NY NJ PA Weather Forecasts

Light snow showers through tonight

5:17 PM
Bands of snow showers continue to rotate south and west around the strong coastal storm east of Maine.  These snow showers are generally light and will not produce much in the way of accumulation.  However, a few bands of snow are producing moderate snowfall.
For example, one band is currently over the Long Island Sound [...]

Late Evening Thoughts

10:24 PM
Even the RUC model guidance has a pretty poor handling on the thunderstorms that have developed over much of southern New York and entering into the forecast area this evening.  So when the model guidance fails you, it is time to use real time observations and some of the common sense I learned in [...]

Strong Thunderstorms for Saturday, June 13, 2009

Most recent updates on the bottom!
12:40:48 PM: The strongest thunderstorm of all the thunderstorms throughout the region is over western Burlington County.
12:42:03 PM: The thunderstorm over western Burlington County is producing very heavy rainfall and frequent lightning.
12:43:03 PM: These thunderstorms are below severe level, but can reduce visibility rapidly due to the heavy rainfall and [...]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central New Jersey

7:30 PM
The National Weather Service at Mount Holly has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for much of central New Jersey.  Here is the following warning.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRENTON…
SOUTHWESTERN [...]

Official Snowfall Totals From The National Weather Service For March 1st Through March 2nd, 2009

5:41 AM
The following snow and wind observations are from the National Weather Service.  There were many areas that received heavy snow via the mesoscale banding that developed within this storm, however there were also some areas that received less than expected because of the influence of mesoscale banding.  Overall, verification came in rather well on [...]

National Weather Service Chimes In

6:02 AM
The National Weather Service from Mount Holly has put out some “estimations” of how much snow has fall over the forecast area in the latest Winter Storm Warning.  I’m not sure how accurate it is, but here is what they say:
 

WHEN THE SNOW FINALLY COMES TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON, THERE SHOULD
BE A TOTAL [...]

A Recap Of A Windy Day

8:44 PM
As many of you know, it’s been pretty windy around the New York City and Philadelphia metro areas!  Personally, there’s nothing been than playing dodge ball with a glass door flying back and forth on it’s hinges, but sadly there have already been some deadly consequences to these windy conditions.  
The winds have been [...]

Official Snow Fall Amounts For Tuesday, February 3, 2009

6:19 AM
An area of low pressure and an inverted trough produced a moderate to heavy snow event over the forecast area.  While a portion of the snow did not stick until the evening, the snowfall still caused issues on the roadways.  If colder air was in place, one could make the argument that this storm [...]

Snow And Ice Totals And Thoughts On The Storm

5:40 AM
For most of the forecast area, the forecasted ice and snow totals verified via reports from the National Weather Service.  The one area that busted was in northeastern Pennsylvania where 6 to 10 inches of snow was expected.  Instead, most locations in extreme northeastern Pennsylvania only received around 4 inches.  When I looked back [...]

Official Snow Fall Totals For January 19th, 2009

5:41 AM
The following are official snowfall totals from the National Weather Service for Monday, January 19th 2009.  However, it appears that the Albany office may have combined yesterday’s snowfall amounts with Sunday’s storm as well.  
DELAWARE

…NEW CASTLE COUNTY…
BEAR [...]