Weather synopsis: April 8

11:32am beautiful weather is in the forecast for most of the day, temperatures will climb in to the 50s and 60s north of a stationary front and in to the 70s and 80s to the south. Partly to mostly cloudy skies today with increasing clouds by evening. The increasing clouds are due to an approaching cold front to our west that is associated with an upper level low pressure system. Behind this front temperatures will be much cooler but right around normal. Temperatures have been well above average lately for much of the region. A stationary front extended from the Midwest to the Northeast, this was the same front that produced the train of stormy weather and cool temperatures in Buffalo, NY most of the week. South of the front temperatures reached record levels. Yesterday New York City reached 92°F making April 6 the earliest 90° day on record in Central Park; its hard to believe that just 6 weeks ago we were buried in 2 feet of snow. The dry heat sparked concerns of wild brush fires; the National Weather Service posted advisories that placed much of the Northeast under Red Flag Warnings. Though not quite as hot today, New York City will approach 80°F; the same can be expected for much of the region south of the stationary front. The big cheese today will be the passage of a cold front that will spark some showers and introduce a cooler air mass for the entire region. The front will intrude from west to east. It will reach western New York State early this evening then work its way east towards the Atlantic Ocean. Highs on Friday will be in the 30s in northern New England, 40s in Upstate New York and 50s along the coast. Beyond Friday the Northeast will be under the influence of a High Pressure system that will produce pleasant spring weather this weekend and most of next week.