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Last night, a warm front moved through Monmouth County, which allowed a very warm and humid air mass to invade central New Jersey.  This warm and humid air mass will remain in place through the end of this week, and so will the threat for thunderstorms. As has been the case since Spring, the potential for [...]

The rapidly changing and volatile weather pattern that has evolved so far this June is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. An upper low, which produced very heavy rainfall over parts of New Jersey yesterday afternoon, will continue to slowly exit today leading to excellent weather conditions throughout the Garden State.  The sinking air behind [...]

The rapidly changing and volatile weather pattern that has evolved so far this June is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. An upper low, which produced very heavy rainfall over parts of New Jersey yesterday afternoon, will continue to slowly exit today leading to excellent weather conditions throughout the Garden State.  The sinking air behind the [...]

With high pressure anchored over the Southeast coast this morning, a southwesterly wind at the lower and mid levels of the atmosphere is transporting a hot and humid air mass into New Jersey this morning through tomorrow afternoon.  Temperatures are already in the mid to upper 70′s this morning and are expected to rise into the [...]

With high pressure anchored over the Southeast coast this morning, a southwesterly wind at the lower and mid levels of the atmosphere is transporting a hot and humid air mass into New Jersey this morning through tomorrow afternoon.   Temperatures are already in the mid to upper 70′s this morning and are expected to rise into [...]

The first day of June is already producing the first Tropical Disturbance of the season off the South Carolina coast and a potential severe thunderstorm threat for central New Jersey this afternoon.  The active summer pattern that I’ve been expecting is here and don’t expect this pattern to end any time soon. This morning, a strong cold [...]

The first day of June is already producing the first Tropical Disturbance of the season off the South Carolina coast and a potential severe thunderstorm threat for central New Jersey this afternoon. The active summer pattern that I’ve been expecting is here and don’t expect this pattern to end any time soon. This morning, a strong [...]

This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend which for many is considered the start of the summer season to go down to the shore, get the bar-b-que grill ready, and to make sure your in shape.  Also let us not forget that this weekend is really all about remembering the sacrifices of those in the Armed Forces. [...]

A warm front has moved through Freehold this morning which has allowed a very warm and humid air mass into much of Monmouth County.  Temperatures throughout the county are rising into the lower 70′s with dew points in the mid to upper 60′s.  In other words, the weather is warm and humid, very much a hall [...]

If you are not a fan of showers and thunderstorms, then you likely are not going to like the next 30 to 40 days either. The atmospheric pattern is in a state of change throughout the northern Hemisphere.  La Nina is collapsing and weakening, the stratosphere is abnormally cold, and the Atlantic Ocean temperatures are [...]

05/17/11  7:49 AM A powerful upper low over the Southeast coast this morning will draw deep, tropical Atlantic moisture into the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas today on through Thursday morning leading to waves of moderate to heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms. As the upper low slowly moves up the coast today through Thursday, [...]

Over the past several weeks there has been a lot of discussion on the national news about the impacts of severe thunderstorms, especially with tornadoes over parts of the South, Tennessee Valley, and even Ohio Valley.  Can these thunderstorms impact Freehold, New Jersey as well? While I can never rule out a unique and unusual severe [...]

A developing upper low over New England this morning is going to have an impact on the northern Mid Atlantic through this weekend and into next week. Location is everything in meteorology, and this morning’s position of the upper low is a key example of this fact.  The upper low is rapidly developing to the north [...]

As an area of low pressure over the New England coastal waters intensifies and retrogrades into Maine today, windy conditions will develop with winds from the northwest around 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. The windy conditions will be due to a strengthening  pressure gradient between the strengthening low pressure system and [...]

A very wet day is on tap for the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas through this afternoon as a cold front slowly exits off the coast. The rainfall moving through eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey this morning is actually behind the cold front, which is already starting to move through the New York [...]

As skies clear this morning and temperatures begin to climb through the 60′s, 70′s, and even a few lower 80′s for highs today; a threat for strong to severe thunderstorms will start to unfold for portions of eastern Pennsylvania and much of western New Jersey. The water vapor satellite this morning shows severe disturbances beginning to [...]

High pressure along the Mid Atlantic coast will keep the steady rain developing over the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes at bay through tomorrow evening.  However, cloudy skies will remain a theme to start the new week. High pressure will keep many locations dry through tomorrow afternoon as disturbances move southwest to northeast towards the eastern [...]

High pressure along the East coast today will hold off the increasing clouds and showers through tomorrow morning.  However, as the high pressure system slips off the East coast over the next 24 hours, a slowly advancing cold front will start to gain influence on the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas. For today, scattered [...]

High pressure over the Ohio Valley this morning will continue to drift east towards the Mid Atlantic coast by tomorrow morning, producing excellent weather conditions today through Monday morning. The low clouds over the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas will continue to break up and give way to clearing skies by this afternoon.  As [...]

An excellent weekend of weather is on the way for the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas as high pressure over the  Mississippi Valley will build into the region behind the exiting upper level low over the Great Lakes. The upper level low over the Great Lakes will continue to lift to the east-northeast towards [...]