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Snow gives way to winds and a chilly week ahead
Low temperatures ahead
Updated 4:53 pm, Monday, December 25, 2017
A snow storm on Christmas Day left the City with a very quiet morning Monday Dec 25, 2017 in Albany, N.Y.
A snow storm on Christmas Day left the City with a very quiet morning Monday Dec 25, 2017 in Albany, N.Y.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's mother and former first lady of the State of New York Matilda Cuomo, second from left attends the Christmas Day service at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Monday Dec 25, 2017 in Albany, N.Y.
lessGovernor Andrew Cuomo's mother and former first lady of the State of New York Matilda Cuomo, second from left attends the Christmas Day service at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Monday Dec 25, 2017 in
... moreCindy Calabro who volunteers in the name of her mother, distributes food during the Christmas Dinner at the Albany Rescue Mission Monday Dec 25, 2017 in Albany, N.Y.
Cindy Calabro who volunteers in the name of her mother, distributes food during the Christmas Dinner at the Albany Rescue Mission Monday Dec 25, 2017 in Albany, N.Y.
All is quiet at the State Capitol Christmas on this snowy Christmas morning.
All is quiet at the State Capitol Christmas on this snowy Christmas morning.
This dog seems to be enjoying the new Christmas morning snow.
This dog seems to be enjoying the new Christmas morning snow.
This gazebo along Route 9 in Latham was covered in snow
This gazebo along Route 9 in Latham was covered in snow
National Weather Service forecast for snowfall totals from the Christmas 2017 storm.
National Weather Service forecast for snowfall totals from the Christmas 2017 storm.
A snowstorm the day before Thanksgiving dropped nine to 13 inches of snow on the Capital Region, posing major travel problems.
A young girl tries to gather snow on Ontario Street in Albany as a winter storm begins to hit the Capital Region on Nov. 26, 2014.
A snowstorm the day before Thanksgiving dropped nine to 13 inches of snow on the Capital Region, posing major travel
Runners warm up under the snow covered trees before the 5K Troy Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 27, 2014. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Runners warm up under the snow covered trees before the 5K Troy Turkey Trot race on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 27, 2014. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
A snowstorm before Valentine's Day dropped 14 inches of snow at Albany International Airport, and more in areas with greater elevation.
Snow builds up on Valentine's Day hearts hung on Pam Robinson's front yard tree on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 in Guilderland.
A snowstorm before Valentine's Day dropped 14 inches of snow at Albany International Airport, and more in areas with greater elevation.
Snow builds up on Valentine's Day hearts hung on Pam
A car is almost completely covered with snow in front of a home on Warners Lake in East Berne on Feb. 14, 2014. The hilltowns received more than two feet of snow.
A car is almost completely covered with snow in front of a home on Warners Lake in East Berne on Feb. 14, 2014. The hilltowns received more than two feet of snow.
A pre-Halloween nor'easter dropped up to 10 inches of heavy, wet snow in Rensselaer County and southern Albany County.
Snow begins to fall on 15th Street in Troy Saturday Oct. 29, 2011.
A pre-Halloween nor'easter dropped up to 10 inches of heavy, wet snow in Rensselaer County and southern Albany County.
Snow begins to fall on 15th Street in Troy Saturday Oct. 29, 2011.
Albany missed out on the worst of it, totaling fewer than four inches at Albany International Airport.
Soojee Eckhardt-Rigberg of Albany plays with her dog Obi near her tent at the Occupy Albany encampment in Academy Park on Sunday Oct. 30, 2011.
Albany missed out on the worst of it, totaling fewer than four inches at Albany International Airport.
Soojee Eckhardt-Rigberg of Albany plays with her dog Obi near her tent at the Occupy
A post-Christmas nor'easter wreaked havoc with travel, with 40 flights canceled at Albany International Airport. .
A post-Christmas nor'easter wreaked havoc with travel, with 40 flights canceled at Albany International Airport. .
The storm dropped 10 inches of snow in Albany and more than two feet in parts of Columbia County.
The storm dropped 10 inches of snow in Albany and more than two feet in parts of Columbia County.
A snowstorm dropping 10 to 15 inches of snow on the Capital Region on Feb. 23-24 was followed by a mixed-precipitation storm two days later, leaving a lot of heavy slush.
Joggers use Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, New York as refuge from some of the snow Feb. 24, 2010.
A snowstorm dropping 10 to 15 inches of snow on the Capital Region on Feb. 23-24 was followed by a mixed-precipitation storm two days later, leaving a lot of heavy slush.
Joggers use Congress Park
The hilltowns received upwards of two feet of snow from the first part of a two-part snowstorm.
Diane Wells attempts to clear a car buried in the snow on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Warner Lake in East Berne.
The hilltowns received upwards of two feet of snow from the first part of a two-part snowstorm.
Diane Wells attempts to clear a car buried in the snow on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at Warner Lake
The northern Capital Region and Adirondacks received a healthy coating of snow, but points south were warm enough to facilitate an ice storm that knocked out power to 200,000 homes.
Two vehicles are damaged due to icing conditions on the I-90 West exit ramp to Henry Johnson Boulevard in Albany on Dec. 11, 2008.
The northern Capital Region and Adirondacks received a healthy coating of snow, but points south were warm enough to facilitate an ice storm that knocked out power to 200,000 homes.
Two
The ice storm knocked down a tree on top of a car on Adams Place in Delmar Dec. 12, 2008.
The ice storm knocked down a tree on top of a car on Adams Place in Delmar Dec. 12, 2008.
A snowstorm dropped more than a foot on the immediate Capital Region, interrupting a lot of Valentine's Day plans.
Bill Coffin clears a sidewalk at the Ballston Spa Post Office in Ballston Spa on Feb. 14, 2007.
A snowstorm dropped more than a foot on the immediate Capital Region, interrupting a lot of Valentine's Day plans.
Bill Coffin clears a sidewalk at the Ballston Spa Post Office in Ballston Spa on
A pedestrian slips and falls on icy State Street at Lodge Street in Albany on Feb. 14, 2007.
A pedestrian slips and falls on icy State Street at Lodge Street in Albany on Feb. 14, 2007.
An unseasonably warm winter crashed to a halt with an ice storm that left much of Saratoga County without power.
Veteran's Memorial in Congress Park is framed by ice covered trees and downed limbs in Saratoga Springs, Jan. 16, 2007.
An unseasonably warm winter crashed to a halt with an ice storm that left much of Saratoga County without power.
Veteran's Memorial in Congress Park is framed by ice covered trees and downed
The warm start to January kept these leaves green in Clifton Park green before the icing.
The warm start to January kept these leaves green in Clifton Park green before the icing.
A system lingered over the Capital Region long enough to drop 18 inches of snow on Albany, and 32 inches in Averill Park.
Troy Fire Department Lt. Tom Scorsone stands in Ladder Truck 2 while using a pike pole to remove snow hanging four stories over the entrance to the Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy on Dec. 7, 2003.
A system lingered over the Capital Region long enough to drop 18 inches of snow on Albany, and 32 inches in Averill Park.
Troy Fire Department Lt. Tom Scorsone stands in Ladder Truck 2 while
A third major snowstorm of the winter dropped a
foot of snow on the Albany area, helping push the snow total to the
third snowiest winter on record.
A woman passes a huge pile of collected snow that rests in the Colonis Center parking lot on Feb. 18, 2003.
A third major snowstorm of the winter dropped a foot of snow on the Albany area, helping push the snow total to the third snowiest winter on record.
A woman passes a huge pile of collected
The Capital Region endured two 20-inch blasts of snow from nor'easters, the first of which started on Christmas Day.
The Capital Region endured two 20-inch blasts of snow from nor'easters, the first of which started on Christmas Day.
Tow truck operator Jason Lorenz prepares to right a flipped four-wheel drive vehicle on the Northway during the second nor'easter in as many weeks on Jan. 4, 2003.
Tow truck operator Jason Lorenz prepares to right a flipped four-wheel drive vehicle on the Northway during the second nor'easter in as many weeks on Jan. 4, 2003.
The earliest measurable snowfall in Albany dropped 6½ inches of snow on the Capital Region, much of it wet and heavy enough to take down power lines.
The earliest measurable snowfall in Albany dropped 6½ inches of snow on the Capital Region, much of it wet and heavy enough to take down power lines.
Oct. 4, 1987: Phil Hanby, left, and his cousin Jim Bonesteel, center, stand in their tuxedoes by limousines on Phil's wedding day as his nephews help dig out from "Fall's Snowy Crippler" in Wynantskill.
Oct. 4, 1987: Phil Hanby, left, and his cousin Jim Bonesteel, center, stand in their tuxedoes by limousines on Phil's wedding day as his nephews help dig out from "Fall's Snowy Crippler" in Wynantskill.
Jan. 15-16, 1983: The Capital Region was ready for this nor'easter, as the front page from the Jan. 16, 1983 edition of the Times Union shows.
Jan. 15-16, 1983: The Capital Region was ready for this nor'easter, as the front page from the Jan. 16, 1983 edition of the Times Union shows.
Jan. 15-16, 1983: The nor'easter met expectations, as it became and remains the greatest January snowstorm for the area on record.
Jan. 15-16, 1983: The nor'easter met expectations, as it became and remains the greatest January snowstorm for the area on record.
April 6-7, 1982: The closer of one of the snowiest winters on record, this winter storm dropped 17.7 inches on Albany to set the April record, which still stands.
April 6-7, 1982: The closer of one of the snowiest winters on record, this winter storm dropped 17.7 inches on Albany to set the April record, which still stands.
The greatest November snowstorm on record in the Capital Region -- 22.5 inches in Albany -- fell during the year's busiest travel day, closing the airport and stranding thousands of motorists.
The greatest November snowstorm on record in the Capital Region -- 22.5 inches in Albany -- fell during the year's busiest travel day, closing the airport and stranding thousands of motorists.
With snow already on the ground, 26.7 inches from this post-Christmas system added to the mess for the snowiest month on record. Also a record: the coldest Albany temperature on record (-22, Dec. 25).
With snow already on the ground, 26.7 inches from this post-Christmas system added to the mess for the snowiest month on record. Also a record: the coldest Albany temperature on record (-22,
... moreThe caption reads: "This deer, which Times-Union Photographer Joe Higgins spotted leaping over the Ten Broech Mansion fence and heading for Schaefer Brwery was, at least report, having more than one."
The caption reads: "This deer, which Times-Union Photographer Joe Higgins spotted leaping over the Ten Broech Mansion fence and heading for Schaefer Brwery was, at least report, having more
... moreUp to 35 inches of snow fell across eastern New York, with an official total of 24.7 inches in Albany, making it the biggest snowstorm since...
Up to 35 inches of snow fell across eastern New York, with an official total of 24.7 inches in Albany, making it the biggest snowstorm since...
The greatest blizzard in Capital Region history dropped 46.7 inches of snow on Albany.
The greatest blizzard in Capital Region history dropped 46.7 inches of snow on Albany.
Three inches of snow fell on the March 11, 15 inches more by daybreak on the March 12, 33 inches by midnight on March 13, and then one more foot before snow stopped falling at 3 a.m. on March 14.
Three inches of snow fell on the March 11, 15 inches more by daybreak on the March 12, 33 inches by midnight on March 13, and then one more foot before snow stopped falling at 3 a.m. on March
... moreWhile the official snowfall total was 46.7 inches, the drifts measured much higher.
While the official snowfall total was 46.7 inches, the drifts measured much higher.
The snow in the Capital Region gave way to heavy winds Monday, leaving over 1,100 people affected by power outages in East Greenbush, Glenmont, Albany and Colonie.
The greater Capital Region received between 4 and 6 inches of snow early Christmas morning, followed by lake effect flurries throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.
While skies were clearing in the afternoon, travelers needed their earmuffs and scarves if they were planning to head out for Christmas dinner, as winds kicked up followed by cold temperatures that will run through the rest of the week. The high temperature will gradually drop throughout the week, reaching 11 degrees on Friday, and the low temperature will drop as far as -11 degrees on Thursday.
Ballston Spa appeared to get the most snow in the immediate Capital Region with just over 8 inches, according to the NWS, followed by 6 inches in Cohoes. Accumulations for most of the region were about 5 inches.
In the western Adirondacks, lake-effect snow will likely persist through Tuesday night, forecasters said.
A winter storm warning for lake-effect snow was also in place for Hamilton/northern Herkimer County until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Traffic was light on Monday and there were few accidents reported. One vehicle slid off an embankment on Luther Road in East Greenbush and the driver was pulled from the car by members of the Best Luther Fire Department. Her name or condition were immediately available.
