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Cold and Clear (Jan 9-10)

Cold and Clear (Jan 9-10)

🕔01:01, 9.Jan 2021

Discussion: So that everyone is on the same page, an extremely favorable pattern supportive of winter storm development can come and go without any snowstorms actually hitting NJ. These lyrics probably belong in an Alanis Morissette song or something, but

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Jan 7: Snow Signal Update

Jan 7: Snow Signal Update

🕔15:23, 7.Jan 2021

Discussion: This morning’s 6Z NAM run was about as close as the Jan 8-9 (tomorrow-Saturday) storm signal has been modeled over the past few days (see below image). The more recent 12Z model suite has re-affirmed a miss to the

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Jan 5: Tracking Wintry Storm Signals

Jan 5: Tracking Wintry Storm Signals

🕔14:57, 5.Jan 2021

Discussion: We have two immediate synoptic signals to track. One is for this Friday-Saturday (Jan 8-9) and the other is for next Tuesday (Jan 12). There’s another Jan 15 but let’s deal with the first two that are now inside

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Boring Week. Watching the Weekend (Jan 4-9)

Boring Week. Watching the Weekend (Jan 4-9)

🕔15:02, 3.Jan 2021

Discussion: We’re just about through the lull after this morning’s precip burst. The upper-level shortwave will now interact with the surface low off the coast and fill back in precipitation. You can already see it happening in EPA. The final

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Jan 2: More Snow for NNJ

Jan 2: More Snow for NNJ

🕔15:48, 2.Jan 2021

Discussion: After today’s milder conditions, all NJ temperatures should crash overnight tonight. We’re probably looking at a range of 20s to 30s from elevations to sea come 5-6am Sunday morning. The back-side of the departing low’s northerly cyclonic flow will

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Unsettled Conditions (Jan 1-3)

Unsettled Conditions (Jan 1-3)

🕔15:17, 31.Dec 2020

Discussion: Precip should slowly clear from W to E this evening. It’s possible some snow/sleet mixes in but nothing crazy. The S side of passing high pressure should then improve conditions overnight into Friday morning. Clouds and rain should then

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Mixed Conditions (Dec 28-Jan 1)

Mixed Conditions (Dec 28-Jan 1)

🕔11:46, 28.Dec 2020

Discussion: Today (Monday) should remain relatively mild and unsettled with conditions improving/temperatures dropping this evening/overnight. A large area of high pressure should then dominate the entire E US for Tuesday and Wednesday with colder temperatures and clear skies. Thursday and

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Cold and Dry (Dec 25-27)

Cold and Dry (Dec 25-27)

🕔13:42, 25.Dec 2020

Discussion: A pretty solid wind event for much of NJ last night. There were a few spots in NNJ/CNJ who never gusted above the 30-40mph range. But most other places saw 40-60mph, some higher. SWNJ was gusting to 70mph before

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Dec 24: Wind Event Approaching

Dec 24: Wind Event Approaching

🕔14:37, 24.Dec 2020

Discussion: Nothing has changed since Tuesday’s article regarding the physics of tonight. We have a deep trough swinging negative with a raging 250mb S jet passing over NJ. To our W, we’re expecting closed-off lows in the mid-to-upper levels (700-500mb)

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Dec 22: Wind Event Detected

Dec 22: Wind Event Detected

🕔14:38, 22.Dec 2020

Discussion: If Christmas is going to experience any kind of weather, please, for goodness sake, let it snow. Not a wind event! Are you serious Clark? </rant> A strong mid-latitude cyclone will track to the NW of NJ up into

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