AUBURN - Get out your scarves and gloves, put the linings in your winter coats and - if you have electric socks - make sure those batteries have juice. Today's cold will be followed by a week of winter bluster.
David Ingersoll, 17, of Auburn takes advantage of Sunday morning's snowfall by honing his snow-boarding skills, near Fort Hill, behind the Cayuga County Office Building in downtown Auburn. Ingersoll said the snow was pretty good for snow-boarding but that the wind chill made it tough to stay outside for long. Glenn Gaston / Contributing Photographer
The National Weather Service office in Binghamton is forecasting that temperatures may dip into the single digits tonight, with southwesterly winds gusting up to 20 mph. Snow showers could drop up to three more inches, the likelihood pegged at 70 percent.
By Tuesday, there'll be scattered flurries with highs in the mid-20s. For the remainder of the week, the NWS forecasts occasional snow and temperatures in the low-30s.
Just as the weather in these parts remains somewhat unpredictable, so are the bands of lake-effect snow that come off of Lake Ontario. Syracuse received nearly a foot of snow from Saturday through Sunday, while Auburn got little more than a dusting. In Union Springs, some homes still have green lawns. In Buffalo, the hometown Bills and Miami Dolphins played a National Football League game through steady snowfall for most of Sunday afternoon.
"It snowed pretty steady all day here," said Bruce Flaig of Camillus. "I had to go out and shovel a couple of times. I think we're due for a pretty heavy winter."
Last year, just 38 inches of snow fell in Auburn over the winter, as measured at the city's water filtration plant on Swift Street. The year before, there was a little more than 100 inches, and for 2000-2001, 131.9 inches.
According to the Farmer's Almanac, this winter will be plenty cold.
In its report for upstate New York, the almanac prognosticators write that, "After a mild start, cold weather will predominate from late December through mid-February. The coldest temperatures will occur in mid-February, with other cold periods in late December and early February."
As for snow, the almanac editors predict that heavy lake-effect snows will hit here in early- and late-December and again in early-February. More widespread snowstorms will occur in early- and late-January and mid-February, they write.
So bundle up. And remember, there are still 19 days left before winter officially begins.
To reach Staff Writer Erik Sorensen, call 253-5311, Ext. 240.
By Tuesday, there'll be scattered flurries with highs in the mid-20s. For the remainder of the week, the NWS forecasts occasional snow and temperatures in the low-30s.
Just as the weather in these parts remains somewhat unpredictable, so are the bands of lake-effect snow that come off of Lake Ontario. Syracuse received nearly a foot of snow from Saturday through Sunday, while Auburn got little more than a dusting. In Union Springs, some homes still have green lawns. In Buffalo, the hometown Bills and Miami Dolphins played a National Football League game through steady snowfall for most of Sunday afternoon.
"It snowed pretty steady all day here," said Bruce Flaig of Camillus. "I had to go out and shovel a couple of times. I think we're due for a pretty heavy winter."
Last year, just 38 inches of snow fell in Auburn over the winter, as measured at the city's water filtration plant on Swift Street. The year before, there was a little more than 100 inches, and for 2000-2001, 131.9 inches.
According to the Farmer's Almanac, this winter will be plenty cold.
In its report for upstate New York, the almanac prognosticators write that, "After a mild start, cold weather will predominate from late December through mid-February. The coldest temperatures will occur in mid-February, with other cold periods in late December and early February."
As for snow, the almanac editors predict that heavy lake-effect snows will hit here in early- and late-December and again in early-February. More widespread snowstorms will occur in early- and late-January and mid-February, they write.
So bundle up. And remember, there are still 19 days left before winter officially begins.
To reach Staff Writer Erik Sorensen, call 253-5311, Ext. 240.
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