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301 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024 SYNOPSIS... A warm front will push across areas south of Lake Ontario Saturday and the North Country Saturday night...and in the process will bring our region some showers. Following its passage...late spring to summerlike warmth will then overspread our region for both Sunday and Monday... before a passing cold front brings our next opportunity for more widespread showers and a few thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday. Area Forecast Discussion
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: @ 6:25pm  
Temperatures Current Conditions Forecast
Lake Erie:42F
Lake Ontario:45F
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.2°F than last hour.

64.9°F

Comfortable
High Today
64.9°F
6:24 PM
Low Today
49.6°F
1:42 AM
Yest High
66.8°F
4:56 PM
Yest Low
26.7°F
6:33 AM
Sta* High
86.5°F
2017
Sta* Low
29.1°F
2016
* This Station's Records Since 12/2013
Rec* High
95.0°F
1989
Rec* Low
24.1°F
1950
Weather Server uptime 0 Days 15 Hours 5 Minutes 52 Seconds
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Public Info Statement
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy

Wind from SW Wind:  SW
6.5

Gusting to:
7.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.19 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
2.7 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers

Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers

Lo 61 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 54 °F

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Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 56.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 0.1°F since last hour. 0.1°F
High 5:16 PM: 56.6°F
Low 12:00 AM: 32.8°F
Record High: 74.7°F on
Sep-6-2023
Record Low: -15.3°F on
Apr-24-2024
Wetbulb: 59.8°F
Leaf Wet:7 0
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.19 in
Storm Rain: 0.19 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.06 in
Apr Rain: 0.55 in
Apr to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Apr to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 0.55 in for the month 0.55 in
Apr Avg: 4.98 in
Diff from Avg: Under 4.43 in for the month 4.43 in
Season:1 4.96 in
YTD
  Avg:11
4.01 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 0.95 in for the year 0.95 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Apr-27-2024
at 3:42 PM
51 rain days in 2024
16 days in April
0 days since last rain
Current: SW  6.5 mph
1Hr Average: 4.6 mph
Wind Run: 49.83 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 7.0 mph mph
Today: 19.0 mph 2:00 PM
Month: 19.0 mph Apr-27
Year: 42.6 mph Jan-13
Record Gust: 56.0 mph
Nov-11-2023
Sunlight:
13 hrs 37 min
45 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 7 sec longer than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 19 days, 4 hours, 8 minutes in cycle
84%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 3% since last hour. 73%
Last Hour: Decreased 3% since last hour. 3%
High 11:20 AM: 90%
Low 12:00 AM: 47%
Record High: 97%
Jun-24-2023
Record Low: 18%
May-18-2023
Current: Falling 0.015  inHg/hr 30.071 inHg
Last Hour: Falling slowly
High 1:23 AM: 30.264 in.
Low 6:21 PM: 30.066 in.
Record High: 30.693 inHg
Dec-13-2023
Record Low: 28.948 inHg
Jan-9-2024
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill AIR
Today: 9.0
Apr: 455.9
2024 to Date: 2751.9
Cooling Degree Days
2024 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Apr Snow: Under 0.945 in for the month 0.00 in
Apr Avg: 0.94 in
Diff from Avg: -0.94 in
Season Total:2 70.75 in
Snow Depth: 4.00 in
0 snow days in April
13 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
Nov-1-2023
Average 1st Snow:
28 of Nov
Current: 64.9°F
Low 1:57 AM: 49.7°F
Yesterday: 25.4°F
Record: 25.5°F
Apr-26-2024
Quality
Index6:

46


Good
Density:
1.21 kg/m3
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
0.5
Sunburn in
224 Minutes
Highest:
1:45 PM
5.7
128 W/m2
26%
W/m2 SI
High Today:
1:44 PM
707  W/m2
Record:
1241 W/m2
Soil Depth/Temp8 Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
0.6 in: 51°F °F
1.2 in: 49°F
1.8 in: 48°F

Growing conditions
at the depth of:  0.6 in:


Soil moisture range is from
0-Wet to 200-Dry/Frozen
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.08 in
7-Days Rain: 0.06 in
7-Days ET: 0.74 in
7-Day:  0.68 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.68 in
April:  0.17 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.17 in
HIGHS: LOWS:
94.8°F
Sep-6-2023
26.8°F
Apr-26-2024
Daytime Records
  91.8°F
Sep-06-2023
  12.4°F
Jan-20-2024
Nitetime Records
  79.0°F
Jul-29-2023
  10.6°F
Jan-17-2024
ICN:5 | S3C2:6 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:98%
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   7 Leaf Wetness is surface moisture on foliage. 0 being totally dry and 15 being totally saturated.   8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 27 of just the month of April for this station since 2014.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 27 of April for this station since 2014.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Sunday
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Showers


Lo 61 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and warmer, precipitation possible within 12 to 24 hrs, windy.
Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers


Hi 71 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance
Showers

Monday

Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday
Night
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Mostly Sunny

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Partly Cloudy

Lo 54 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 53 °F

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