Weather Blog
Early Snodeo Outlook: Update 11/28/16
As a reminder, snowmobiling season starts after sundown Sunday, December 4th for Hamilton and northern Herkimer Counties at the conclusion of big game hunting season. So the first official day is Monday, December 5th. I know people are wondering what the conditions are going to be like for Opening Day and for Snodeo Weekend December […]
“Final” Winter 2016-17 Outlook
With the mainly mild and quiet autumn we’ve had until this week, it’s natural to wonder if that will carry into the winter. The dominant EPO+ weather pattern (persistent low pressures near Alaska) has maintained a strong zonal flow across North America, keeping the cold air locked up over Siberia. I’m fond of saying “The snow pack […]
Winter 2016-17 Outlook
With all of these predictions for “La Niña Super Cold and Snowy Winters” people are starting to ask me what I think this winter might bring. It’s a bit amusing because my Winter Outlook 2015-16 was just about as wrong as it could be. I think the only thing I got right was that winter would be […]
Game Over…
The Fat Ole’ Lady is singing loud and clear! Temperatures well into the 60s Wednesday afternoon sent snowmelt into hyper-drive. Update 3/10/16: NYS DEC has closed all snowmobile trails and seasonal access roads on Forest Preserve, State Forest and Conservation Easement Lands in the Adirondacks. Towns of Webb & Inlet have closed their snowmobile trail […]
End of the Road: Update 3/2/16
We got an inch of snow/sleet Tuesday night. Then temperatures shot up to the middle-30s with a quarter-inch of rain. Shortly after sunrise, the temperature took a nose dive into the teens. Some decent snow showers blew through, but didn’t leave anything of significance. Lakes are glare ice and any left-over trail base is hard […]
