Thunderstorms Approaching Jersey
Discussion: With actual temps over 90 for most of NJ and dew points well into the 70s, most of NJ is sitting with a heat index of ~100-110 less Sussex County…as of about 4pm. I’m seeing some high levels of
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Relentless Stormy Humidity
Discussion: I hope everyone had a great July 4th weekend! As promised, Friday was spectacular, and Saturday-Sunday saw a slow rebuild of humidity and temperatures. Here we are today (Monday) when the relentless humidity was expected to return. And that
Best July 4th Weather in Years
Discussion: A small trough is approaching NJ and will swing through between today (Thursday) and Sunday. As it approaches closer tonight (Thursday night), expect a series of showers and thunderstorms to start their strongest in NWNJ around 5-7pm and then
Rain and Storms to Break the Humidity
Discussion: It’s time for a cold front to push all this humid storminess out of the region. It’s going to be a process that starts tonight and ends Friday morning. Let’s dive into it… The surface map (shown above) indicates
Stormy Start. 4th Looking Good!
Discussion: This morning there was a stationary boundary draped across SNJ which is now advancing northward through CNJ as a warm front. This is the culprit for the current CNJ/SNJ storms firing along the extended Mason Dixon line and points
Tropical Feel
Discussion: Hard to deduce much from 250/500mb levels. The jet will be a little N of NJ. Geopotential height anomalies are modeled only a little above average. But overall a near-zonal flow until a trough dips into the region Tuesday-Wednesday.
Volatile Pattern Continues
Discussion: Now that most of NJ is out of the oven (Mon-Wed heat) and resting (except for SWNJ and WCNJ – they are still cooking), I wanted to update for the coming weekend. Not quite yet the detailed weekend outlook
The Heat is On
Discussion: In the words of the late Glenn Frey, “The Heat is On!” De na NA nana da NAna NAna! The upper jet, observed at 250mb, should stay well to the N of NJ this week. From 500mb analysis, a
Strong Thunderstorms Possible
Discussion: We’re now in a warm sector. The warm front is through and winds are changing to more of a SW direction with increasing temperatures and humidity. A round or two of showers and thunderstorms are possible today (Wednesday) and
Summer Conditions Return
Discussion: The upper-jet, observed at 250mb, should stay N of NJ for most of the foreseeable future outside of a small dip this Thursday-Friday. That jives with 500mb heights analysis of the bottom of an expected trough grazing through NJ
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