I think the warm front has just moved thru my area. Temperature has spiked to 50 degrees and wind has suddenly picked up out of the south gusting to 21.
Also the models have been pretty consistent with this for a few runs now. The NWS seems to be hesitant to ramp up the winds on Friday, although I noticed they are finally calling for some gusts in the 30s and 40s.
If you want to know where the cold air is try Alaska. Fairbanks in January averaged -21 degrees some 13 degrees below normal. McGrath Alaska averaged -24 degrees, about 18 degrees below normal.
Actually there is some evidence that the Miami sea level rise is not the sea rising but the ground sinking. I am not saying the ocean is or isn't rising, just referring to certain parts of the Miami area that have some flooding issues.
Lack of snowfall last winter and this winter so far, is simply over due for our area, especially the coast. We had some string of above average snow seasons, now we are paying the price. That is how we get averages.
The anemometer on my weather station just thawed out and started working. It was the last thing to thaw out, trees lost their ice about an hour or two ago.
Got down to 32 degrees last night and some freezing took place. Another degree lower and it would have been an icy mess on Long Island. Temperature now rising at 33.
Looks like a very heavy band from around Bridgeport Ct going across the sound to the north shore of Long Island and heading SW toward the Nassau border.
Looks like the radar is filling in over the Hudson Valley and western Ct. and it looks to be moving southward toward NJ and the metro area including Long Island.