FORECAST UPDATED BY METEOROLOGIST MIKE BROOKINS:{/strong}

WEDNESDAY:{/strong} Partly sunny, pleasant and dry in the morning then turning cloudy with showers and a thunderstorm with downpours arriving by 12/1 PM and lasting off and on through 4/5 PM. Some partial sunshine returns late/towards sunset. Winds will be picking up, becoming breezy, and temperatures will be dropping by the midday. High of 72 in the late morning then falling to the lower 50s by dinner time. Wind: SW to NW 12-22 with gusts to 30MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT{/strong}: It's back to dry conditions which are likely to last quite a while. Mostly to partly cloudy and a bit breezy early on, becoming mainly clear. It will be much cooler, turning chilly with a risk for a light patchy frost in rural areas late at night. Low: 39. Wind: NNW 10-15 with gusts to 20 MPH early, then 5-10 MPH.

THURSDAY:{/strong} After a chilly start to the day with temperatures in the middle to upper 30s for many, it will be a nicer afternoon. A mix of sun and clouds to sunny at times with a brisk breeze. Feeling much cooler. Nearly ten degrees below average for late May. Wind: NNW 5-15 with gusts to 20 MPH. High: 62. Low: 41. Patchy frost in the valleys south of Syracuse.

FRIDAY:{/strong} Sunny and pleasant. Another chilly start but then temperatures are closer to average and feeling nice! Wind: WNW 3-10 with gusts to 15 MPH. High: 69. Low: 45.

SATURDAY: {/strong}Sunny in the morning and midday, becoming mostly sunny by the evening. Calmer and turning comfortably warm. High: 75. Low: 50.

SUNDAY:{/strong} Mostly sunny in the morning and midday, becoming partly sunny late. Nice and warm with low humidity levels. High: 80. Low: 54.

MONDAY (MEMORIAL DAY):{/strong} Mostly sunny in the morning, partly sunny by midday. Becoming mostly cloudy in the evening with a very small chance of a shower in CNY. More humid by the afternoon and much warmer than average for late May. High: 83. Low: 60.

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