By MARK HANOK
It felt more like the middle
of winter during the six
days from Tuesday through
Sunday, as temperatures
stayed below 30 degrees,
averaging 10 to 15 degrees
below normal.
Although we got lake-effect
snow over the weekend
and several inches of wet
snow across our region on
Tuesday, precipitation has
averaged less than half of
normal across our area, and
this dry weather pattern is
not likely to change during
the upcoming week. Temperatures
will stay around
normal for late November,
with a zonal, west to east
flow, that will keep the
coldest air to the north.
Thanksgiving Day will
feature moderately cold
late November weather,
with temperatures a few
degrees below normal. With
an upper-level trough over
the Great Lakes, look for
variable cloudiness and a
few lake-effect snow showers,
highs in the mid-30’s.
As winds shift to the
southwest ahead of another
cold front, skies will be
partly sunny on Friday,
with highs around 40 degrees.
A northwesterly flow
will take over on Saturday,
with mostly cloudy skies
and a few snow showers;
highs in the mid to upper
30’s. Skies will be partly
sunny on Sunday and Monday,
with a few snow showers
and highs around 40
degrees.
Mark Hanok is an Otego based
meteorologist. You
can visit him on the World
Wide Web at http://members.
aol.com/weathergazette.
