After another seasonably cool afternoon, with a clear sky and a nearly calm wind for Thursday night, temperatures will likely fall into the lower 30s for many spots with some 20s for the coldest countryside.

This will likely allow for many spots to get frost.

Here are frost alerts in effect:

Here are my forecast lows by Friday morning for the immediate CNY area:

It should be noted that many other counties will also see a frost and a hard freeze as well including Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer, Oneida, Madison, Chenango, Cortland, and Tompkins counties. The reason that these counties are not included in the frost advisory is that the growing season is already over so there is no need for alerts.

The only spots that might still not get a frost will be right along the shore of Lake Ontario and possibly the Finger Lakes and Oneida Lake.

If your area has a frost advisory, here is what you should do:
— Farmers and gardeners in these areas should take precaution to extend the growing season.
— To protect crops, gardens and outdoor plants, click on this link for tips.

Besides tracking the frost, the Aurora Borealis may be visible Thursday night, too!

It’s part of our next weather makers:

A geomagnetic storm has created the potential for a gorgeous show for our area and potentially much of the northern portion of the United States!

Here is the forecast from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks:

What is a geomagnetic storm?:
–Geomagnetic storms are disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field that can result in many hours of vibrant auroras.
—The largest storms that result from these conditions are associated with solar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) where a billion tons or so of plasma from the sun, with its embedded magnetic field, arrives at Earth.

This sounds complicated!:
—Click here is an easier explanation from NASA!

Will our area be able to see the northern lights Thursday night?:
–Skies should be clear to mainly clear all night!
–The best chance to see the northern lights will be over the darkest parts of our area.
–City and streetlamp lights plus any other lighting around the area will make this viewing much harder.
–Start looking once dusk is over (likely at or after 7:00 PM).
–The moon does not rise until 3:19 AM Friday, so the moonlight will be a non-issue for most of the night!
–Looking northward from the south shore of Lake Ontario and Oneida Lake may make viewing easier.
–The further northward you are in our area, the better the chance to view the aurora borealis!

If you see the northern lights, make sure to send us any pictures or videos with Chime In here!

For more information about all of this watch below: