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Much cooler than forecasted here this afternoon. Max was 36 and it's 33 at 5pm. Edit: actually not that much cooler. Forecast was for high 30s. I was thinking of yesterday's forecast which called for 40s today.

I hope you all feel better. This thing is everywhere in a flash so hopefully it'll be gone just as fast. As for the weather, y'all just been like little rays of sunshine lately. MJO variant my arse.☺️ Cheers.

I don't find it irritating. Probably because he's a lot kinder than his "mirror image".

Got down to 29 here this am. Dry air helps, like a year ago November when we had a run of days in the 70s with frosty nights.

Most of the stations around here more than about 2 or 3 miles from the sound were below freezing this morning.

34 here. Could be proximity to the sound, or maybe we had more breeze (or both)

Looks like a diamond in the rough for fishy snow lovers south of central LI. And a 24" snowfall gradient over about 3 blocks in South Jersey. Something is fishy about this map.

If I had a white Christmas for every time that actually happened only to be followed by a 60° Christmas eve Grinch storm, that would be a lot more white Christmases than we've actually seen. Still, this year it would seem like a fair trade-off.

Up to 59 here. Warmest so far of the day. I imagine it'll get a bit warmer later this evening.

A little out of our area, but impressive: Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 921 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021 NYZ001-010-019-085-112300- /O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0004.211211T1800Z-211212T0600Z/ Niagara-Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 921 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Significant lakeshore flooding expected. The lake level at Buffalo may reach 11 feet above low water datum, which is 3 feet above flood stage. * WHERE...Lake Erie shore and Upper Niagara River shore of Niagara, Erie, and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM Saturday to 1 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The rapid rise in water levels will result in lakeshore flooding along the Lake Erie and Upper Niagara River shores. Along the Lake Erie shore, flooding is likely along Route 5 and Hoover Beach in Hamburg, Buffalo Harbor and Canalside, Dunkirk Harbor, and other flood prone locations. Along the Upper Niagara River, flooding is likely to affect Grand Island, Cayuga Island, and beneath the North Grand Island Bridge at the Lasalle Expressway ramps. Very high wave action will also result in significant shoreline erosion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Lakeshore Flood Warning means lakeshore flooding is occurring, is imminent, or is expected to occur. For your safety, stay off breakwaters, piers, rock outcroppings and beaches! Waves are often larger than they appear and can easily wash you away. Expect significant beach erosion and debris, local road closures and extremely dangerous boating conditions.

Light snow 33. First coating, but not much. It's a bit heavier out on the forks. Pretty:

Light snow/rain mix in North Smithtown. 36°

Particularly the Norway Maples. There's a few around here with one corner of the tree or another hanging on to some yellow leaves. The red and sugar maples have been done for a while.

Its not wasted if it helps cool the water in the Sound.

As I wait for my new BC skis to find their way off a container ship, I watched this old clip of a group in Japan learning to use theirs. The screaming in Japanese is a hoot:

Very true. I'll often look at the private weather stations on wundermap and the difference between those within a mile or so of the water and those farther inland has been large. I actually had about a two week longer growing season than places a mile south of here. FWIW, I think similar happens along the Lake Ontario shore.

Got down to 24 here last night. Takes a very calm night or even a very light southerly breeze to decouple here with the water temperature this warm. We're about 2 miles from the Sound, or closer if you count the local "fjord".

It really was a widely used expression.

It was an old expression: "It's 75 in the shade". The link above didn't have the specific ASOS sighting rules, but I imagine the rules regarding trees are most restrictive for wind sensing equipment.

I remember when temperatures were supposed to be measured in the shade.

Flakes in the air pretty much continuously for the past 2 hours. Snowfall rates ranging from light to very light. No accumulation.

Just had a flurry here. Edit: it's actually still flurrying

Just back to Smithtown after guiding in the Adirondacks this week. Not a drop of rain up there. 4.20" rain in the bucket here. I left Tuesday morning having followed the NWS and some other forecasts and knowing full well that I was going to miss an epic/historic rain event. Anyone who says the NWS didn't warn about this is either evil or stupid, and in the case of certain politicians, probably both.

2.21" in north Smithtown. Much drier than the forecast, but the lawn isn't complaining. We had frequent wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph for a while this afternoon...kind of like a decent seabreeze on a summer afternoon.

The last time Henri went over MTP, it was followed a few days later by Gloria: