Rhonda Lee

Syracuse

Chief Meteorologist, NY State at Spectrum News

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Rain wraps up by the end of the week, then abundant sun and heat

1 week ago | mytwintiers.com | Rhonda Lee

ELMIRA, NY (WETM) – If you’re looking for rain, you are in the right place. If you are looking for sunshine, you are also in the right place. We will have both in the Twin Tiers by the weekend. There are not a lot of changes in the forecast, except that I have added a few more degrees to the beginning of next week. We are still looking at the models and also comparing them to the radar that we have in nearly real-time.
Flash Flood Warning Issued

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Rhonda Lee

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued the following weather alerts:⚠️Flash Flood Warning⏰ Until10:15 PM📍 SW Steuben County in NY↘️ At 713 PM EDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain, causing water over the roadways of State Routes 36, 248, and 417. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Flash Flood Warning Issued

1 month ago | mytwintiers.com | Rhonda Lee

by: Rhonda Lee Posted: May 5, 2025 / 07:43 PM EDT Updated: May 5, 2025 / 07:43 PM EDT The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued the following weather alerts:⚠️Flash Flood Warning⏰ Until10:15 PM📍 SW Steuben County in NY↘️ At 713 PM EDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain, causing water over the roadways of State Routes 36, 248, and 417.
Getting warmer by the weekend

Feb 18, 2025 | mytwintiers.com | Rhonda Lee

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Northwesterly flow sets up across the Great Lakes and it will lead to the return of scattered lake effect snow showers well to our north and some of that energy will eventually land in the Twin Tiers. Not a lot, but enough to drop off a few snowflakes.
Getting warmer by the weekend

Feb 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Rhonda Lee

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Northwesterly flow sets up across the Great Lakes and it will lead to the return of scattered lake effect snow showers well to our north and some of that energy will eventually land in the Twin Tiers. Not a lot, but enough to drop off a few snowflakes.
Snow, freezing rain, sleet and just plain rain (in that order) before breakfast Thursday morning

Feb 14, 2025 | mytwintiers.com | Rhonda Lee

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A wintry mix of precipitation is in the Twin Tiers tonight and the early morning hours will be messy – and then suddenly not – before it all comes right back again for the weekend. Snow, freezing rain, sleet and just plain rain (in that order) will all happen before breakfast Thursday morning. Thus, slick roads will be the rule first thing in the morning. Buckle up!1-2″ of snow and sleet will make for messy travel over the next three days.
Bitterly cold air on the way

Jan 15, 2025 | mytwintiers.com | Rhonda Lee

by: Rhonda Lee Posted: Jan 15, 2025 / 07:04 PM EST Updated: Jan 15, 2025 / 07:04 PM EST ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Snow showers are back in the forecast Thursday. There’s a weak clipper system that will add to the snow totals over the next day. However, there are two chances for sunshine on the way. One with mild conditions and the other with drastically colder air.
Bitterly cold air on the way

Jan 15, 2025 | yahoo.com | Rhonda Lee

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Snow showers are back in the forecast Thursday. There’s a weak clipper system that will add to the snow totals over the next day. However, there are two chances for sunshine on the way. One with mild conditions and the other with drastically colder air. Some of the coldest this season. High pressure and dry weather with peeks of sun return on Friday.
Severe weather is possible Wednesday

Jul 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Rhonda Lee

Rhonda LeeJuly 16, 2024 at 6:47 PM·1 min readSOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) — I wish I could say we are completely out of the woods for severe weather, but that is not the case. The feature that caused our Twin Tiers community a lot of weather grief Monday night was courtesy of a weaker trough that was slow to move away. Now there is the cool/cold front that is going to scoot visit in about a day.