NOVEMBER STARTS WARM, BUT SHOULD TURN SHARPLY COLDER BY MID-MONTH

1. Winter overview video post discusses heightened prospects for a cold, stormy winter, with a cautious approach on the overall snow idea. Official forecasts are more bullish on above-normal seasonal snowfall totals area-wide, including north and west of NYC, which largely missed out last year.




2.  Warmer this week overall compared to last week, but temps will be warmest late week. Thursday is the warmest day.

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3.  Next chance of showers comes Thursday afternoon, with light amounts of under a half inch expected.

4. Chilly weekend next weekend, with highs in the 50s. Coldest day is Sunday with highs possibly not making it out of the 40s during the day.

5. Cold, stormy weather comes mid-to-late month. Early start to winter anticipated as opposed to last year, when the region experienced record warmth in November/December.