The first W is Wet. Look for rain to overspread the area starting around 8 pm and become heavy at times overnight. Potential is there for 1-2″ of rain which may could some local flooding especially with any remaining snow cover
The second W is Warm. Look for high temperatures on Christmas Eve to be in the unseasonable 50’s!
The last W is Windy. Look for winds to gust 40-50 mph Thursday overnight and remain stiff on Christmas day with falling temperatures.
More details as they become available
First off Happy Easter to everyone that observes! Please take some time today to make sure your home and surroundings are ready for an active weather day on Monday. There is a high wind watch for southern and eastern locations. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this expanded of for another type of wind advisory.
Most areas should see wind gusts on Monday in the 45-55 mph range. There could be even higher gust in exposed elevated locations!
While wind will be the primary threat, we should also receive 1-1.5″ of rain region wide with more to the north
Along with the rain and wind, there will be some thunderstorms especially Monday afternoon. The SPC has placed western locations in a slight risk for severe storms. While the primary threat will be wind and heavy rain, there could also be some hail and weak tornadoes.
I will try and keep everyone updated tomorrow. Never the less, keep an eye to the sky and make sure your weather radio has batteries and working! Keep you cell phone charged too!
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SATURDAY…
* WHAT…For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low
as 29 degrees expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE…Portions of northern and northwest New Jersey and east
central and southeast Pennsylvania.
* WHEN…For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM
EDT Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EDT this
evening.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Sub-freezing temperatures could damage or kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
We’ll finish our work week with a very active weather day today. Overnight rains amounted to about 1/4″ in the western New Jersey area. More rain is on the way today.
There will also be plenty of wind. Look for the wind to be in two rounds. The first round will have southwesterly winds this morning. Then once the cold front passes, the winds will switch around to the west and northwest. That will be round two this afternoon. It could be some gusts to 45 mph.
With a strong cold front in our area, we have the potential for some thunderstorms believe it or not. Most of the stronger ones should stay to our south but a few severe thunderstorm warnings have already been posted to our SW and the cells are not weakening yet.
Already had a wind gust to 37 mph in Stewartsville. Don’t be surprised if we see some to 45 or 50 this morning. Grab onto something strong and heavy!
These winds will be blowing in colder and dryer air as the day progresses. We may actually see some rain shower that turn to snow showers or even a snow squall as the day progresses.
As of 8 am here are some wind gust reports for the area:
…Hunterdon County…
Pittstown 57 MPH 0240 AM 02/25 NJWXNET
Readington 51 MPH 0140 AM 02/25 NONFEDAWOS
Teetertown 44 MPH 0210 AM 02/25 RAWS
Pittstown 43 MPH 0239 AM 02/25 NONFEDAWOS
…Sussex County…
4 SW Wantage 50 MPH 1100 PM 02/24 Trained Spotter
LaFayette 43 MPH 0920 PM 02/24 CWOP
3 SSE Unionville 41 MPH 1226 AM 02/25 RAWS
Sussex Airport 40 MPH 0841 PM 02/24 ASOS
…Warren County…
Stewartsville 54 MPH 0135 AM 02/25 NJWXNET
Pequest 45 MPH 1015 PM 02/24 NJWXNET
1 SSW Marksboro 43 MPH 0111 AM 02/25 Mesonet
Blairstown 43 MPH 0219 AM 02/25 NONFEDAWOS
Hackettstown 41 MPH 1100 PM 02/24 CWOP
…Northampton County…
Palmer Twp. 54 MPH 0246 AM 02/25 CWOP
Good windy Monday morning. Hope everyone still has their power even though the wind is causing power outages across the area. Stewartsville recorded a wind gust to 54 mph so far.
Believe it or not the wind may actually get stronger this morning. Once the sun comes up and warms up the air, it will cause more mixing of the air. This could cause the higher winds above us to mix down to the surface.
There could even be some flurries or snow showers with some of these so don’t be surprised if you see some. They should be short lived and only coat the ground if that – mainly to the north.
The wind will die down a little bit tonight but won’t really go away until later Tuesday. Temperatures will remain below normal all week with a chance of some light snow or mix Wednesday night and Friday.
NWS 5 day forecast
Try as we might, Spring is no where near to be found. Strong gusty winds continue today, Friday with high temperatures only in the upper 30’s which is 10 degrees below normal.
Winds should die down tonight and over the weekend but early risers on Saturday morning will feel low to mid 20’s cold temperatures.
Dry conditions remain until Tuesday. Then we focus our attention on what could be the 4th coastal storm of the last couple of weeks. As of right now it could start as early as later on Tuesday and last, in some fashion or another, into Thursday morning. We’ll be keeping an eye on this and will have updates as we get closer.
High Wind Watch for Friday
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 340 AM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .Low pressure will intensify near the Northeast coast on Friday. This will bring strong to potentially damaging northwest winds to the region Friday and Friday night. NJZ007>010-015-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-012100- /O.EXA.KPHI.HW.A.0001.180302T1200Z-180303T1200Z/ Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Mercer-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton- Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester- Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Washington, Morristown, Flemington, Somerville, Trenton, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Media, Philadelphia, Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown 340 AM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday morning. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds will develop during the morning hours Friday from south to north across the watch area. Winds will peak during the late morning through the early evening hours before diminishing somewhat late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Numerous power outages are possible. Additionally, rain may change to snow Friday and Friday evening, especially northwest of Philadelphia. The snow combined with the wind may produce localized whiteout conditions. Travel may become very difficult as a result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph...or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
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