The Final Winter Weather Outlook 2023-24
Friday, 01 December 2023
It’s December 1st. It’s the final countdown. And because of all the changes to the weather, particularly in the last week, it has got me thinking. Hard. Will it still just be yet another mild winter? Will it actually go towards “normal”. Will we defy the odds and go to an above average snowfall year?
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Trail Talk Thursday 11.30.23
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Chance of snow through 12-6-23 : 33 percent Chance of snow 12-7 through 12-13: 90 percent Well have you had a blast the last 4 days? Have you enjoyed this unusually heavy lake effect dumping for November? Are you still having some snow to dig out and clear out today? Well take advantage of today
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The Morning Blog 11.29.23
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Well what’s left of the Lake Effect snow showers and squalls has lifted well to the north. Most of the activity is in the Buffalo to Rochester areas, also even reaching as far east as Syracuse and Utica off Lake Erie (not with much). Lake Ontario’s snow band has gone to the Watertown area with
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Trail Talk Tuesday 11.28.23
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Whoa Nelly! Holy cow the snow that fell across parts of Upstate NY! Some areas saw very little snow. Some saw more. Others, like places on the Tug Hill, got a KILLING! It was by far the greatest snowstorm since the 2022 Buffalo Super Snowstorm and the 2020 Blizzard Warning which dumped 3-5 feet on
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The Morning Blog 11.27.23
Monday, 27 November 2023
We have been pitching this for over a week now. It’s finally here. Welcome to the first Lake Effect snow event of the year! And this one will have some halfway decent snow with it. It won’t be this morning, midday, or early afternoon. The colder air has to work in, especially aloft, to set
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The Morning Blog 11.26.23
Sunday, 26 November 2023
The most important thing you need to know is this: If you need to travel today in Upstate NY, especially west of I-81, and you haven’t started yet: Drop what you are doing and get started NOW. By this afternoon rain and higher elevation snows shall take over WNY. After sunset tonight it spreads quickly
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The Afternoon Blog 11.25.23
Saturday, 25 November 2023
And Good Afternoon! The first significant (Lake Effect) snow of this 2023-24 winter season looks to be imminent for areas off of Lake Erie and especially off of Lake Ontario. It’s cold there now. You know it is WELL BELOW freezing in the mornings. Not much above freezing during the day… if that. So with
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Trail Talk Thursday 11.23.23
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Happy Thanksgiving! Chance of snow through 11/29 – 100 percent Chance of snow 11/30 through 12/6 – 100 percent We haven’t had a Thanksgiving Day and a 7-14 outlook this promising since 2018! The last 4 La Nina years, particularly last year, were horrible for a variety of reasons. Today though, things are a lot
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Trail Talk Tuesday 11.21.23
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Chance of snow through 11.27.23 – 90 Percent Chance of snow 11.28.23 – 12.4..23 – 90 Percent Good morning! It’s Thanksgiving week and many people are on the roads traveling. Perhaps you are among the millions of them today, tonight and/or tomorrow. If you are seeing this and can change/modify your plans for this afternoon
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