Posted Monday Morning, 4/28/2008, Dave Longley - Well, after a long stretch of dry and warm weather, the weather will be going downhill just a bit for the start of this week.  Low pressure heading our way from W. Va this morning will move just about over us this afternoon, spreading a large area of rain our way.  As of 10 this morning, we've had a quarter inch of rain.  That's on top of the inch plus of rain we had Saturday evening.  It looks like this widespread rain will be with us until late this afternoon, when the steady rain will taper off to showers.  Most areas will end up with between 1/2" and 3/4" of rainfall, with a few isolated higher amounts across Central New York.  It doesn't look good for Little League games this evening.

To our west, the jet stream is taking a dip southward, and that dip will deliver a couple days worth of unseasonably chilly air to our area.  Temperatures will likely be held in the mid 40s the next couple of afternoons.  Fortunately, the air will be dry most of the time, so we're not expecting much precipitation.  Yes, we still have the snowflake in for Wednesday.  We will be cold enough for precipitation to fall in the form of snow Tuesday night and early Wednesday.  There won't be any accumulation.

A heads up.  If you were ambitious and started some spring planting, there is a risk of frost Wednesday morning and Thursday morning.  Temperatures will drop into the low 30s, with some upper 20s possible, with some frost those mornings.  You'll need to protect any tender vegetation.

There are signs that the warmth will come back at us later in the week, with afternoon highs getting into the 70s as early as Friday, and if not then, Saturday afternoon.  Just a little bump in the road.