Meteorologist Violet Scibior
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Explaining humidity, where it comes from, why it feels hotter, calculating heat index (opens the original)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Central New York is no stranger to high heat and humidity, but where does it come from and why does the humidity make it feel hotter? I'll explain how to calculate the heat index or feels like temperature using the relative humidity percentage and the actual temperature. Watch the video below for my last ever Weather Wisdom Wednesday using 3D graphics outside on our weather deck (this is my final week at CNY Central): Weather Wisdom Video: Explaining humidity & heat index First,
Sunshine returns to CNY, stretch of summer heat, then several stormy systems (opens the original)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After a rather gloomy Monday in Central New York, sunshine slowly returns this evening! Staying mild behind a cold front, then a cool overnight. Plenty of sunshine for Tuesday as an area of high pressure builds in, keeping nice low humidity and little to no wind. Heating up quickly Tuesday afternoon, then high heat and humidity for Wednesday! The forecast for the next 24 hours looks nice! Decreasing clouds this evening with temperatures in the lower 70s at sunset. Then mostly cl
Flood Watch for parts of CNY today, rainfall timing by location and totals here (opens the original)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Flood Watch has been issued for Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson, Northern Cayuga, Wayne and Ontario counties. In effect from Sunday late morning until sunrise Monday. There will be several rounds of showers/storms through the day with up to 1-2 inches in spots that see repetitive heavy rain, which may cause flash flooding. When severe weather/flood advisories or warnings are issued, they will appear in live time on the map below: Even outside of the areas under a Flood Watch, there's
Summer heat Saturday, stormy Sunday with the risk for flash flooding (opens the original)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — High heat builds into Central New York today, but without the humidity. A weather system is approaching from the southwest with increasing clouds but dry weather today. The cold front to our north will stall and turn into a stationary front directly over us on Sunday. Then this area of low pressure will slide in along it from the southwest with rounds of showers and storms through the day and the risk for flooding. Behind this weather system, sunshine slowly returns through Mond
The smell of rain isn't from raindrops, where it comes from, what makes the scent stronger (opens the original)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Have you ever noticed the scent when it rains? The smell doesn't actually come from the raindrops themselves. There are three things that create a smell when it rains, I'll explain how the rain causes it to happen. Plus, how a long dry stretch of weather can make the scent stronger when it rains. Watch the video below for this week's Weather Wisdom Wednesday using 3D graphics on our Weather Authority deck: Weather Wisdom Video - The Smell of Rain The smell of rain comes from thr
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