UPDATE 4: Hamilton Under Flood Watch

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Sat, Aug 27, 2011

National Weather Service forecast for the Greater Hamilton Metroplex for the rest of today and Monday.

Hamilton remains under a flood watch through this evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Update 4: 3:25 p.m. Sunday:

Late Afternoon: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 64. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 23 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, mainly before 11pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 22 mph decreasing to between 9 and 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind between 7 and 11 mph.

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Update 3 @ 7:30 a.m. Sunday:

Today: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 68. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph increasing to between 29 and 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 49. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph decreasing to between 9 and 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind between 6 and 10 mph.

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UPDATE 2 @ 9:39 p.m. Saturday:

Here's the latest from the National Weather Service:

Tonight: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind between 6 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 67. Windy, with a north wind between 20 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph decreasing to between 10 and 13 mph. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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UPDATE:

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a wind advisory from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday Onondaga, Madison, Oneida and Cortland counties.

Early Sunday morning, northerly winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts around 40 mph. The winds will gradually shift to the northwest and weaken Sunday evening.

Wind advisories are issued when sustained wind speeds of at greater than 30 mph and/or wind gusts over 40 mph are expected. The combination of strong winds and saturated ground will result in downed trees and power lines, the National Weather Service said.

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What, if anything, can we in the Greater Hamilton Metroplex expect locally of Hurricane Irene?

Here's what the National Weather Service says about our weather for today and Sunday:

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 66. Breezy, with a north wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind between 7 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

National Hurricane Center

The Weather Channel

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