Winter Weather — Montgomery, New York

2025-12-04 · Montgomery, New York

Event narrative

Snow squall. NYS Mesonet at Sprakers showed a snow squall producing visibility below one quarter of a mile along with a measured wind gust of 34 mph.

Wider weather episode

Scattered snow squalls developed ahead of and with an arctic cold front that tracked through eastern New York from west to east from late morning through the afternoon of December 4. Squalls were mostly confined to portions of the Mohawk Valley, Helderbergs and immediate Capital District where several New York State Mesonet and Department of Transportation highway cameras captured visibility at or under one quarter of a mile due to blowing snow from the combination of falling snow and gusty winds. Additionally, the Albany International Airport ASOS METAR reported blowing snow and one quarter mile visibility in the afternoon of December 4. Wind gusts captured by the ASOS and New York State Mesonet cameras ranged from about 30 to 45 mph.

Key impacts: hazardous travel due to reduced visibility and slick roadways, travel delays.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1305432. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.