Tuesday December 4

Mix of Sun and Clouds

School Forecast through:
Friday December 7th
Last Updated: 7:00AM Tuesday December 4th
Delay No School Early Dismissal
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7AM Tuesday

The week ahead looks to feature intervals of sun and clouds, but overall looks to be dry. Temperatures will generally run in the mid to upper 30s. A weak cold cold front will slip through on Thursday. This will produce clouds, and we can't completely rule out a snow flurry. The main impact will be in the form of colder temperatures as we end the week and start the weekend. Temperatures will just make it into the lower 30s Friday and Saturday.

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As we head later into the weekend, Kingstonsnows will be keeping an eye on a storm system that is likely to develop and pass to our south. There have been consistent indications that this storm will affect the Carolinas through Washington DC with a mix of rain, snow, and ice. The majority of current data and trends currently suggest that this storm should only reach as far north as New Jersey, however, there is currently a remote possibility that it affects our area. With the storm still 6 to 7 days away (Sunday/Monday) the most appropriate thing to do is simply acknowledge its potential and monitor. But again, it should be dry with intervals of sun and clouds through at least Saturday.

School Impact Probability
Updated: November 29, 2018
For December 10th - 14th

Day Delay Cancellation Early Dismissal
Monday Low
Very Low Very Low
Tuesday
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Wednesday
Very Low Very Low Very Low
Thursday
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
Friday
Very Low
Very Low
Very Low
School impact probabilities offer a general sense of upcoming conditions, but are not specific forecasts.

November Summary

November 2018 will be remembered as one of the coldest, wettest, and snowiest Novembers in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

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The month started off very warm and wet. Temperatures during the first four days of the month ran in the upper 50s and 60s with our highest temperature of November reaching 69 degrees on November 2nd. This 69 degree reading was 14 degrees above normal. The warmth was accompanied by very wet conditions. Between the 2nd and 3rd of the month 2.86 inches of rain fell as a storm system moved through. During the week after the storm the weather was fairly typical for the time of year. Temperatures hovered around normal, generally reaching the 50s. Light rain fell on the 5th and 6th. On the 9th, a pair of cold fronts moved through the region as storms passed our region. About half an inch of rain fell with the fronts, and they would trigger an extended spell of below normal temperatures that would define the rest of the month. From the 9th through the 21st, temperatures consistently ran up to 13 degrees below normal with high temperatures reaching the upper 30s/40s and lows falling into the 20s/low 30s. The most defining period of the month was on November 15th/16th as a significant snowstorm impacted the region. The storm developed near Charleston, South Carolina the morning of the 15th, and trekked up the coast over the course of the day. The storm arrived in Kingston just before 5pm. Snow fell heavily with over 8 inches falling in under 5 hours. The storm total was 9.5 inches, making it Kingston's 14th largest snowstorm since Kingstonsnows archives began 14 years ago. The coldest air of the season arrived at the start of the 4th week of the month. The minimum temperature of 6 degrees on the 23rd was the 4th lowest November temperature recorded since 1896, while the minimum temperature of 10 degrees on the 22nd was the 12th lowest November temperature on record. The average temperature these two days was over 20 degrees below normal. On November 25th, we recorded our first above normal temperatures in nearly three weeks, and the remainder of the month was close to average.

In looking at past winters, it turns out that there is very little correlation between the temperatures, snow, or precipitation that occurs in November and the amount of snow during the rest of the winter. A better method of using early season weather to estimate the amount of snow during the rest of the winter is by using the date of the second measurable snowfall. We still have yet to experience our second measurable snowfall.

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