Saturday was the second time that the City of Flowers witnessed a record high temperature. If you remember, on Friday we hit 62 degrees, which tied the record set in 2001. On Saturday, the Rochester airport raised the temperature to 58 degrees. The old record was 57 degrees, set in 1881. This record stood for 143 years! Looking ahead in time, the record warmth will be coming to an end.
A cold front has already passed through western New York. This will bring more seasonable coolness back to the region with more normal winter weather for the rest of this week. The News10NBC First Alert weather team is tracking a storm that will move from the Tennessee Valley to the Delmarva Peninsula late Monday into Tuesday. That appears to be far enough south to put Western New York on edge for any accumulating snow. The southern level, along the Pennsylvania border, will see the most accumulation with 3 to 6 inches possible over this part of the state and higher elevations near Binghamton reaching 8 to 10 inches. Once again, Rochester will miss out on big snow.
Saturday night, look for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures to drop into the lower 30s. Sunday looks dry with mostly cloudy skies. We may see a few spells of sun in the afternoon, with the high near 40 degrees on Monday, just a mix of clouds and sun with the high near 40 degrees again. On Tuesday, there may be a few flurries or snow showers south of Rochester with temperatures in the mid 30s.
Stay tuned to News10NBC First Alert Weather for any updates on the forecast.
