By MARK HANOK
The first eight days of
December averaged about
four degrees colder than
normal in our region, with
a strong northwesterly jet
stream bringing very cold
air southeastward from
northern Canada.
However, we can look
forward to a major change,
as temperatures stay above
normal through at least
next week, as the storm
track stays to our west and
a southwest flow takes over
at the surface and aloft.
On Friday as a major
storm system tracks northeastward
to northern New
England, northwesterly
winds will take over, and
after a few snow showers in
the morning, skies will be
partly sunny in the afternoon
with highs from 30 to
35 degrees.
It looks like beautiful
weather will continue all
weekend, with cold, dry air
on Saturday and delightfully
mild on Sunday.
A northwesterly flow
will continue on Saturday,
with partly to mostly sunny
skies and highs from 25 to
30 degrees.
As high pressure builds
eastward from the Ohio
Valley and a west to southwest
flow takes over, skies
will be mostly sunny on
Sunday with highs in the
low 40’s. The southwest
flow will continue early
next week, as a series of
storm systems slide across
the upper Midwest and
western Great Lakes, with
partly sunny skies and
highs from 40 to 45 degrees
on Monday.
With mostly cloudy
skies, there could be a few
rain showers on Tuesday,
as mild air continues in
place; highs again in the
low 40’s.
Mark Hanok is an Otego based
meteorologist. You
can visit him on the World
Wide Web at http://members.
aol.com/weathergazette.
