A pleasant weekend, in the wake of a cold front which brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to the area on Friday, brought comfortable temperatures and lots of sun. This trend will continue through the early part of the week, on Columbus Day, with temperatures moderating quite a bit. Highs will reach into the 70’s once […]
Southwesterly winds have ushered in a warmer, more humid airmass this Friday morning. Temperatures are running in the mid 60’s throughout the area with low clouds and fog in the valleys and even some of the higher elevations of Northern NJ and Southeast NY. The southwesterly flow will continue to build into Friday afternoon, ahead […]
While the focus usually remains set on the “bigger” meteor showers of the year (see: Perseids), the Draconid meteor shower is drawing some additional attention this season, mostly due to the anticipated favorable weather conditions. The annual meteor shower produces, on average, between 10 and 20 meteors per hour during its peak intensity. The peak […]
NASA will launch a sounding rocket from it’s Wallops Island, VA facility tonight, and the result of intentional testing after the rocket deploys could bring a colorful cloud into the night sky from Virginia to Long Island. Between 7 and 9pm (no specific time has yet been set), NASA will launch the suborbital rocket. Approximately 6 […]