For the second straight year, it's snowing in the Tri-State area in October. This year, it's just 15 or so days earlier. Light to moderate snow has been reported throughout the interior and northwest areas of the New York City Tri-State area, even as far southwest as Northeast New Jersey and Southwest Connecticut. As it turns out, forecast models were slightly too warm in the lower levels of the atmosphere at the start of precipitation. This can often occur when the airmass preceding a system is unseasonably cold, and the models may be slightly "climo-skewed". It can even happen in January, but that's more of a function of models not handling the strength of a stronger high pressure. The ageostrophic flow prior to the precipitation onset was also a contributor, bringing lower dew points and colder, more winter like air into the region.  Either way, the band of light precipitation continues to move northeast into Southern New England. The National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Advisories for portions of our area through tonight, so please stay abreast of the situation when traveling. Snow is not likely in the city itself or on Long Island. We'll be back later with more photos and snow reports and a full post regarding the second noreaster forecast to impact the area later this weekend.











Snow falling in Southwest Connecticut
Image Courtesy Easternuswx