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Explaining the chill this morning: Radiational Cooling

Most of the region saw their coolest temperatures of the fall-season this morning. However, urban areas did not — the most extreme examples of the discrepancy were lows of 29 and 32 degrees at Westhampton Beach Airport, NY (KFOK) and Somerset Airport, NJ (KSMQ) respectively, while Central Park (KNYC) and LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) had lows […]

Forecast: Chilly start, becoming pleasant

The coldest night of the season to date occurred from Sunday Night into Monday morning throughout most of the area suburbs. The pine barrens of Long Island, many interior areas of New Jersey, and the suburbs of New York and Connecticut fell into the 30’s with clear skies, light winds and a cool airmass settled […]

Importance of the North Pacific Pattern in Autumn

As we progress deeper into the autumn season, many are beginning to wonder if the upcoming cold pattern is a precursor to the type of winter that we will see. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as cold October yields cold winter or warm October yields warm winter. If that were the case, we’d have […]

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