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Doug Simonian

Evening Zones Update: Showers Wednesday, Cooler End of Week, T-Storms Easter Sunday?

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Good evening, everyone! Another lovely day was had today thanks to even more southwest flow than on Monday. High temperatures reached the mid 80s across much of the state of New Jersey! Areas further east were generally a bit cooler due to micro-scale breezes and large-scale synoptic southerly and southwesterly winds having more of a cooler, marine component for areas further east. EWR and TEB actually saw a bay-breeze as winds shifted SE off the Bay and cooled temperatures off in parts of Urban E NJ. Regardless, though, Newark still managed to reach a high of 82 degrees and NYC had a high of 80 degrees. JFK, however only had a high of 66 degrees and most of Long Island was generally in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. 

Dewpoints have already risen into the upper 40s to low to mid 50s in some spots thanks to the southwest flow. When combined with an increase in high clouds out ahead of some storms in Central PA associated with a pre-frontal trough ahead of a cold front, should lead to low temperatures holding in the 50s to even around 60 or higher in the warmer urban locations.

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Miguel Pierre

AM All Zones Update: 80s Inland Today! Cooling Down Rest of the Week… Some T-Storms Easter Sunday?

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Good morning and Happy Tuesday! A taste of early summer weather in store for region today, as strong ridge continues to dominate over the region. Mostly sunny skies are expected today. A deeper southwest flow with 850mb temperatures 14°C to 15°C will support highs lower to middle 80s, much of NJ, NYC and the Lower Hudson Valley. Some records highs may be jeopardy across the region, including Newark at 87 and Central Park at 84, both from 1955. Meanwhile southwest winds and sea-breezes off the colder ocean and sound, will once again keep areas closer to coastline cooler in 60s to lower 70s for highs today.

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John Homenuk

AM All Zones: Showers clearing for sunshine later today

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A weak atmospheric disturbance, moving towards the Northeast US from the Ohio Valley this morning, will continue to shift through the region as the morning goes on. Isolated to scattered showers have shifted through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York and have become slightly more widespread this morning. Temperatures remain relatively mild as the system shifts through.

The showers will continue their northeast movement as the morning goes on. Drier air, visible on water vapor satellite imagery and local observations, will shift eastwards from Pennsylvania through the Northeast US later this morning as a frontal boundary moves eastwards. This will clear showers away from the region, with a drier atmosphere leading to more sunshine as the day goes on.

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Miguel Pierre

Sunday Overview: Warmth today followed by showers and possible t-storms this evening

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Today has gotten off to beautiful, warm start for this time of year!  A weak cold front slowly moving through the region is cause some clouds to mix with sunshine this morning. But dry conditions remain as lift is currently too weak this front. Some sunshine with more west-southwest winds, will help temperatures rise into the lower or middle 70s over much of region this afternoon. Which around 10 degrees warmer than normal for the end of October.

However, a wave of low pressure developing along the cold front will enhance more lift,-leading to more cloud cover and numerous showers around the region later this afternoon and evening. A widespread, heavy rainfall is not currently anticipated. But with the airmass becoming warmer and unstable, some showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours and frequent lightning are possible. The Storm Prediction Center even has marginal risk for isolated thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts for parts of West-Central NJ and Eastern PA. Stay tuned for updates on our social media accounts today. Premium members, check back for more updates on this system on the main dashboard today, as well. Skies will clear later tonight, as this system moves out of the region. Some other highlights for the next few days:

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