That’s a good question! If we have any sort of westerly wind, we usher in moisture from the Great Lakes (and Lake Champlain) while an easterly wind ushers in Atlantic moisture. We are in close enough proximity to these major water bodies that they influence our weather. https://twitter.com/bullpencar/status/1012806056966311939 …

Wind Advisory issued April 13 at 2:52PM EDT until April 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 More

to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph shifting to the west. Strongest winds may occur with a line of heavier showers moving across the area toward evening. * WHERE...In eastern New York, Warren and Washington Counties, the Taconics and Mid Hudson Valley and for southern Vermont.