21. August 2015 · Comments Off on Rainfall Totals From Friday · Categories: precipitation, Summer, thunderstorms · Tags: ,

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So how much did it rain yesterday in western New Jersey? Let’s just say that small white piece of plastic in the picture above, was at the top right of my driveway yesterday before the rain (and I obviously didn’t pick it up and left it there πŸ˜‰ The picture make my driveway appear more angled than it really is. While I realize plastic floats, there must have been a pretty good river of water going down the driveway.

So to answer the mystery Stewartsville received 1.53″ yesterday alone. Almost 1″ of that came yesterday late afternoon in a monsoon like shower moved through the area.

The cold front has pushed through the area and today and tomorrow will be less humid with high temperatures in the low 80’s. Overnight lows tonight and Sunday morning will be in the upper 50’s. Look for an increase in humidity on Sunday as the next cold front passes through the area on Monday. This should be a fast moving one with not too much moisture as it looks now.

05. March 2015 · Comments Off on Mid Day Storm Update · Categories: precipitation, snow, weather discussion, winter · Tags: , ,

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5.3” of new snow in Stewartsville as of 11:30 am. We have one more heavy band of snow to push through the area then hopefully the snow should start to lighten up this afternoon. Since my initial forecast of 3-6” has busted, I’ll now go for 6-10” and hope I don’t bust again! There is a very good chance sections to the south and east will get a foot of snow. Further to the north they are not getting as much snow.

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Another thing I want to point out is the temperature is much colder than it was this morning so please keep that in mind when removing the snow this afternoon – as well as breezy conditions. We are now in the upper teens in western New Jersey!

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03. March 2015 · Comments Off on Sleet Changed to Freezing Rain · Categories: precipitation, snow, weather discussion · Tags: , ,

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temperature now up to 28 degrees and *slowly* climbing in western New Jersey. Hopefully by 1 am will be above freezing and can have plain rain. 0.9” total of snow and sleet.

03. December 2014 · Comments Off on Winter Precipitation Graphic · Categories: precipitation, snow, winter

Here is a great graphic from NWS Boston showing the different types of winter precipitation and how each type forms.

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The only thing I’d like to point out here is it RARELY hails in the winter time. I hear a lot of folks saying “it’s hailing outside” when it’s really sleeting. Hail is found only in thunderstorm type of clouds with strong updrafts. Yes this can happen in the cold season but it’s rare.

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