler air mass. Look at those crazy temperature drops across the Midwest yesterday. While our temperature drop won't be as extreme as in Chicago, we expect the proverbial mercury to drop into the mid-30s by the time we go home this......

The snowfall season started off with 1.4 inches of flakes accumulating in Central Park yesterday. That doesn't sound like much but it puts us more than halfway to the December average of 2.6 inches. Unlike in icy New Jersey, rain and increasing overnight temperatures took quick care of what snow did fall across the city. There are a lot of rings around the Great Lakes low pressure system on this morning's surface weather map. The......

As expected, this morning people in the tri-state area waking up were greeted to a lovely looking blanketing of snow. But as pretty as it looks, it's being called a winter storm, since sleet and freezing rain are possible. The National Weather Service expect one to two inches of snow today, some areas could et up to four inches. What are you going to do today? See if the snow is good for snowballs?......

Mother Nature is all treats and no tricks this Halloween. With southerly flow around a high pressure system centered to the east today's high temperature should be nearly ten degrees warmer than normal. The day should be mostly sunny but there may be a few clouds and ghouls this evening. The quest for a record warm October has come down to the last day! Gothamist calculates a monthly average temperature of 63.65 degrees if Central......

The autumnal equinox is early Sunday morning, but the weather is not paying attention to the Earth's orbital position with respect to the Sun. Summer-like temperatures are here today, tomorrow, next week! Yes, the weekend weather is going to be as sweet as a sugarcube. The National Weather Service has the warmest forecast for the next few days so we'll go with them. Expect highs in the low-80s today, creeping up to the mid-80s......

The weather has gotten into the Labor Day spirit and decided not to work this week. Tomorrow will be a near-repeat of today. A weak cold front will cool us down slightly midweek. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will be in the upper-70s. It should be warmer by the end of the week when the center of a high pressure system sits to our east. The National Weather Service says it will warm up......

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down in Bay Ridge this morning. That category of tornado has winds between 111 to 135 miles per hours, and roofs were blown off buildings and trees fell on top of cars and in the middle of roads. A resident told NY1, "I saw a mass of just leaves turning and it was just dark, like a dark mass. I was afraid and......

Holy Tornado, Brooklyn! Reader Jeanne just emailed us with this observation: I live in Kensington, Brooklyn and I think that a tornado just passed through. Have you heard any news about a tornado from anyone else? Around 6:30am there were heavy rains, thunder and lightning when all of a sudden the wind got really loud and we could hear stuff smashing into the house. It was all just 30 seconds or so but now......

Ick. The National Weather Service has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory for the city and points northward. The advisory, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., is in response to high ozone levels. Ozone in the stratosphere is great for blocking skin-damaging ultraviolet radiation, but it can damage lungs and get into our bloodstream when close to the ground. When ozone levels are high it is best to limit strenuous outdoor activity.......

Snow came last night and it's pretty much gone. The National Weather Service no longer has winter storm warnings, as there's just a little more "sleet and rain mixed with snow" (as per WABC 7) expected today. But just because the weather is now manageable doesn't mean that JetBlue totally has its act together. The low-cost carrier canceled 68 flights in and out of JFK Airport today because of the snow. JetBlue claimed it was......

A huge winter storm, another in a series of late-winter Alberta Clippers, that's dumped more than a foot of heavy, wet snow on the Midwest is headed our way tonight. We won't get a foot of snow here, but it is likely we'll have a bad case of Valentine's Day storm deja vu. The complex beast of a storm is currently centered over Iowa, but energy from that storm is kicking up a secondary low......

It's about time. It took until mid-February but it finally looks like we are going to get a real winter storm. The forecast for tonight and tomorrow is positively nasty. Guess when Gothamist is flying out of town! The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from this evening until tomorrow night. Snow showers should begin any moment now. The snow will become steady and mix with sleet overnight, accumulating 2-4 inches......

Forget about that lingering cough getting better today or tomorrow. The National Weather Service issued an air stagnation advisory today that will be in effect until Wednesday for the NYC, Rockland, Westchester, and Suffolk areas. Via AccuWeather:THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. SUFFOLK...NASSAU...RICHMOND...KINGS...QUEENS...NEW YORK...BRONX... WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND. AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF......

The rain is gone and the warmth is soon to follow. Last night's storm, which produced quite a bit of flooding upstate, was our last significant chance for precipitation for a while. Cooler air is arriving as our weather is being dominated by a large high pressure system. Tomorrow may squeeze in warmer than normal temperatures, for the twelfth consecutive day, but after that we're looking at high temperatures in the upper-40s to lower-50s for......

That radar image is showing one bad-ass line of thunderstorms extending south from Rochester. The weather is heating up today, literally and figuratively. Central Park topped out at 69 degrees, while Teterboro reached 72. The 16 degrees above average is our most abnormally warm day since April 20th, when the high temperature was 21 degrees above normal. What we have to look forward to for the remainder of this spring-like day is lots of wind,......

This morning was not our favorite morning. Because of the extreme humidity Gothamist was a big ball of sweat before we had to climb the stairs in Morningside Park. With a dew point of 72 degrees and an air temperature of 82 there's not much cooling power to the air. AccuWeather's RealFeel temperature is up to 98 degrees, but Weather.com's Feels Like temperature is only 87. We noticed another measure of heat and humidity as......

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for eastern Hudson County in New Jersey and New York County aka Manhattan, in New York. A severe thunderstorm has been moving from around Jersey City and Bayonne northeastward toward Manhattan. There are reports of a funnel cloud. When funnel clouds reach the ground they are considered tornadoes. If a tornado is spotted seek shelter immediately, preferrably in an interior room or basement. Stay away......

Lots for Gothamist to talk about today so let's start with the wind. It's windy, and will be getting windier as the day moves on. What's unusual about today is that the sources of the wind are far away. A high pressure system is building up in the Midwest. As that gains strength the pressure gradient between it and a stationary low pressure system over Nova Scotia increases. The steeper the pressure gradient the faster......

The National Weather Service is giving a shout out to northern Queens in their morning forecast, saying "Windy and mild with highs in the mid 60s...Except upper 60s in northern queens" While everyone in Steinway, College Point and Beechurst will be enjoying the spring weather, the rest of us won't exactly be chilly. A warm front snuck through in the middle of the night and much of the area will be seeing near-record warmth today.......

Have you done your panic buying yet? A major storm is looking more and more likely starting this evening. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning, in effect from 7 this evening until tomorrow afternoon at 4. The snow will be heavy at times, especially late tonight, and is expected to total 8-12 inches by time the storm moves away. Accumulations of more than a foot are possible but not likely. This storm......

Earlier in the week Gothamist was despairing that the weather had grown too boring. Not any more! The uncertain weekend forecast of light snow this weekend rapidly changed into a more certain forecast of a substantial snowstorm. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch for tomorrow afternoon into Sunday morning. Conditions are set for a classic nor'easter to form off the coast during the day tomorrow. The counter-clockwise circulatioin of the storm will......

The low temperature in Central Park this morning was 83 degrees. 83! That's higher than tomorrow's predicted maximum. The cold front that will usher in that relief currently cuts across upstate from Glens Falls to Elmira. It should be here early this evening. The insufferable heat and humidity will continue throughout the afternoon and the heat advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. Because of the heat and humidity today has been delcared an Ozone......

Gothamist recalls a point last summer when we found it hard to talk about anything besides hurricanes in our ramblings due to the above normal amount of activity. The National Weather Service is indicating that this year will likely be no different calling for a 90% chance of an above normal to normal hurricane season. Hurricane season runs from June 1 - November 30th with the peak occurring from late August through October. See......

It's depressing how that headline can bring so many different possibilities to mind. We'll let you conjure up your own, while we tell you about ours. Dig up your boots, mittens, cap, and you'll probably want an umbrella too. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for us, and delivers it like a teaser for this week's ER... if you haven't seen an episode yet this season... you've got to see......

It seems that the worst that AccuWeather (channel 7) was preparing us for is turning out to be the most likely storm scenario. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning effective from noon Saturday until noon Sunday. The NWS is now expecting between 12-15 inches of snow to fall over the city during that period. The snow will be accompanied by high winds with frequent gusts over 35 mph. Whiteout conditions, with......

Gothamist has good news for seasonal allergy sufferers! After tying the record high temperature of 69 F at LaGuardia yesterday, allergy season is going to end tonight. It will end because our temperatures are going to fall below freezing. Brrrr. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for tonight and it's going to be even colder tomorrow night. This is your last chance to harvest any remaining tomatoes and be sure to bring......

The National Weather Service forecast uses the word drizzle five times to describe the weather between now and Thursday. AccuWeather expects less drizzle, only using it once, but does foresee rain and rain showers. The reason for our Seattle-like weather this week? For much of the next few days the wind will be blowing in from over the ocean. From Gothamist's Rockland County office we can see that the fall foliage is reaching its peak......

Just a friendly reminder from Gothamist as we get ready to deal with (sigh) another swirly hurricane has-been. Now tropical depression Jeanne has already started to dump its load on us and will continue for most of the day before a cold front comes in from the west tonight and says "Get the hell outta here already!". The National Weather Service summed it pretty artistically. ... TROPICAL DEPRESSION JEANNE TO GIVE THE AREA GLANCING......

Humid enough for you? We can't get enough of dewpoints in the mid- to upper-70s. After a miserably muggy weekend Gothamist has mold growing in… well just you never mind where we have mold growing! More mugginess is in store for today, but at least it will be slightly cooler than yesterday. Monsieur Gaston is dancing his way northward. The National Weather Service expects that Gaston's remains will be dumping on us tonight. Meanwhile in......

Here's what New York looks like from space this morning. Satellite instruments that observe the weather are nothing more than very sophisticated, very expensive digital cameras. The images we normally see on television come from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES. GOES is positioned 22,300 miles (35,800 km) above the equator. At that distance the satellite is in a geosynchronous orbit --it stays above the same spot on the Earth. The National Weather......