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Sunrise Today 7:10AM/Sunset 5:09PM. (West Orange Civil Time)Waxing Gibbous Moon

Skies were mainly clear before sunrise this morning... a few lower clouds over Northern NJ and some high clouds getting close to South Jersey... and it is cold for sure outside Dew points are -1 degree with surface temperatures in the teens . 6 degrees at Mt.Pocono..and a range from 5 at High Point to 21 in Atlantic City. Gusty NW Winds making the wind chills when you step out the door in the single digits. Satellite shows upper closed low over Quebec and strong upper closed low over The Texas Panhandle.. with it over 100,000 people without power in Oklahoma...and a myriad or real estate with winter weather.

Winter Storm Warnings from New Mexico all the way to the Carolina's and State's of Emergency declared in Virginia. Fortunately for us, this system will not impact our area as hard as it is ongoing across the South currently and into Saturday as it makes it's way to the east coast.

Forecast Discussion through Next Week

AT the surface, High Pressure is building in from the upper Midwest...as a result of convergence and confluence between the two aforementioned storm systems.. Generally clear and cold weather will result today and tonight..although high level cloudiness will get into the Southern areas and the Delmarva overnight as the approach of the southern storm system spreads eastward. Temperatures will hold in the 20's this afternoon and back in the teens tonight as the cloud cover increases over a very bone dry cold domain.

A Wealth of clouds around on Saturday and the Brisk NW Wind begins to slacken but it's presence still felt in the arctic airmass...temperatures will remain in the 20's. Skies will become sunny during Sunday afternoon especially Northern sections into the NYC metro..more clouds still over Southern Sections. Any snow on Saturday may get into extreme Southern NJ..all other areas North where it snows should be either very light or Virga evaporating in the bone dry air. Delaware and the Delmarva right now still maintain the best chance of seeing a couple of inches of snow..

Temperatures will moderate to 25-30 range Sunday afternoon. 30-35 Monday South and 25-30 North, with a good amount of fair weather Sunday overnight and Monday as well.

Clouds will increase on Monday night and Tuesday as a weak cold front moves across..other than cloud cover we are not anticipating any precipitation..just a reinforcing of the airmass in place...Temperatures getting above freezing in the afternoon. And More cloudiness will be North with more sun and clearer weather over Southern NJ this go around.

A Mix of clouds and sun on Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures getting to near 40 once again..a disturbance over the Southern States heads out to sea... Temperatures back to Seasonal on Friday on a SW wind..Clouds increase with a southern system getting into the area next weekend in the form of rain. Temperatures are forecast to be running in the low and middle 40's .

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