Entries by John Homenuk

5.13 PM Zones: Cool and unsettled now, big warmup looms

Good evening! It has been a dreary, rainy, damp Saturday as a low pressure system developed off the coast of New Jersey. A storm which has been discussed for several days certainly lived up to its billing. Gradually improving weather is anticipated later this afternoon and into this evening, but improving is a word that […]

Impactful coastal storm likely this weekend

A happy Wednesday afternoon to you! Relatively calm and stable weather has settled into the Northeast states over the past few days, despite the presence of a cold trough lingering over the region. Higher pressures have remained in control, with only a few weak and dissipating disturbances meandering nearby. This has kept the weather quiet, […]

Impressive blocking will lead to cool, stormy pattern in Northeast

High latitude blocking is a term most often referred to in winter. The reasons for this are multi-faceted; its presence often leads to snowy and cold patterns during the Winter months, and dreary, wet patterns in the Spring months. Meteorologically, the latter is a far less popular outcome. However, popularity put aside, impressive high latitude […]

4.29 AM Zones: Morning storms depart, warm weather returns

If you were somehow able to sleep through the lightning, thunder and torrential rain this morning; well, more power to you. But for the majority of folks in our region, the strong thunderstorms which moved through the region in the pre-dawn hours were a rude wakeup call. The event was, nevertheless, quite impressive by overnight […]