Synopsis:
Low pressure moves slowly east tonight. A storm approaches and moves quickly across the area Wednesday. High pressure builds from the southwest Wednesday night through Thursday. A cold front approaches from the west on Friday then slowly crosses the region into Saturday morning. Canadian high pressure builds in early next week.
Near Term - until 6 AM Wednesday morning:
Low clouds holding strong across most of the forecast area late this afternoon. While mid to high level clouds continue to stream northward into the Tri-State region. Clouds increase and thicken tonight as a low pressure system approaches from the Ohio River valley. Temperatures will drop to the lower to mid 30's inland and mid to upper 30's along the coast tonight. A few areas could experience a wintry mix late tonight across the interior.
Short Term - 6 AM Wednesday through Friday:
As a low pressure system moves slowly northeast from the Ohio River valley a secondary surface low develops over western Virginia/North Carolina border. Rain will begin to spread across the area in the morning ending from west to east early Wednesday afternoon. The heaviest rains should be mainly in the early Wednesday morning through noon timeframe. Up to one inch of rainfall is expected across Northeast New Jersey and lower Hudson Valley with a half inch to three quarters of an inch elsewhere. Winds will become west to northwesterly during the afternoon gusting to around 20 to 25 MPH. Some isolated thunderstorms in elevated instability ahead of the warm front is also possible. Surface high pressure builds across the area Wednesday night into Thursday. High temperatures for Thursday should be in the lower 60's with upper 50's inland. Friday a frontal boundary will drop down toward our area from the Great Lakes. Several areas of low pressure will be moving along the boundary Friday into Friday night.
Long Term - Friday night through Tuesday:
Weak upper trough moves the the east Friday night with surface low and associated front passing to the south and east of the area. Lingering precipitation inot Saturday will ends as ridging builds from the west. Surface high pressure builds slowly toward the region Sunday and Monday passing to the east late Monday. A warm front approaches and moves to the north late Monday and Monday night. Frontal boundary moves well to the north ahead of upstream trough.
Detailed Forecast:
Tonight: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 37. South wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain. High near 51. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming southwest. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind between 6 and 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio
