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• Posted One last day of mild weather with periods of rain likely to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  Our short spring tease will come to an end today with one last day of mild temperatures in the low to mid 50's. Low pressure will ride northward along a slow moving cold front into this afternoon, bringing periods of...
• Posted A brief warm-up into early part of the workweek to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  After a chilly start to the weekend, temperatures rebounded on Sunday to above normal levels in the mid to upper 40's. That trend will continue into the early part of the workweek as a surge of mild air arrives.A weak...
• Posted Quiet weather to continue into weekend with seasonable temperatures to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A stretch of unusually quiet November weather will continue into the upcoming weekend as a large area of high pressure dominates our weather across the northeast. November is typically a very grey and even stormy month in our region.High pressure...
• Posted A chilly weekend with slowly improving weather to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A weakening cold front will cross the region today with continued cloudy skies and a few lingering showers, but chilly temperatures will linger through the weekend. High temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40's well into early next...
• Posted Sandy to bring rain and wind to the region to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  Hurricane Sandy will approach the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday and pass south of the Saratoga region on Monday night, bringing some heavy rain and strong winds to the region into early Tuesday morning.A High Wind Warning is in effect for...
• Posted Freeze warning overnight into Saturday morning to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the entire region from late Friday night into Saturday morning. A cold front that moved through on Friday morning has brought a very chilly air mass to the region today,...
• Posted A warm Friday, but cooler weather to return this weekend to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  After a pea soup kind of morning where the region was socked into some thick fog, temperatures will rebound into the 70's ahead of an approaching frontal boundary this afternoon. But the unseasonably mild weather will not last as a...
• Posted Unsettled weather returns for part of the weekend to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  After our deluge of rain on Tuesday, we have experienced a few days of pleasant and breezy weather this week with comfortable fall-like temperatures. But some unsettled weather looks to return on Saturday.Yet another strong cold front will move through...
• Posted A soaker on the way with some much needed rainfall to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A potent storm system will develop in the Tennessee Valley and surge northeastward toward upstate New York with copious amounts of moisture into Tuesday.This storm will bring a much needed soaking rainfall to the region with a widespread 1 to...
• Posted Cold front will bring a cool down for the weekend to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A cold front will move through the region overnight with some breezy conditions and a few scattered showers, but the summer-like weather we have been enjoying for the past several days will be no longer.Instead, a cooler and more fall-like...
• Posted Frost advisory for Adirondacks overnight to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A frost advisory has been issued for the western and southern Adirondacks, including southeastern Warren county, from 3 a.m. through 9 a.m. Tuesday. Image credit - AccuWeather.comThe National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the overnight into early...
• Posted A nice Labor Day weekend with some rain from Isaac remnants on the way to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  High pressure to the north of the region will bring fair weather and pleasant temperatures through most of the Labor Day weekend, but changes are on the way.While most of the Labor Day weekend will see pleasant weather, some left...
• Posted Pleasant summer weather will continue much of this week to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  Other than a couple of fast moving weak disturbances that may trigger a widely isolated shower or storm today and Tuesday, much of this upcoming week looks rather quiet in the weather department.After a pleasantly cool weekend, temperatures will rebound...
• Posted Pleasant weather returns, but more storms on the way to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  Image credit - AccuWeather.comA weak area of high pressure will build into the region today with seasonable temperatures in the lower 80's and a mix of sun and clouds. Clouds will then increase later today into tonight as low pressure...
• Posted Cooler and less humid air mass filters into the region to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  After a stifling hot and humid weekend across the region, a cold front that brought a round of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon and evening is now responsible for a new air mass with pleasant and much less humid...
• Posted A hot and humid weekend with some storms to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A warm front will push north through the region this morning, and a very warm and humid air mass will remain in place through the weekend. Skies will become partly sunny this afternoon with temperatures soaring into the lower 90's....
• Posted Some drying to occur to start week, but more unsettled weather on the way to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A slight drying trend will start to develop into Sunday across the region as an upper trough and associated weather disturbance pull away to the east. This will allow for increasing sunshine and only a slight chance of a shower...
• Posted Some storms possible on Monday after beautiful track weekend to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  After a beautiful opening weekend for the Saratoga Race Track, some changes may be on the way. With the weather not having much opportunity to get any better for the start of racing season, our first chance of storms may...
• Posted Pleasant weather expected for opening day at the track to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A steamy and sultry air mass that has been in place across the region over the last several days will be ushered to the south by a frontal boundary. In its' wake, cooler and much drier air will filter into...
• Posted Warm and humid conditions to continue with some welcome rainfall to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A warm and increasingly humid air mass will remain in place across Saratoga county and surrounding areas through mid-week. With the increase in humidity and moisture in the atmosphere comes the chances for showers and thunderstorms. On Sunday, a strong...
• Posted Turning warmer but remaining dry this week to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  Our dry spell will continue across the Saratoga region, even though we desperately need some beneficial rainfall. Despite a few spots in the Adirondacks picking up some rain today, it will remain rather dry for the remainder of this week...
• Posted Becoming more humid with a chance of storms for the 4th to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  Mother Nature may provide some of her own fireworks for the 4th of July as a low pressure system and its' associated frontal boundaries approach from the Great Lakes region late tonight into Wednesday. We could see some showers and...
• Posted A hot weekend but humidity levels remain in check to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  High pressure over the Great Lakes region will keep our weather mainly dry this weekend, but it will also be hot with temperatures in the upper 80's to lower 90's. It might be a good idea to head to your...
• Posted Showery and cool weather expected through mid-week to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A cold front that brought some showers and thunderstorms to the region earlier today will now usher in a cooler air mass through mid-week with temperatures well below average for early summer.Behind the front, an upper level low pressure system...
• Posted With the rain gone, a stretch of pleasant weather into Father's Day weekend to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  As the rain departed early this morning, a pleasant and refreshing air mass was ushered into the region on breezy northwesterly winds. Over the next several days, an area of high pressure will gradually build across the region with partly...
• Posted Rain to return to the region on Tuesday to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A slow moving cold front moving in from the Great Lakes region and an influx of Atlantic moisture ahead of the front will bring a round of rainfall to the region on Tuesday, some of which could be locally heavy...
• Posted Warmer and more summer-like weather to finally return to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  June has started out rather cool and showery across the region, with measurable rain falling on just about every day so far. A few thunderstorms have also been thrown in there as well, but it certainly has not felt summer-like.But...
• Posted A cool and showery week ahead to start June to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  As we begin June, which is technically the beginning of meteorological summer, it will feel more like early-Spring with cool temperatures and unsettled conditions. An upper level low pressure system will slowly rotate into the region on Sunday, which will...
• Posted Chances for storms will increase through Memorial Day to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  A cold front that pushed southward through the region early Saturday and gave us a break from the humidity, will stall out to our south late tonight into Sunday, before slowly starting back northward as a warm front and pushing...
• Posted Another workweek, and more chances for rain to Saratoga Storm Chronicles By Brent McGrady
  As we started another workweek today, once again we have a chance of showers in the forecast through about mid-week. An area of low pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast was responsible for the increase in cloud cover across the region...