October weather in north NY, and yes, there is more to NY than NY city... Is hit and miss here in the valley. We've had our share of weather this year with flooding and high winds. Most of the issues could have been avoided if the roads were built and cared for properly. Now the leaves are confused as our temperature keeps bobbing up and down. Colors are not as vibrant this year. It was in the 70'sF/22C yesterday and dropped into the low 40'sF/5C last night causing the heat to come on... We expect snow tonight possibly in the higher elevations... courtesy of the cold front from our northern neighbors...
I'm all for being neighborly, so if you northerners could hold onto your cold air and some of you southerners could send up some of that 80f weather, we would be thankful. I expect I'll see snow for Halloween this year. Thanksgiving and Christmas should be white too. The amount of snow all depends on the Great Lakes and when they freeze over. Interestingly enough. Frozen lakes mean more snow. *Shrugs* I have a snowblower, so I don't care either way, but it's not nice being out in below 0 F/-18C in the storm opening up the driveway in blowing winds and snow.