After today's near record highs (78F in NB vs. 56F normal and 83F record) and heavy downpours with the arrival of the first cold front of the weekend, there's more to come in the wake of the 2nd and more powerful cold front, which arrives Saturday evening.
High wind watches are up, as we are likely to see sustained winds of 25-35 mph with possible gusts of 50-60 mph late Saturday into Sunday morning. Gusts like that could cause some damage, including downed trees and power lines. Might want to put away any loose items.
In addition, we're likely to see some rain showers late Saturday, ending as snow on early Sunday, north of I-78, and especially north of I-80, where an inch or maybe 2" could fall in the higher elevations of NW NJ, the Poconos and Catskills on early Sunday. Anywhere with falling snow and high winds could see difficult travel conditions. Could even see some flurries and a dusting as far south as the Raritan River.
There's a second chance of snow for mostly northern sections of the area (north of 78 and moreso north of 80) on Monday night, with an approaching clipper system. Given that it's April and temps will be in the low 50s during the day, as temps drop later in the evening any snow that falls is likely only going to accumulate on grassy surfaces. Like any spring snowfall, accumulations are much more likely after dark and if intensity is high - we'll likely have snowfall after dark in northern sections, but intensity is not looking high.
Finally, it's also going to be a chilly early April with temps below freezing for most of us on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights, with near record cold possible early Wednesday with temps in the low 20s. Nothing unbearable - mostly pointing this out to anyone who is thinking about doing any plantings before then or who has agricultural interests.
One more thing: for areas north of 84, which have been nearly shut out this winter, these next two storms could deliver 6" or more of snow. Interesting stat: Albany has only had 10" of snow this winter vs. 30-40" for most of Central/North Jersey and NYC/LI, but they might double their snowfall in the next 4 days. Interesting write up by the WPC on these storms.
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=qpfhsd
P.S. This probably would've been the year to make an April Fool's Day post calling for a major snowstorm, since reality isn't that far off, lol...
High wind watches are up, as we are likely to see sustained winds of 25-35 mph with possible gusts of 50-60 mph late Saturday into Sunday morning. Gusts like that could cause some damage, including downed trees and power lines. Might want to put away any loose items.
In addition, we're likely to see some rain showers late Saturday, ending as snow on early Sunday, north of I-78, and especially north of I-80, where an inch or maybe 2" could fall in the higher elevations of NW NJ, the Poconos and Catskills on early Sunday. Anywhere with falling snow and high winds could see difficult travel conditions. Could even see some flurries and a dusting as far south as the Raritan River.
There's a second chance of snow for mostly northern sections of the area (north of 78 and moreso north of 80) on Monday night, with an approaching clipper system. Given that it's April and temps will be in the low 50s during the day, as temps drop later in the evening any snow that falls is likely only going to accumulate on grassy surfaces. Like any spring snowfall, accumulations are much more likely after dark and if intensity is high - we'll likely have snowfall after dark in northern sections, but intensity is not looking high.
Finally, it's also going to be a chilly early April with temps below freezing for most of us on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights, with near record cold possible early Wednesday with temps in the low 20s. Nothing unbearable - mostly pointing this out to anyone who is thinking about doing any plantings before then or who has agricultural interests.
One more thing: for areas north of 84, which have been nearly shut out this winter, these next two storms could deliver 6" or more of snow. Interesting stat: Albany has only had 10" of snow this winter vs. 30-40" for most of Central/North Jersey and NYC/LI, but they might double their snowfall in the next 4 days. Interesting write up by the WPC on these storms.
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=qpfhsd
P.S. This probably would've been the year to make an April Fool's Day post calling for a major snowstorm, since reality isn't that far off, lol...
