Clouds will thicken late this New Year's Eve ahead of widespread steady rain which will be filtering in leading up to or just after midnight, depending on where you find yourself. Behind this storm, temperatures gradually trend cooler as snow chances increase, especially west.
Highs will be in the 40s to near 50 Tuesday afternoon. While not the record-breaking warmth we had yesterday, this is still some 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
Rain, some heavy, will filter in from the southwest just prior to midnight, continuing to lift towards the northeast through the overnight hours.
Temperatures will drop tonight, but many stay above freezing. The exception may be off to the north in the higher spots of the Adirondacks and southern Greens, where some wet snow may start mixing in closer to daybreak.
Wednesday is not a washout, but occasional showers are expected through mid-afternoon, transitioning to snow as colder air works in from the west. Winds will really ramp up by late afternoon, allowing for lake- and terrain-enhanced rain and snow showers to develop.
Up above 1,000 feet, there will be light snow accumulations into early Thursday morning, with higher amounts both closer to Lake Ontario and in some of the upslope-favored areas of the Taconics and Western New England.
Temperatures will continue to trend cooler Thursday with many in the 30s for highs. The day will feature plenty of clouds, windy conditions with gusts up to 40 MPH possible, and scattered snow showers, especially off to the west closer to Lake Ontario. Additional accumulation is likely from these snows. Temperatures may struggle to get up to freezing Friday with a few additional snow showers, once again focused to the west of the Hudson, along with continued mostly cloudy and breezy conditions (though it won't be as gusty as Thursday).
Saturday is a repeat of Friday but cooler as highs regionwide don't make it out of the 20s. Lake effect snow will shut off on Sunday, but it will remain rather cloudy, cold, and breezy. A bit more sun is possible on Monday along with less wind, but we do have to watch a system which will be developing down towards the south. The majority, but not all, of guidance keeps any snow south of the News10 viewing area Monday. I don't expect a northern trend for impacts locally but it's not totally off the table as of writing this.
