Posted 10 AM Monday, Dave Longley - After a beautiful, sunny, Sunday, clouds have crept back into CNY.  A little different set up with this one.  High pressure parked well off to our northeast is responsible for the cloudiness.  The clockwise wind flow around that high has set up a southeast wind flow, right toward us from the Atlantic Ocean.  We'll need some patience, but I still feel that we will be able to brighten things up this afternoon.  The eastern edge of this cloud shield is eroding away with dry air coming at us from New England.  What I think will happen is that as the sun gets higher, mixing from the sun, will stir up the lower atmosphere, drying up the clouds.  The ceiling height is 3200 feet at 9 AM, and this time of year, the sun can mix the lower atmosphere to a depth of up to 5000 feet.  So hang in there, we should see developing sun by Noon.

Temperatures should be in the mid and upper 50s this afternoon, but we will still see some gusty southeast winds blowing between 10 and 20 mph.  Dewpoints are in the low 30s, so one good thing is that the breeze, along with our developing sun this afternoon, will help to dry out wet yards that many of us are looking forward to getting out and doing some work in.

Temperatures look to remain mild through this week, as a fairly persistent trough sets up in the western US, pumping up a ridge in the jet stream over the eastern US.  That's great.  What's not so great is that trough is forecast to translate eastward across the county, taking up residence in the Northeastern US next week.  This will lead to a prolonged period of crummy, damp and chilly weather.  Yes, I think there will be some snowflakes in the air next week.  So, let's get out and enjoy this week's weather!

Dave