Sunday Morning's Weather Discussion

The storm yesterday worked out pretty much as I expected, with a couple of exceptions.  One was that the highest total I found in NJ was 4.8 inches in Flemington, Hunterdon County.  In addition, areas in extreme eastern sections of Northern New Jersey only got 1-3 inches, so a better forecast would have been 3-5 inches with 1-3 inches in far eastern sections, where temperatures warmed up above freezing.  The storm behaved pretty much as expected, but a little warmer air did move in than expected which kept the snow amounts down slightly from what they could have been, especially in eastern sections.  Moving forward, there likely be a little light snow or flurries on New Year’s Eve, which could bring a dusting of accumulation in some places.  There may also be some light snow or flurries on New Year’s Day, but even if there is, it may get above freezing during the day, reducing the chances of any possible travel problems.  Looking forward into next week, it still appears as if it will get quite cold, but it does not look quite as cold as it did yesterday. This cold air decreases the chances of the developing storms in the Gulf of Mexico and along the East Coast of coming north into our area, likely pushing them south and east and out to sea, but I still left a slight chance of snow in the forecast on Friday and Saturday, just in case.  Going into next week, a weak storm system may approach our area next Monday, bringing the chance of some snow, but it may also warm up next week.