Brrrr it is cold and windy outside as Arctic air arrived last night giving us even a brief dusting of snow. Temperatures this morning are ranging from near 20 degrees in the Clifton area to the teens further inland, wind gusting above 30MPH are dropping wind chills to the single digits…
Some sunshine today will not help much as highs struggle to get above the 30 degree mark and with winds gusting to 40mph will make it feel unusually cold for this time of year. A wind advisory is effect along with a red flag warning due to the possibilities of brush fires.
By early morning on Monday we may have record low temperatures in much of the area.
During the day on Monday temperatures will be well below normal but with less wind it won’t feel as harsh as today.
The well advertised storm for the middle of the week now appears just to be a soaking rain event with the only possibility of snow or ice falling will be very well inland of our area in the beginning and maybe the end of the storm.. The timing of the precipitation is from late Tuesday night into Wednesday afternoon.
1-2 inches of well needed rain is likely. Still some questions on the track of the storm, the European model has it moving just to our west and if that is the case temperatures on Wednesday may rise into the 50s… The American model has the storm just offshore. Both models outcome would give us a well needed soaking of rain as this fall has been so dry.
The storm will move away Wednesday night and Thanksgiving day will be chilly and breezy but not as cold as today.
Seasonably cold and dry Friday into next weekend.

The forecast: Today – Mostly sunny, very windy and cold, high only around 30. wind gusts to 45mph.
Tonight – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, low in the upper teens.
Monday – Increasing clouds, high in the mid-upper 30s.
Tuesday – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low to mid 40s. Rain likely at night.
Wednesday – Cloudy with rain likely in the morning with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the mid-upper 40s.
Thanksgiving Day – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 30s.
Friday – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

Marine forecast: Gale warning issued till midnight tonight for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
Outlook – Sub-advisory level conditions on Monday into Tuesday but advisories likely Tuesday night through Thanksgiving Day.

Keep warm and go Giants!