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Posts From Jonathan Carr

Rain and Storms Start the Week

Rain and Storms Start the Week

🕔14:16, 12.Jun 2023

Discussion: I feel like a broken record at this point but lower geopotential heights will continue to dominate the region’s weather pattern. A series of upper-lows should meander over our region for the foreseeable future. Most models are holding off

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Fire Haze Breaks Down

Fire Haze Breaks Down

🕔14:24, 9.Jun 2023

Discussion: The Canadian wildfires were caused by a convective linear stormfront (by lightning) that pushed through a very dry area of SE Canada. The stubborn blocking pattern in Canada is what has caused the cooler temps for our region over

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Below Average but still Beautiful

Below Average but still Beautiful

🕔15:17, 5.Jun 2023

Discussion: You’ve probably seen some news content about the cooler weather pattern sustaining until mid-June. That’s true. Avg NJ temps for today are ~78 and they swell to lower-80s by June 15. We may break 80 for a few days

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Mini Heat Wave Concludes

Mini Heat Wave Concludes

🕔13:00, 2.Jun 2023

Discussion: Weather conditions will be very transitional from today to tomorrow. Our mini heat wave peaks today but a cold front will push in from the N/NE overnight yielding a much cooler Saturday-forward. You might have heard of a back-door

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Onshore Flow Pattern to Break

Onshore Flow Pattern to Break

🕔15:42, 30.May 2023

Discussion: Today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (Wednesday) will continue the onshore flow pattern at the surface due to the stubborn Rex Block configuration in the lower-mid levels. Again, that’s a high (NE US) to the N of a low (SE US)

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Memorial Day Weekend Outlook

Memorial Day Weekend Outlook

🕔14:29, 26.May 2023

Discussion: A moment of silence for those who have fallen for our country. Memorial Day Weekend is off to an amazing start weather-wise and it looks to continue through at least Monday morning. The above image is my current view

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Hazy but Not Hot and Humid

Hazy but Not Hot and Humid

🕔00:26, 22.May 2023

Discussion: There’s not much to talk about before this weekend. Monday-Wednesday looks mild and sunny with temps in the 70s however we’ll deal with hazy skies from the upstream forest fires. Thursday and Friday look cooler after a mostly dry

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Mixed Weekend Conditions

Mixed Weekend Conditions

🕔15:49, 19.May 2023

Discussion: The upper levels for the next week or so appear mundane with zonal flow and only slightly positive geopotential height anomalies. This should allow for a seasonably average set of temperatures with only a few showers here and there.

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More Excellent Spring Conditions

More Excellent Spring Conditions

🕔16:17, 15.May 2023

Discussion: The upper jet pattern this week looks meridional but progressive with an overall W/NW flow aloft. We’ll see the tip of a trough move through the region Wednesday-Thursday then an upper-low directly over NJ Saturday-Sunday. During these periods, temps

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Mostly Nice and Not as Hot

Mostly Nice and Not as Hot

🕔15:02, 12.May 2023

Discussion: With the exception of the immediate coasts, most New Jersey areas are into the 80s and even some flirting with 90. Today’s the last of the above-average temperature wave. A weak disturbance should approach with clouds and rain for

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