Cool Dry Breezy Weekend Expected (Nov 4-6)

High pressure will have control of the region this weekend. Let’s break it down…

Nerdy Disco: A broad area of high pressure is currently located over the Great Lakes and will slowly drift through the Ohio Valley and towards the US East Coast between now and Sunday. Since we’ll be on the E side of the anti-cyclonic flow for most, if not all of the weekend, we’ll deal with northerly flow from Canada which could produce cool and breezy conditions. We’re looking dry however and that should last well into next week. 

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Friday (Nov 4) high temperatures should reach the upper-50s/lower-60s statewide. Skies should be partly-to-mostly sunny and dry. Winds should be breezy-to-gusty out of the N/NW. Overnight lows should dip into the 20s for NNJ elevations and 30s for mostly everyone else. Definite frost/freeze criteria on the table.

Saturday (Nov 5) high temperatures should reach well into the 50s for most but might have trouble reaching 60. Skies should be partly-to-mostly sunny and dry. Winds should be breezy out of the NW. Overnight lows should fall into the upper-30s/lower 40s statewide. Frosts possible but freezes confined to NWNJ if any.

Sunday (Nov 6) high temperatures should again have trouble breaking 60. Skies should be partly-to-mostly sunny and dry. Winds should remain breezy out of the NW and could possibly be gusty. Overnight lows should fall into the upper-20s for NNJ elevations and 30s for mostly everyone else. More frost/freeze criteria likely on the plate.

…a good soup weekend.

An early look at next week indicates settled conditions as high pressure drifts over the US East Coast. Temperatures should be slightly warmer than this weekend but with relaxed winds. This should make 60s feel pretty comfortable outside. No precipitation showing within the more confident forecasting period ending Friday. Let’s see how next week looks on Sunday night. Have a great weekend and be safe! JC

Jonathan Carr

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