4/2/24: Part 1 Done, Part 2 & 3 On The Way

Latest Forecast Update from Meteorologists Steve Caporizzo & Rob Lindenmuth:

It turned into a wet afternoon as part one of our long duration storm moved in. This evening, that part of the storm is now pushing south of the region and will take most of the steady rain with it. Overnight we expect a few scattered showers with rain developing once again by Wednesday morning.

Part two of our storm is moving into the Great Lakes and this is what will be throwing rain our way during the day on Wednesday with some cold air we do expect a wintry mix into the higher terrain.

Part 3 of the storm is a tremendous area of energy that will be diving south and east and will allow a strong storm to develop on the east coast. This will be able to bring in colder air late Wednesday and into Thursday and will allow snow to reach the valley floor, if it can overcome the intense shadowing effect off the mountains of western New England.

Futurecast shows rain in the valley Wednesday afternoon with a wintry mix in the higher terrain above 1,000 feet with snow at elevations above that. Winds will also begin to pick up for many in Western New England and into the Taconics where winds could gust as high as 60mph Wednesday night and into Thursday. This is where we find a high wind warning and wind advisories.

This storm really begins to get going Wednesday night and into Thursday on the coast. This will pull down enough cold air to change the rain over to snow even in the Hudson Valley. This will likely occur after midnight tomorrow night.

The heaviest snow locally will likely be in the early morning hours of Thursday. During the afternoon hours snow will be tapering in intensity and may transition back to a mix in the valley locations while remaining snow in the higher spots.

This is a classic elevation storm with the higher snow totals remaining confined to the higher terrain of the Adirondacks and the spine of the Green Mountains. Light accumulations expected in the valley, but any snow that does fall will likely be rather wet and heavy.

As is typical for spring-time storms, this snow will not stick around locally for too long. We are expecting a gradual warmup into the weekend, however, we will remain unsettled, cool & breezy through late week and into the start of the weekend. A few rain or snow showers will continue to linger into early Saturday morning. By Sunday a ridge of high pressure should begin to build in and temperatures will warm into the 50s with some sunshine. We continue to warm into the 60s by early next week with partly sunny skies expected by Monday for the Solar Eclipse. This will continue to change a bit over the coming days, so be sure to check back for that. We do look to turn wet again into the middle of next week, but temperatures look to remain mild. Have a great week and stay safe! -Cap and Rob