Entries by John Homenuk

NYC Forecast: Chilly today, arctic air awaits this weekend

Much colder air filtered into the area late on Monday evening and continued to do so into early Tuesday morning. The change comes on the heels of a major cold front, which pushed through the early on Monday. Temperatures fell into the 30’s overnight — and the temperature drop at the 850mb level was equally […]

PM Update: Much cooler air filtering in

Behind a major cold front, which moved through very early this morning, westerly winds began on Monday. Winds picked up considerably on Monday afternoon, but the air remained relatively warm. Temperatures in the mid levels if the atmosphere remaining somewhat warm allowed for the highs to reach into the mid 60s — making for a […]

Crunch time for ISON, 10 days from perihelion

The clock is ticking on Comet ISON, which is now less than 10 days from its perihelion date with the sun on November 28th. The comet began its long (very, very long) journey through the solar system when it was kicked out of the Oort cloud, a mass of ice and rock in the far […]

Windy, cooler behind major cold front

An energetic and powerful storm system moved through the Central and Eastern United States on Sunday, causing widespread severe weather. More than 50 reported tornadoes and 500 reports of damaging winds were received by the Storm Prediction Center behind powerful severe thunderstorms throughout the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. The cold front moved quickly eastward […]