tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789852038134041446.post7795931681495567976..comments2024-03-27T14:00:31.961-04:00Comments on Weather Willy's Weather: Thursday Weather Update: Front Arrives Later Today, Weekend Looking NiceWeather Willyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387468068540557329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789852038134041446.post-60610743716137252182015-08-04T09:55:21.804-04:002015-08-04T09:55:21.804-04:00I agree! I notice this in the winter too. It has t...I agree! I notice this in the winter too. It has to be due to influences from the mountains. The winter is a prime example. I live in Morristown and it is basically a snow hole compared to the west where the higher elevations are. Even when there are no issues with marginal temperatures Morristown never seems to get into the heavy snow bands. I grew up on Schooleys Mountain in western NJ and they get much more snow than Morristown which is 20 miles east. Also, I agree with you in terms of the T Storms. They always seem to die before they get here as well. It would be an interesting thing to do more research on. Weather Willyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387468068540557329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789852038134041446.post-49491173705255447682015-07-30T10:35:27.566-04:002015-07-30T10:35:27.566-04:00Re Precip Chart -- it's interesting how local ...Re Precip Chart -- it's interesting how local geography shapes summer-time storm severity in metro NJ. Going north from say I-78, thunderstorm activity generally isn't very intense, but starts picking up a bit after you get north of I-80, and really picks up after you get over the NY State line, into Orange County and up towards I-84. In Montclair, it's not uncommon in the evening to see lightening flashes on the western horizon, but then watch them track to the north into Bergen County (often w/o leaving any precip at all in Essex County). When you watch the radar, the bigger storm cells always seem to be happening up in Sussex or Orange Counties, and up in the Hudson valley around Poughkeepsie. Something about the mountains, I gather, allowing more hot air / cool ground interaction. I guess that's in keeping with the general guideline that summer weather patterns are very local, whereas winter patterns are more "big picture". Although, those places to the north generally (but not always) get more snow than Essex County. Jim GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com