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......

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......

The lead sentence on this morning's National Weather Service forecast: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. is so precisely worded as to make Gothamist wish we had taken a class on deconstructing literature rather than all those dumb meteorology courses. From what is stacking up to be a busy weather day we parse the NWS as saying that widespread, lighter showers will be the......

Might we just say that Gothamist really dislikes this muggy weather. Normally we are as sweet as a sugarcube but with high humidity here today, tomorrow, next week we know we will be cranky. We're sitting on the west side of the Bermuda High, meaning lots of subtropical air is over the city. A weak cold front currently stretched across the Great Lakes is trying to sweep the sweaty air away, but it is going......

Will we be able to enjoy a picnic and fireworks or will the rain wash out our 4th of July fun? The afternoon picnic or barbecue should be safe from the rain but the fireworks are looking iffy. A warm front that currently stretches southward from the Great Lakes will be crossing our area this evening. Ahead of that front we should see mostly overcast skies, possibly a light shower, and a high around......

As tankengine's picture above attests, today's air quality is not so good. Heat, humidity, stagnant air and lots of sun have combined to raise our ozone and particulate counts high enough to warrant an Air Quality Alert. The hot and humid air are going to fall just shy of the mark needed to declare a heat advisory, but it will still be plenty miserable outside. Gothamist mentioned tips to beat the heat yesterday. The......

Another wet April day. Friday is off to a rainy start. So much so that the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the city and much of northeastern and central New Jersey. The warning is in effect until 11:00 a.m. as a large area of moderate to heavy rainfall passes over already saturated ground. Taking a cue from Jesse Jackson the Weather Service reminds us "when encountering flooded roads make the......

Okay, we sort of screwed up on yesterday's forecast as the storm stayed further north than everyone thought it would. Lucky for Gothamist the forecast for today and tomorrow is much easier: sunny, breezy and cooler. Today's high temperature depends on a heating by the sun vs. cold arctic air smackdown. Judging from the temperature and dew point trends it looks like cold arctic air is going to win. The forecast high of 35......

While it is a bit warmer than yesterday, there's not much else happening with the weather today. Superficially, tomorrow's forecast looks more interesting: it remains warm but there's a chance of rain or snow. Looking a little deeper Gothamist sees that the chance of precipitation is only 20 percent and if there's any snow it is likely to fall well north of the city. If you want snow head upstate. Cold air moving over the......

Let's take a look back at a week that raised this Zen koan: if Kevin Federline got into a wrestling ring with a wrestler, who would you root for? Austinist was in an entertainment state of mind as they covered the dickens out of the Austin Film Festival, depicted all the Big 12 football coaches as South Park characters, and interviewed Jose Gonzalez. Chicagoist talked about the passion as they bid adieu to Bell......

We're hoping this morning that our Gothamist readers have forgotten all about how we said there was absolutely no chance of rain on Friday. It wasn't much rain! If nothing else this weather prediction teaches a person humility. Even with Friday's brief, intense rain last month fell well short of overtaking 1989 as the fourth wettest June on record. Fifth place isn't so bad. June's temperature wound up slightly below normal, the first cooler than......

A high-end restaurant row is rapidly emerging on West 20th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South. Three-star restaurants Gramercy Tavern and Veritas, nearly opposite one another, are now joined by the outstanding Greek newcomer Parea, just a few doors down. Parea, which means “group of friends,” is the creation of Michael Symon, the chef of Lola restaurant in Cleveland. (Many may know Symon from his profile in Michael Ruhlman’s "The Soul of a Chef.")......

That was a nice little Monday morning rain shower wasn't it? While the heavier rain has left the city, we can still expect showers and possibly a thunderstorm through tonight. Tuesday's grey, and Wednesday too. Thursday it will rain upon you. Friday, I'm in love. Saturday wait. Sunday is looking great. The cause for all this rain remains the same, what the Weather Service is calling an "endless persistent omega block" which is geek......

When we are trying to recapture the thrill of living in New York (or at least avoid sounding like Tricia Romano when we talk about our home) we drink Manhattans in Brooklyn. They may not be everyone's favorite or the flavor of the month but Manhattans are like the whole experience of living here- pretty hardcore, an acquired taste and only right when you make it yours. We've tried Maker's Manhattans, as cold as possible,......

Gothamist believes in adopting a local. Even if it's not in our neighborhood. That's why, after then upteenth Dodgeball message we joined a friend at his local, Boat. Owned by the same people behind Great Lakes, the bar thankfully doesn't have much of a maritime theme past the stenciled oars few and far between behind the bar. With thrift store furniture and ancient videogames, it could feel like a dingy rec room but, refreshingly, nothing's......

Syracuse! For the second year in a row the Salt City has won the coveted Golden Snowball award. The Golden Snowball is given to New York's snowiest city with a population of more than 100,000 people. Newsday reports that Syracuse received 181.3 inches of snow this year, nearly five feet more snow than runner-up Rochester, and eleven feet more than the paltry 42.6 inches of snow that fell upon Central Park. Upstate cities such as......

Gothamist loves a good radar image. Sure we're getting drenched and rumbles of thunder are starting to get us excited for summer storms (safety first of course), but we sure are glad we're not getting the 3+ inches of snow that Kentucky and Tennessee are getting right now. In this image (courtesy of Intellicast.com), the band of cold air that stretches south from the Great Lakes is producing this eerie eyeball of snow in the......