Temperatures today likely reaching the warmest of the year so far, into the mid 80s before the thunderstorms arrive after 4PM in Syracuse.

Really feeling like summertime as morning temperatures in the 60s and high temperatures in the 80s is on par for July in Syracuse, not so much late April.

We’re tracking this Great Lakes system which is dragging a cold front through the region tonight. It should result in Wednesday temperatures being up to 30 degrees cooler than today’s.

Central New York could see two rounds of thunderstorms tonight between 4-10PM. Make sure to stay weather aware during this time as rapid intensification could lead to severe thunderstorm warnings or even tornado warnings.

The severe thunderstorm threat in Syracuse should begin to taper off after 10PM when the potential second line of storms moves east.

The Storm Prediction Center has put much of central and western New York under the Enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms. This means confidence is moderate to high that severe weather will occur for this area. The most likely scenario is that a few thunderstorms produce strong damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain. Although we cannot rule out the chance for damaging hail and even an isolated tornado.

The tornado threat has increased over the last 24 hours as we’re now seeing a 5% probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a given point. Make sure to have a plan this evening to keep you and your loved ones safe if a tornado does happen to develop.

Behind the cold front tonight, significantly cooler temperatures are headed our way Wednesday before warming back up to finish the week.

For the latest forecast and to follow the storms on live local radar click HERE.