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By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 4:35 pm
It's hot chocolate weather out there, folks. Photo by Flickr user snorlax's cafe; published under Creative Commons license.
After last weekend's downright unseasonable warm spell, it's almost a relief to see the snow clouds rolling back in. Tonight, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 - 3:39 pm
Look closely: The strangely beautiful "icicles" in this photo are actually nail gun coils. Photographer Elizabeth Herman writes us from Pine Hill:
I found ten pounds of nail gun nail coils buried in the detritus under a tree next to our trash bin. They... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 - 1:50 pm
Route 213 in the town of Ulster is currently closed due to flooding from heavy precipitation and a rising tide from the Rondout Creek, the New York State Department of Transportation announced around 1:20pm. The road is expected to be closed until... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 - 11:41 am
A skier in fresh powder on the slopes of Windham this morning. Last night's snowstorm added 14 to 18 inches on the mountain, and has added 10 trails to Windham's open territory.
The other Catskills ski mountains are rejoicing in fresh powder, too.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 - 7:04 pm
Above: A map showing snow forecasts for Central New York, the Southern Tier and northeast Pennsylvania from the National Weather Service in Binghamton.
Snow is already falling across much of New York State, and is expected to keep falling throughout the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 - 2:21 pm
Parallel contrails through winter trees in Monticello on December 14, by Catskills Photography via the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
The forecast for this afternoon calls for the world to continue (by most accounts), and also some snow in Delaware and... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 - 6:27 pm
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a wind advisory for the western Catskills including Sullivan and Delaware counties, effective from 7 pm tonight until 7 am tomorrow morning.
Gusts could reach 40-50 miles per hour overnight, so batten... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 - 4:37 pm
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 - 10:50 am
Above: Morning light shows off the early-winter snow on the flanks of Hunter Mountain today. From Hunter's Facebook page.
The Catskills high peaks got a pretty dusting of snow this week, and local ski resorts are poised to take advantage of it. The... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 - 12:26 pm
Above: Detail from a National Weather Service weather forecast map issued at 3:53 am today. Source: NWS Binghamton website.
Forecasters are tracking a nor'easter that looks likely to dump snow and sleet across a wide swath of the northeastern U.S.... Read more
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