News Briefs

• LAST NIGHT, Monday, was the longest night of the year. From this point on, a few minutes of daylight will be added every 24 hours until we reach the longest day in the year next June 2021. Last night was also the first day of winter in our hemisphere. This week's variety of weather events will touch on all four seasons at one point or another, including snow for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• TODAY -- Cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. No precipitation for tonight nor all day tomorrow--forecast as a full day of sun. 
• MOST FORECASTERS say nothing about "the mid-week storm," including the National Weather Service who simply dropped the first half of their forecast without explanation and yet says that it continues in effect: "..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON..." They add a foot of snow is possible in lake snow areas and gusts up to 35 mph. At least one weather map shows Wyoming County as being totally in the bounds of the 9-inch forecast.