Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Evening Weather Discussion

Many areas of Northern NJ had a dusting to an inch of sunshine today (remember the National Weather Service had said sunny for today up until yesterday, while I was saying a slight chance of snow) and 5.5 inches of snow was recorded in Cape May County, and there is likely to be quite a bit more in the near future...  Click here to view the snowfall totals from today around our area.

When I said historic cold the other day, I was not joking, yeah there were widespread readings of 14 below zero in Northwest NJ the other day, with one reported reading of 20 degrees below zero in Walpack. Click here to read the story. And click here to view the record low temperatures set around New York City, one of which was from 80 years ago. I did not hear the big guys talking about this in advance either, but I did. Calling for the possibility of historic cold, which it was.

A cold front is passing through our area and will bring us a chance of a snow shower tomorrow morning that could leave a dusting of snow again. This front will then stall out just to our south. Several areas of low pressure will then ride along this front next week.

The first area of low pressure will reach our area on Sunday, causing snow to develop around 4 pm, ending around 10 am on Monday morning with around 1-3 inches of accumulation.

The next storm will approach on Tuesday afternoon around 3 pm, starting as snow, then possibly mixing with and changing to sleet and freezing rain, then possibly to rain on Wednesday morning after 2-4 inches of snow and ice have accumulated.

Then yet another storm is likely to approach on Wednesday evening bringing a chance of either rain or snow depending on where the front is at that time. The rain or snow should start around 7 pm on Wednesday and end around 10 am on Thursday.

Then another storm will approach for next Saturday or Sunday, bringing another chance for snow.

Then the next chance of snow will be the following Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sorry, just not seeing that, "pattern shift" the guy on television from New York City was talking about tonight. It will happen soon, but no big pattern change is evident just yet. I will let you know.

Have a wonderful evening.

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