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Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
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507 FXUS61 KBGM 011720 AFDBGM Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Binghamton NY 120 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will move through the region tonight bringing an end to any showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday should be a pleasant day under high pressure. Yet another cold front passes through Thursday. This front is followed by high pressure building in again for the end of the week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... AFD updates on a regular three hourly interval will no longer occur. However, the AFD will still be updated with the early morning and mid afternoon packages and as meteorologically needed. A cold front will sweep through the region tonight. Enough moisture and lift will be in place to generate some showers and thunderstorms this evening that move west to east across the region. A muddled picture in terms if anything can become strong to severe. CAPE is sufficient but lapse rates are very poor as of this writing. So confidence in any gusty to damaging winds is fairly low with the best environment south and east of our region. Cooler and drier advects in tonight allowing for quick clearing. Eventhough the winds will be light the drier airmass coming in looks to limit the potential for valley river fog around sunrise. After starting out in the low 60`s highs look to end up in the low to mid 80`s. Yet another cold front starts to approach the region Wednesday night but the timing is centered on Thursday. Lows look slightly warmer Wednesday night. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... Ahead of a cold front Thursday afternoon another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms should develop. Not much has changed regarding the modeled environment. CAPE values near 1,000 J/KG coupled with steep low level lapse rates and dry mid- levels look somewhat favorable for the possibility of a few strong to damaging wind gusts. Highs look slightly cooler Thursday and Friday with a reinforcing cool shot coming through with lows in the 50`s and 60`s. The forth of July still looks to be a dry one as high pressure builds into the area. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... One more dry day should occur Saturday over the region under high pressure. However, the high pressure looks to slide east of the region Sunday resulting in a warm and moist return flow. Ensemble guidance has trended slower with the next cold front which increases the confidence with warmer highs getting close to 90 by Sunday. The front may get close enough by Monday for a few thunderstorms during peak heating hours. With the added touch of humidity, heat index values in CNY look to be around 95 degrees Sunday afternoon. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Mainly VFR. Brief showers and thunderstorms are possible between 18-21Z at KELM,KITH and KBGM and a few hours later at AVP. Opted for TEMPO groups to cover this for now. Drier air moves in overnight which limits the fog potential near sunrise with potential only at KELM for now. Outlook... Wednesday night ...Mainly VFR, except pre- dawn valley fog possible especially KELM. Thursday... Mainly VFR, a brief shower or thunderstorm can`t be ruled out in the afternoon/evening hours at any site. Thursday night through Sunday... Mainly VFR. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NY...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...MWG NEAR TERM...MWG SHORT TERM...MWG LONG TERM...MWG AVIATION...MWG