Weather: Warm & dry early, needed rain coming Thursday

Ithaca and Tompkins County have seen hardly a drop of rain in the past two weeks, resulting in the second-driest October since the 1990s. Unusually warm and dry conditions will continue for the start of November, but it looks like some much-needed rain and cooler weather will arrive in the second half of the week. After cooler weather yesterday and a chilly morning today, temperatures return to the low to mid 60s this afternoon. The warm and dry weather will last through much of this week. https://t.co/nE5YXcMu8T NWS Binghamton (@NWSBinghamton) November 1, 2026 Your Weekly Weather High pressure sits over the Mid-Atlantic this sunny Sunday afternoon, and in the rear flank of its clockwise flow, temps are in the lower 60s across Tompkins County, well above normal for the start of November. A few fair-weather clouds are bubbling up as part of weak instability southwest of Tompkins County, but the generous (if rather weak) November sun will allow temps to reach the mid 60s for h