By MARK HANOK
Extrememly dry
weather pattern
through next week
The long Columbus Day
weekend will feature absolutely
magnificent October
weather in Otsego County,
with brilliant sunshine
each day and above normal
temperatures.
Exactly as we predicted
in last week’s weather column,
this October will turn
out to be warmer and drier
than normal. Although
temperatures have actually
averaged three to four degrees
below normal during
the first week, temperatures
will be around ten degrees
above normal Friday
through Tuesday, and
there’s simply no very cool
weather in sight through at
least the third week of October.
Last week’s unseasonably
warm weather in Montana,
especially while it
was much warmer in Billings
than in Atlanta, was a
key indicator for many days
of beautiful weather in the
Cooperstown area. The jet
stream will stay well to the
north in central Canada,
with the storm track well to
the west, maintaining the
exceptionally dry weather
across our region.
One high pressure system
after another will slide
southward to the Great
Lakes and New England,
then over the mid-Atlantic
states, continuing the dry
conditions.
On Friday, bright sunshine
will prevail all day,
as a westerly flow takes
over, with dry, unseasonably
warm air; highs around
70 degrees. On Saturday,
as high pressure slides to
the south right over New
York and Pennsylvania,
skies will be sunny all day
with dry air and highs
around 70 degrees again. A
southwesterly flow around
the high will continue
bright sunshine and warm
air on Sunday; highs in the
mid-70’s or about 15 degrees
above normal.
A weak cold front will
bring little more than a few
passing clouds as it crosses
our area early Monday
morning. Columbus Day
will feature partly to mostly
sunny skies and highs from
65 to 70 degrees. Look for
more of the same on Tuesday,
with partly sunny
skies and highs in the mid-
60’s.
Mark Hanok is an Otegobased
meteorologist. You
can visit him on the World
Wide Web at http://members.
aol.com/weathergazette.
