Jan 24: The Return of Cold
The January thaw is about to end as we approach a prolonged period of cold. Let’s break it down… First, a quick recap of the coastal storm. NWNJ saw wintry precipitation in the form of mostly sleet/some wet snow. The
The January thaw is about to end as we approach a prolonged period of cold. Let’s break it down… First, a quick recap of the coastal storm. NWNJ saw wintry precipitation in the form of mostly sleet/some wet snow. The
Here’s how the rest of tonight should play out from here… The current radar is detecting sleet (pink) in NNJ and parts of CNJ due to a cold 925mb layer beneath a marginal 850-700mb. This is what’s preventing an all
The coastal storm is well underway but peak intensity is still to come. Let’s break it down… Right now, the primary surface low is about 988mb and tracking from W NC to OBX. Upper-level lows are closed off from 300-700mb
This will be the last predictive article heading into this event. All posts from this point forward will focus on live observations. We have 4 components of this system that we’re watching closely: Wintry precipitation, rain, wind and coastal flooding. Eastern
The prime impact window for this event is narrowing down to late Sunday night-early Tuesday AM. Let’s break it down… Disco: The upper-levels continue to strongly support a strong 250mb jet pattern enhancing and interacting with a cut-off 500mb low which
Models continue to suggest a strong coastal storm this Sunday night through Tuesday. While it’s possible for points NW to mix with wintry precipitation, wind and coastal disruption are looking like the main story. Let’s break it down… Disco: At the upper
A mature low pressure system is expected to impact our region in the January 23-24 period. Right now it looks like rain and wind for New Jersey. Disco: A negatively-tilted trough at the jet stream level is quite evident in
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It could get pretty cold out tonight but the week looks milder and mixed. Let’s break it down… Disco: I’m hesitant to use words like torch because 40s and 50s for high temperatures don’t exactly light fires. We are however beginning a stretch
We’ll take a break from the January warm-up this weekend and likely deal with some wintry precipitation. Let’s break it down… Disco: High pressure will pass to our N and lock a frontal boundary in place through the Mid-Atlantic US.