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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'weather'

May 9, 2008

Today would be an excellent day to have lunch delivered. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through this evening. An inch of rain is expected to fall today, with locally higher amounts possible. The rain should fall over a several-hour period so we don't anticipate any widespread subway stoppages. Temperatures will hold steady in the mid-50s or even drop slowly during the day. Throw in a gusty easterly wind and you have......

Continue Reading "Heavy Rain this Afternoon"

May 7, 2008

US surface weather map from Weather.com When Gothamist glanced at the current weather map above we said "look, the Bermuda High" has arrived. It must be summer." Upon closer examination we see that this high is a temporary visitor, an imposter, and not the summer fixture. Nonetheless, an anticyclone is an anticyclone and this one will keep the city warm and sunny today. Expect highs in the upper-70s. Tonight an irresistible force (a cold......

Continue Reading "Clash of the Weather Titans Starts Tomorrow"

May 5, 2008

Sunset by shustersc on Flickr Good-bye gray skies. The sun returned yesterday afternoon, a half-day earlier than expected. The clear skies should stick around until tomorrow afternoon. Today's high will approach 70 degrees and tomorrow should be a few degrees warmer. Returning with the sun is tree pollen. This week's culprits are oak, birch and maple trees. According to Pollen.com, which doesn't let us link directly to their forecast, the pollen count is expected to......

Continue Reading "Sun and Pollen Return"

May 2, 2008

Morning satellite image from the National Weather Service Today marks the sixth straight cool day and it looks like it will take until Monday for seasonable temperatures to return. A minor atmospheric skirmish will keep temperatures down through the weekend. In one corner a warm front is approaching from the south. In another corner a high pressure system is slinking down from eastern Canada. It appears that the high will cause the warm front......

Continue Reading "Cloudy Cool Weekend Ahead"

April 30, 2008

It's Double Weather Awareness Week! Not only is this Severe Weather Awareness Week it is also National Air Quality Week. New York doesn't get thunderstorms and tornadoes with the frequency and ferocity seen in the Southeast and Midwest, but last summer's tornado in Brooklyn is a reminder that tornadoes can and do happen here. No severe weather or air quality problems to worry about today. How about sunny and 60 degrees instead? Despite ending on......

Continue Reading "May Rain Tomorrow"

April 28, 2008

Black Mirror by Patrick57 on Flickr Ah, rain. After a two-week dry spell, punctured by a few drops over the weekend, the city is finally getting a good soaking. This comes as welcome relief for anyone suffering from tree pollen allergies. The rain is also a relief for those of us who climb the stairs in Morningside Park every day as the urine stench was getting to be a bit much. The rain should last......

Continue Reading "A Rainy Day to Wash Pollen Away"

April 25, 2008

Narcissus by Pabo76 on Flickr Because of the old "April showers bring May flowers" line, April has a reputation for being a rainy month. That may be true where that rhyme originated, but April is only the fifth rainiest month in New York. This April has seen less than half its normal rainfall and no precipitation in the last two weeks. That dry spell is about to end, possibly as soon as late tonight.......

Continue Reading "April Showers to Make Weekend Appearance"

April 23, 2008

Another sunny spring day is in store for today. The high should be around 75 degrees. For you night people there's a tiny chance of a shower after midnight as an extremely week cold front crosses the region. All will be sunny by tomorrow and slighly drier air will allow the high to approach 80. Although Friday will be cooler, it is still expected to be another sunny day. Cooler, wetter weather may arrive this......

Continue Reading "Sunny and Warm"

April 11, 2008

Today's weather word is rain. The chance of rain will start increasing in the mid-afternoon. The city should see a steady rain beginning this evening and lasting until tomorrow morning. Up to an inch of rain is possible. That won't be the end of the rain either. There is a good chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon. Saturday's high may push close to 70. More rain is possible tomorrow night as well as Sunday......

Continue Reading "Rainy Weekend"

April 10, 2008

Photograph of fog rolling over the East River by Stelmaria on Flickr It's simply a lovely photograph of fog meeting the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. And today looks like it'll be beautiful.......

Continue Reading "Picture of the Day: Fog Rolling in Over Bridges"

April 9, 2008

Spring Central Park Sunset by AMARTI02 on Flickr A pleasant day is in store for today and tomorrow, with a brief interruption in between. A gentle southerly breeze and a day of sun should warm the city up to near 60 degrees this afternoon. A decaying cold front arrives tonight and brings with it a slight chance of rain. The rain, if it even happens, shouldn't occur until after tonight's game at Shea. Clouds......

Continue Reading "Spring Breaking Out All Over"

April 7, 2008

Today is one of those strange weather days when it is actually much warmer in upstate New York than in the city. Highs in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse will approach 60 today, while NYC will be lucky to reach 50 degrees. The reason for this reversal is a high pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes. Air circulates clockwise and outward around high pressure systems which means the city will experience east winds off the ocean......

Continue Reading "A Cool Ocean Breeze"

April 4, 2008

While the city is between rainfalls this morning, Gothamist would like to issue several reminders:First, the sidewalks of New York are not the beach. Please do not use your six-foot wide beach umbrellas in the rain. Second, though it pains shy New Yorkers to make eye contact, please do watch where you are going while using your umbrella. Third, your outerwear and preciously coiffed head will survive thirty seconds of rainfall. Please do not stop......

Continue Reading "Umbrellas Needed Today and Tonight"

April 2, 2008

Last night's squall line dumped a quarter inch of rain in just a few minutes. More importantly, the passage of the cold front seems to signal a change in circulation patterns. The cool weather that has predominated the past couple of weeks is nowhere to be seen in the extended forecast. Today won't feel very warm because of the strong wind, but the high should reach a sunny 56. More sun is in store for......

Continue Reading "Cold Weather Gone for Good?"

April 1, 2008

Photo of Yankee Stadium announcement by peterkreder on flickr Opening day for the Yankees on Monday became opening night on Tuesday after bad weather and -- it seems, more importantly -- the forecast of bad weather persuaded the Yankees to postpone a game that was set for 1:05 p.m. to 7:05 p.m. the next day. That has many of the people with tickets to yesterday's game unhappy. The Sun tells of a couple who......

Continue Reading "Fans Not Thrilled With Yanks' Postponement"

March 31, 2008

The weekend chill that continues today has been enough to drive the March temperature down below normal. Unless there's a totally unexpected heat wave this afternoon the average temperature of this month will be 42.3 degrees, or 0.2 degrees cooler than normal. That would make this month the coldest March since, uh, last March! What's more likely than a heat wave today is drizzle and rain. As the high pressure system that brought sunny, cool......

Continue Reading "Rainy Opening Day"

March 28, 2008

There is a frontal boundary just south of the city this morning and a disturbance has been kicking off showers as it moves eastward along the front. We should see light rain over the next couple of hours. There's a tiny chance of a thundershower until mid-afternoon. Today's high temperature forecast is a total coin flip. If the warm front stays south of the city the high will remain in the mid-40s. If that front......

Continue Reading "Rain Gone By Evening"

March 26, 2008

do you see? pachyderm cloud by the_idealist on Flickr Finally, a beautiful, warm spring day! It will be on the breezy side today, but the sun will shine and the high will be around 60. Although the city has been cooler than normal for the past few days, March is on track to be slightly warmer than average. The pleasant weather should continue through tomorrow morning before tanking in the afternoon. A spring storm......

Continue Reading "First Warm Day of Spring"

March 24, 2008

This week starts off with at least a couple of dry days before more March rains arrive. A big high pressure system covers the eastern half of the country this morning. Sinking air and a lack of humidity should keep the city dry today and tomorrow. The Weather Service mentions a slight chance of sprinkles for this afternoon and evening but their heart isn't in it. The high temperature today and tomorrow should flirt with......

Continue Reading "A Big High Means a Clear Sky"

March 21, 2008

Hold on to your tri-cornered hats! The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for today. A steady breeze of 20-30 miles an hour is expected to last much of the day as a strong high pressure system moves into the region following the departure of the deep low that brought us over an inch of rain the last two days. Gusts of up to 40, or even 50 mph are likely throughout the......

Continue Reading "Gusty Good Friday"

March 19, 2008

The last full day of winter is going to be wet. A low pressure system is moving up through Pennsylvania today as it heads toward the Canadian Maritimes. Steady rain and fog are expected to continue over the city through noon. The warm front that projects off the low should arrive early this afternoon. Once it does the steady rain will turn showery. Showers will last until a cold front sweeps through tomorrow morning. Late......

Continue Reading "Winter's Wet End"

March 17, 2008

In addition to being St. Patrick's Day, March 17th is also the first day of the year in which New York's average high reaches 50 degrees. The mercury will fall just short of that mark this afternoon as it rebounds from below freezing this morning. A blustery north wind will make it feel much colder as well. A monstrously large-looking storm currently centered over the southern Great Plains will be tomorrow's weather maker. The......

Continue Reading "Sunny St. Patrick's Day"

March 12, 2008

Judging from the plunging dewpoints and jump in pressure a cold front passed through the city between 8 and 9 this morning. It is going to take a few hours for cooler air to arrive, meaning today's high may reach the upper 40s before cooling down after lunch. Clear skies tonight will allow for a lot of cooling and a strong westerly breeze will add to the chill. Tomorrow is looking sunny with seasonable temperatures.......

Continue Reading "Changeable Weather Ahead, Bad Weather Long Ago"

March 10, 2008

A sunny College Walk photo by Ciaophotos Of the four seasons, it is winter that departs most grudgingly. And that was an intense wind late Saturday night! Western New York and Ohio beared the brunt of the weekend storm, with Columbus receiving a record 20 inches. Across the Atlantic our weekend storm is now striking the UK, which was reeling from a weekend storm of their own. Conditions should be fairly calm for the......

Continue Reading "A Calm Start to the Week"

March 9, 2008

Photograph of Grand Army Plaza during the rain by Miguel Ariel Contreras Drake-McLaughlin After the past two days of flood watches and warnings amid pouring rain, things are a bit brighter today. But there is a high wind warning. As WABC 7's AccuWeather says, it'll be "42 degrees but because of biting wind feel-like temperatures will be in 20s-30s." Which is a lot cooler than yesterday's high of 57 degrees. There were a number......

Continue Reading "Rain, Rain Goes Away - But Winds are Here"

March 7, 2008

Tomorrow would be a good day to sleep in. All day. It may be sunny outside this morning but that sun is about to be replaced with clouds and heavy rain as a massive storm move up the Ohio Valley. The storm dumped nine inches of snow on North Texas yesterday and is expected to drop a foot or more of snow over the eastern Great Lakes by tomorrow. Here on the east coast the......

Continue Reading "Heavy Soaking Tonight, Tomorrow"

March 5, 2008

Although the city was mostly spared, wind and rain caused quite a mess across the metro area last night. About twenty thousand homes lost power, including 900 in Queens and 300 in the Bronx. The rain is not over! There is one more line of storms headed our way. The rain is currently over central New Jersey and will pass through the city this morning. Skies should rapidly clear in the early afternoon. Until then,......

Continue Reading "One More Line of Showers"

March 3, 2008

Today's weather is a winner! Sunny and warm with a high in the mid-50s. Enjoy it if you can as tomorrow and Wednesday will feature varying degrees of wetness. The culprit is a nasty cold front that currently slices the country in two from Chicago to San Antonio. In classic springtime severe weather fashion, a low pressure system is spinning up over the front in Texas this morning. The low will surf along the front......

Continue Reading "Our First Spring Storm?"

February 29, 2008

A chilly and sunny morning will give way to clouds and snow this evening. As the clouds move in today's high should creep up to the freezing mark. Snow will likely start late this evening as an Alberta Clipper moves over the eastern Great Lakes. Only 1-2 inches of snow are expected and it wouldn't surprise Gothamist if the southern and eastern reaches of the city received only a dusting. If you're in the mood......

Continue Reading "Exiting Like a Lion"

February 27, 2008

After a couple of warmish days the city has quickly cooled off in the wake of last night's cold front passage. There's quite a pressure gradient associated with yesterday's storm. So, even though the low is now over the Canadian Maritimes, the city will still feel its windy ways today. Expect winds to rev up to 20 miles an hour, with gusts to 30 mph, throughout the day. A brief snow flurry or two is......

Continue Reading "A Blustery Day"
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