May 2020 Observations & Discussions

Y’all gonna make a thread for this storm ?

A good point. For the historical record

@jmanley32 wrote:This is really going to be a historic storm? I am not seeing much in the way of any advisories for anywhere?

I don't think historic in the sense that there will be accumulating snow requiring advisories, but historic in the sense that there will be snow in the month of May, which is not all that common. I think last time that happened in these parts was back in 1977.

7:30 pm and already 36 degrees. Raining steady

Snow already falling in areas not that far to our northwest. Let’s see if that rain/snow line can make it down here before the precip ends.

Cortland NY reporting 35* with moderate snow. Binghamton still reporting rain but down to 33*

@jimv45 wrote:Snow not that far away from me here in Saugerties. Wonder if this will make it all the way to the coast?

I don’t think it will make it to the coast. My guess is that anywhere north and west of I-287 will be as far south and east as the snow gets in NJ. I do think anyone could see some snow flurries tomorrow on those strong northwest winds (lake effect remnants).

Meanwhile here: 44* and absolutely pouring rain. Miserable evening.

Rain and 44 here now, let's see where it goes.

Now snowing in Binghamton. My futurecast shoes me going over to snow for an hour or two near midnight. We shall see!

No snow yet just plain old rain temperatures are dropping from 48 down to 42°

NWS now giving odds of probability of snow.Experimental-they are looking for feedback.

https://www.weather.gov/okx/winter

Snow has reached the NJ/PA border.

Just in the last 15 minutes or so winds have shifted to the NW and turned very gusty. Down to 41* with wind driven rain. If it’s going to go over to snow I’d expect it soon. Either way - much too cold and raw for May.

The fact that on May 8 we’re even monitoring a possible changeover to snow is pretty incredible; especially since we almost never came close to snow in January and February,

@billg315 wrote:The fact that on May 8 we’re even monitoring a possible changeover to snow is pretty incredible; especially since we almost never came close to snow in January and February,

I agree. Radar sure looks like winter

Starting to get some mixing now at 40*, winds picking up

Steady snow here in Albany.

Winds picking up temp is dropping