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FXUS61 KBGM 101858
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
Issued by National Weather Service State College PA
258 PM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
A Flood Watch has been issued for Oneida County due to expected
rainfall along with significant runoff and snowmelt due to
warmer temperatures.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) High pressure weakens with additional clouds building in
this evening and warmer than average temperatures continue.


2) Showers and thunderstorms will bring potential for more minor
flooding Wednesday into Thursday and a low chance for an
isolated strong thunderstorm.

3) Temperatures then trend colder into the weekend before a slight
warm up Sunday. A couple of systems will bring chances for snow and
rain showers.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...

The remainder of this afternoon will stay warm partly sunny.
High pressure will continue to weaken ahead of a frontal system
approaching from the Great Lakes region. Additional clouds will
continue to build in for the remainder of today. Clouds from
the north will increase overnight and drop southward. The mostly
cloudy conditions will help keep temperatures very warm for
this time of year, with lows only in the 50s most areas.

KEY MESSAGE 2...

The aforementioned front is associated with a low pressure
system that will slide across the Great Lakes and into the
Northeast. This will put the region in the warm sector of the
system and temperatures will once again climb into the 60s and
70s on Wednesday. This front will become pseudo stationary on
Wednesday and bring rounds of rain to the region. Cloud cover
will be a factor though and could keep temperatures cooler than
forecasted and instability to a minimum. Scattered showers and
a few thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday afternoon.

Otherwise, there will be a brief period of dry weather before
the low drags a cold front through Wednesday night. Along this
front, there will be widespread rain showers and embedded
thunderstorms. While models are showing some elevated
instability overnight of 1000+ J/kg, there will also be a low
level inversion that should limit the strength of any
thunderstorms. SPC clips the southwestern portion of our CWA
with a Marginal Risk on the Day 2 Outlook. Confidence is low at
this time for any severe weather, as the set up looks similar
to this past weekend where conditions will be stable through
most of the day and the front is late to move through. It will
be very tough for the stronger wind aloft to break through the
low level inversion and mix to the surface. With the warm
conditions and rain showers expected, we will have to monitor
for additional flooding issues as portions of northern NY still
have over a foot of snowpack. As a result of the snowpack,
rainfall, and warmer temperatures a Flood Watch has been issued
for Oneida County. Rises in rivers in central NY are expected
through Thursday.

Once the cold front moves through, much colder air fills in behind
it on Thursday. As it exits, there will be a brief changeover to
snow showers resulting in light accumulations of less than an inch.
Cool, northwesterly flow will support some light lake effect snow
showers for the eastern Finger Lakes and over into the Tug Hill
Plateau. Some additional accumulation will be possible. Temperatures
will plummet throughout the day. In addition, winds will be strong
around the low and along the front thanks to tight pressure
gradients. As a result, wind chills will be in the teens and 20s on
Thursday.


KEY MESSAGE 3...

Models have been consistent for the longer range forecast to end
the week and into this weekend. Conditions will remain colder
than normal. A clipper system moves through the region Friday
into Saturday. There is still uncertainty on how this system
will track, so precipitation types are also uncertain. However,
model guidance continue favor just rain and snow. Then another
low pressure system will move through during the latter half of
the weekend and early next week. There will be a brief warm up
on Sunday before temperatures fall once again early next week
behind the departing cold front. This system may bring a mixed
back of precipitation types as rain, snow, and wintry mix would
all be possible. Behind this front, strong cold air advection is
looking more and more likely for the first half of next week.

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.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Expect clouds to continue to build in this afternoon, with
mainly VFR skies expected into the early part of this evening.
Confidence is highest in MVFR ceilings arriving earliest at KSYR
and KRME just after 00Z. Elsewhere lowering ceilings are still
possible, but probably not likely to occur until near 06Z. As a
frontal system approaches this evening, scattered to isolated
rain showers are possible over the western terminals, but
overall coverage will be low.

Low clouds and overcast skies will stick around through the day
on Wednesday before another round of precipitation could bring
additional restrictions as the front stalls. Afternoon rain
showers are likely to begin just before or near 18Z. Thunder is
also possible Wednesday afternoon, but confidence is not high
enough to include a mention of it in the current TAF package.

Outlook:

Wednesday through Wednesday night...Rain showers becoming
likely, especially in the afternoon with associated
restrictions. Thunder possible Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday through Thursday evening...Scattered rain showers,
mixing in with snow showers. Restrictions possible, especially
at the Central NY terminals.

Friday through Friday night...Occasional restrictions possible
in rain and snow showers.

Saturday...Mainly VFR.

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.CLIMATE...
Near-record warmth is expected today (3/10) and Wednesday (3/11).
For reference, below are the record high temperatures at our
three climate sites (KSYR, KBGM, and KAVP) for these dates:

March 10th:

Syracuse, NY: 67 degrees (1977)
Binghamton, NY: 66 degrees (1977)
Avoca, PA: 68 degrees (1955)

March 11th:

Syracuse, NY: 73 degrees (2021)
Binghamton, NY: 68 degrees (1977)
Avoca, PA: 74 degrees (2021)

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.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...Flood Watch from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday
     afternoon for NYZ009-037.

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DISCUSSION...CTP
AVIATION...CTP
CLIMATE...BJG

NWS BGM Office Area Forecast Discussion