Clear, cool Kingston
Posted by Ryan
The skies cleared in the Hudson Valley late in the week, with the clear skies giving way to some plummeting over night temperatures in Kingston. Victoria-Weather had the situation properly handled, but even we were a hair too warm in our forecasts, as temperatures hit 23 on Friday morning. Chilly. But at least it hit 50 that day.
Actuals: Thursday - High 49, Low 27
Friday - High 50, Low 23
Grade: B
Kingston, New York
Posted by Ryan
I don't know the nomenclature of the area. Kingston is north of Poughkeepsie, but south of Albany. Is it Upstate? I don't know.
At 153PM, ET, Kingston was seeing a temperature of 48 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. What had been an extremely rainy pattern for area has finally broken, with a broad area of low pressure now having shifted out to eastern Canada. A sharp ridge was building over the eastern quarter of the country. The exiting portion of the jets was split flow, which was allowing for the persistence of low pressure over Ontario and Quebec.
The angle of the next trough, running from that low in Ontario to it's base in the Mojave will not lend the system to much eastward motion. Kingston will enjoy a dry beginning to the month of December, with temperatures slightly above normal.
Tomorrow - Mostly cloudy, High 47, Low 28
Friday - Partly cloudy, High 50, Low 26
TWC: Tomorrow - Sunny skies High 47, Low 32
Friday - Sunny, High 49, Low 30
AW: Tomorrow - Mostly sunny High 48, Low 28
Friday - Sunny to partly cloudy High 48, Low 27
NWS: Tomorrow - Sunny, High 48, Low 30
Friday - Mostly sunny High 50, Low 28
WB: Tomorrow - Mostly sunny High 48, Low 31
Friday - Partly sunny High 49, Low 29
So nice to see temperatures that warm as we head into December. Awesome.
Naples, Florida to Kingston, New York
Posted by Ryan
We're taking a trip from the Gulf Coast to the Hudson Valley between Albany and NYC. It's a 1388 mile journey, surprisingly long, if you ask me, and will take us nearly three full days of driving. The first two days will net us only 496 miles, primarily because of our glacial pace of 62mph. I guess grandpa is driving us back from his winter home.
DAY ONE
Part of the reason this drive is so long is that we are following almost the entire Florida Peninsula, which takes about 400 miles on its own. The extra 100 miles will take us to Savannah, Georgia, which is our destination on day one. Models are indicating that the seabreeze will be most active for Florida on the eastern side of the Peninsula tomorrow, which is great news for us, since our route takes us on the Gulf side. We will likely be just fine from Naples to about Ocala. Thunderstorms will be more problematic from then to Gainesville, and becoming more dispersed through Jacksonville and on to Savannah. Of course, this is summer in the southeast, so don't be surprised if a storm does crop up over that tail end of the trip. It happens.
DAY TWO.
A cold front is sweeping through the east tomorrow, and is often the case, the tail end will stall through the eastern Carolinas. The most widespread thunderstorm activity will be in South Carolina, which is good, because it isn't likely to be fully developed as we drive through. Still, the heaviest rain of the day will likely be between Lake Marion in South Carolina and the North Carolina border. After that, we should really dry out as we head through the rest of North Carolina and southern Virginia. Our day will finally end in Ladysmith, Virginia, which is between Richmond and Fredericksburg.
DAY THREE
The next little wave will be rolling into the east coast as we travel through the bustling megalopolis. We should stay dry, but there is a chance at some isolated drizzle and mostly cloudy skies virtually through the whole day. Don't let that deter you though, because the last hour and our arrival in Kingston will be quite lovely.
