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Blast Of Arctic Air Headed To Northeast, Forecasters Say Blast Of Arctic Air Headed To Northeast, Forecasters Say
Blast Of Arctic Air Headed To Northeast, Forecasters Say A mild January has paved the way for a cold start to February. A "quick but intense" burst of Arctic air is headed to the Northeast, meteorologists at AccuWeather.com say. Forecast Saturday, Feb. 5.AccuWeather The week is starting out with temps in the high 40s or even low 50s, but by Saturday, Feb. 5, temps could be as low as 23, according to the National Weather Service. In the mid-Atlantic, temps will "struggle to reach the 32-degree mark" on Saturday, AccuWeather.com says. Until then, the week will be mostly sunny with temps gradually dropping each day, meteorologists say. [T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region
White Christmas? New Storm Could Bring Potentially Significant Snowfall To Much Of Region Dreaming of a White Christmas? You may just get your wish thanks to a new storm system on track for the Northeast just before Christmas Day on Sunday, Dec. 25, according to the National Weather Service. "The potential blockbuster system will coincide with a massive outbreak of Arctic air that will send temperatures to bone-chilling levels through the holiday weekend," according to AccuWeather.com, "and could be one of the most intense and prolonged periods of frigid air in decades during Christmastime." According to the current projected track and timing, the system is due to arrive o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two New Storms Take Aim On Region Two New Storms Take Aim On Region
Two New Storms Take Aim On Region An active weather pattern that started with a potent system that brought snow, ice, and damaging winds to the region will be followed by two new storms in the coming days, including a potential major Nor'easter. A new round of wintry precipitation is possible overnight Wednesday into daybreak on Thursday morning, Jan. 20, with potential for a more significant system Friday into Saturday, Jan. 22. A look at the first storm system, which is expected Wednesday, Jan. 19 into Thursday, Jan. 20.AccuWeather "There will be another fresh injection of arctic air into the Northeast late this week…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22 NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22
NOAA National Weather Service Releases Forecast For Winter 2021-22 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released its outlook for the winter of 2021-22.NOAA's National Weather Service forecasters are predicting cooler-than-average and wetter-than-average conditions in parts of the North with La Niña conditions once again predicted to shape part of the overall weather patterns this winter. For precipitation predictions for the upcoming season, see the first image above. Click here to see the complete NOAA winter outlook report. For a video look at NOAA's winter outlook, click here. Related story - Snow Joke: Get…

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by Joe Lombardi
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My, My, Mild January, More In Store? My, My, Mild January, More In Store?
My, My, Mild January, More In Store? Last month was the ninth-mildest January in New Jersey since they began keeping records of such things 125 years ago, experts at the Rutgers NJ Weather Network said Monday. It was also the 11th least snowiest January around here, they said. But don't stash the shovels and snowshoes just yet. "Despite February likely getting off to a mild start, there still remains plenty of time for snow to fall," said David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist and a distinguished professor in the Rutgers University-New Brunswick Department of Geography. "In fact, the last three snow season…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars
Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Climate change isn’t just happening – it’s going to get much worse, warns a massive government report that proposes solutions that are severely at odds with President Trump’s policies. Extreme weather, changes in air quality and the spread of new diseases by insects will combine to cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars in health, agricultural and infrastructure damage by the end of the century, warns Volume II of the National Climate Assessment, which was released Friday. "Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primar…

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by Jerry DeMarco