Friday, January 24, 2014

Friday afternoon weather update for NJ metro


Friday afternoon weather update for NJ metro
Latest post: 5:50pm - 1/24/2014

The end of the week saw no change in our recent weather pattern...

Sunshine did not help with the temperatures, only reaching the upper teens to lower 20s across the area.

Clouds arrive later tonight... but precipitation is not expected.
The temperatures will level off this evening, and could rise after midnight.

Saturday begins with temperatures around 20 degrees.
Light snow moves in by late-morning, or around noon, and continues on-and-off through the afternoon, into the evening. Accumulations are forecast to be light... ranging from a coating to an inch for much of NJ, NYC, and Long Island, to 1 - 2 inches for northwestern sections of the Garden state.

As per NWS Mount Holly, NJ:
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM
EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, (SUSSEX, WARREN, AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES), BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH
VALLEY AND THE NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS.


Tomorrow evening can still see a locally heavy snow squall, especially in New Jersey, but the main story will be the cold front...
Temperatures will fall through the 20s and into the teens, as wind gusts increase to 20 - 25mph.
Sunday morning will see temps in the teens, with very little change in temperature for the afternoon. A brisk breeze continues throughout the day.

Sunday night can see some flurries with the next weather system arriving, with lows in the teens.

*** Another strong cold front for Monday ***
Some flurries may fly in the morning, with temps. in the 30s... which fall through the 20s in the afternoon. More gusty winds.

Tuesday's temperatures stay in the teens.
There is a small chance of snow.

More very cold weather for Wednesday into Thursday.




Winter weather alerts for New Jersey and Pennsylvania


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM
EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH
  VALLEY AND THE NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS.

My website forecast




Saturday snow-maker

Thursday night weather update

Posted 11:50pm -- 1/23/2014


We focus our attention to the upper midwest -- where the next weather system will be producing snow...

We will see the radar images in the east begin to show this snow late Friday night...
It arrives in NJ metro between 10 - 11 am Saturday morning.



Thursday, January 23, 2014

Thursday afternoon weather update for NJ metro


Weather update: Some areas reached the lower 20s this afternoon...

The Thursday weather disturbance, as expected, has weakened, and will have little to no impact for NJ metro this afternoon and tonight, with only perhaps a passing flurry, especially for northern and western New Jersey.

The story for all of us tonight will be the very cold temperatures...
Readings drop through the teens this evening.
Much of the area falls to between -2 to +8 degrees by wake-up on Friday morning.

Sunshine will be with us for Friday morning, through a good part of the afternoon, with some clouds by late in the day. Highs top out in the upper teens to around 20 degrees. A brisk breeze is expected, making it feel colder much of the time.
Skies turn mostly cloudy Friday night. Temperatures remain steady for the first part of the night, and may rise after midnight into the mid- 20s.

* A strong cold front arrives late Saturday, and then Sunday night *

The first front is forecast to bring snow beginning Saturday morning... continuing on-and-off through the day into the evening hours.

This is expected to be light, with much of the area, seeing a coating of snow. Areas in northern and western NJ can see 1 - 2 inches of snow.  Highs have a chance to reach the freezing mark later in the day...
Saturday night turns colder, as the first front passes, with some flurries left behind. Temperatures fall through the 20s, along with a gusty wind.

Sunday will be partly sunny and windy, with highs between 20 and 25 degrees.

The cold front for Sunday night looks stronger, with yet again, a weather disturbance tracking along it...
However, recent model trends have shifted this path to our north... so we are only expecting to see flurries, or a bit of light snow Sunday night into Monday morning...
At this time, even a coating of snow would isolated in nature.

What is certain, are even lower temperatures for the new work-week...

Monday begins around 30 degrees, with falling temperatures through the 20s in the afternoon.
Monday night into Tuesday morning will see a continued drop in the temperatures into the single digits once again.

Tuesday SHOULD remain storm free -- with the next weather system at this point remaining off-shore.
Stay tuned.

Daytime highs remain in the teens to lower 20s for Tuesday and next Wednesday.




Weather data for NJ metro



Look to the left of the image...

A strong cold front, and a weather system arrive over the weekend...
How much snow can it bring to NJ metro?
What will the temps be for Saturday and Sunday?
Details soon.

Weekend weather update for NJ metro


10:10am -- 1/23/2014


Increasing confidence of light snow accumulations on Saturday...
Details soon.