A Gorgeous Fall Weekend Expected

Discussion: A mostly dry cold front (showers possible) will push through overnight tonight (Friday into Saturday) and reset our feel back to October/fall. The weekend looks bone dry with chilly daytime temperatures and colder overnight temperatures all with very low humidity. A little bit of breeze/wind Saturday to start but winds should subside by Saturday evening. We can blame the pressure gradient squeeze, between the SE Canadian low and Midwest US high, for that. High pressure should then dominate the E US through possibly Thursday with cool and dry conditions. Seeing a possible cold front Thursday night/Friday morning that could be somewhat organized and strong. A possibly solid storm front being attached to a strong low in SE Canada. This would theoretically set up another beautiful fall weekend next weekend.

Friday (Oct 7) high temperatures are maxing in the mid-to-upper 70s. Skies should remain mostly clear for the rest of today with some clouds around for the cold front passage overnight. Can’t rule out some light shower activity. Winds are light out of the NW. Overnight lows should fall into the 40s for most (lower-50s for coastal regions) but not until after the cold front is completely through (sometime early Sat AM).

Saturday (Oct 8) high temperatures should reach near-60 for most areas. Skies should be mostly sunny. Winds should be breezy, possibly gusty at times, out of the NW. Overnight lows should fall into the 30s for many areas. Good chance of frost, possibly even a freeze for NWNJ and traditional colder spots (interior Pine Barrens).

Sunday (Oct 9) high temperatures should reach the low-to-mid 60s for most areas. Skies should be mostly sunny. Winds should be light out of the W. Overnight lows should range from mid-30s to near-50 from elevations to coasts.

This weekend in a sentence: A gorgeous October fall weekend is on-deck.

An early look at next week indicates mostly 60s maybe some lower-70s for the warmer spots along coast and interior CNJ/SNJ. Monday through Thursday look clear and dry. Possible cold front/storm front Thursday night into Friday morning to set up another great weekend. Let’s see how it looks in a few days. Have a great weekend and please be safe! JC

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Jonathan Carr

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