GWC Weather Timeline–Saturday, April 30th to Monday, May 3rd, 2016

Here is a timeline of weather conditions at Greg’s Weather Center in South Plainfield, New Jersey over a period of 48 hours while a storm system that brought much needed soaking rains came through.

April 30, 2016

10:50 AM–Stepped outside to set up the time lapse video. Skies are mostly overcast, but with some patches of blue sky. Feels a bit chilly outside.

1:00 PM–Returned from taking a walk and run. More sunshine and blue sky out than it was earlier.

4:00 PM–Have had a mix of sun and clouds during the course of the day at GWC in South Plainfield. Temperature up to 60 degrees with 51% humidity. Barometer steady at 30.16 inches of Hg. Winds are light. Soaking rain expected tomorrow.

4:45 PM–Checked the weather data for the month and saw that only 0.86 inches of rain has fallen at GWC in South Plainfield. For the year, there has only been 9.65 inches of rain.

5:45 PM–Completed an article for the GWC blog on the soaking rains on the way for GWC and the rest of New Jersey on Sunday. Storm system looks like it will bring much needed rain. NWS office in Mount Holly gives a 20 percent chance of precipitation on Saturday night, and a 90 percent chance on Sunday. There could also be some left over rain on Monday.

5:53 PM–Looking back at the rainfall through the first four months of 2015, there was only 1.63 inches of rain during the month of April, and 10.18 inches from January to April. We’re running below those totals so far this month and this year.

8:42 PM–Went back outside to turn off the time lapse video. A bit chilly outside, but no rain yet.

11:59 PM–Watching the NBA playoffs and working on another site. Temperature is up to 49 degrees. Humidity at 69 percent. Barometer steady at 30.22 inches of Hg. Winds are calm. No rain yet.

May 1, 2016

8:00 AM–Woke up. Skies are cloudy. No rain has fallen yet.

10:00 AM–Rain is now falling. Only 0.04 inches has fallen so far. Went outside and checked the rain gauge outside. Cleared any debris in there. Rain is falling moderately.

11:16 AM–Stepped outside after filling out an application and taking an assessment for a job. Rain falling steadily. Checked latest data at the GWC WX Station. Temperature is 47 degrees. Humidity is at 93 percent. Barometer is steady at 30.17 inches of Hg. Total rainfall thus far is 0.17 inches.

12:22 PM–Took another peek outside and at the GWC Weather Station’s console. Rain still falling steadily. Temperature is 48 degrees. Humidity is at 95 percent. Barometer falling at 30.14 inches of Hg. Total rainfall is up to 0.22 inches.

3:05 PM–Just took a step outside. Rain has stopped, but conditions are still cloudy, damp, and chilly. Temperature outside is 49 degrees. Humidity is at 93 percent. Barometer is falling at 30.11 inches. Winds are light at about 10 mph. Total rainfall is still only 0.22 inches.

4:43 PM–Took another step outside. Remains chilly, cloudy, damp, and dreary. Temperature down slightly to 48 degrees. Humidity steady at 93 percent. Barometer still falling at 30.08 inches. Winds light at about 5 mph. Hasn’t rained since about noon. Total rainfall remains at 0.22 inches.

8:15 PM–Just returned from going outside for a walk. Still chilly and damp outside. No rain falling though.

11:59 PM–Looked outside. Road is a bit damp. However, when I looked at the data from the GWC WX Station, no more measurable rain fell. Temperature is at 46 degrees. Humidity up to 96 percent. Barometer steady at 30.05 inches of Hg. Winds are calm.

May 2, 2016

9:45 AM–Just took a step outside. Skies are overcast with a little bit of fog. Feels a bit chilly out as well. Temperature is up slightly from last night to 48 degrees after a low of 45. Humidity is up a bit as well to 97 percent. Barometer has fallen to 29.97 inches of Hg. Winds are calm. Did receive another 0.01 inches of rain for a total of 0.23 since the storm began. So far this year, GWC has received 9.88 inches of rain.

2:30 PM–Returned home from a workout at Edison Park behind Middlesex County College. There was no rain, but skies were overcast. Towards the end of the workout, the sun appeared to try to peek through. Light winds.

8:45 PM–Checked Accu-Weather, and there appears to be another storm system heading in the direction of the Garden State from the south and west, and is expected to bring some rain overnight into tomorrow.

9:14 PM–Checked the GWC WX Station. Temperature is 54 degrees. Humidity is at 93 percent. Barometer is steady at 29.89 inches of Hg. So far today, there has been 0.01 inches of rain. NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Virginia. Strong thunderstorm capable of producing hail moving through Washington D.C. Area.

10:47 PM–Watching Accu-Weather again. Large complex of heavy showers and storms moving southwest to northeast towards GWC. Could see severe weather with embedded thunderstorms containing 45 to 50 mph winds around 6:30 AM on Tuesday morning. Temperature steady at 54 degrees. Humidity up slightly to 95 percent. Barometer rising at 29.91 inches of Hg. Winds are calm. No rain yet.

May 3, 2016

12:11 AM–Started to hear something like rain coming down outside. Checked out the window, and rain was indeed falling. GWC WX Station console read that it was “Raining Cats and Dogs.” Temperature still steady at 54 degrees. Humidity up to 97 percent. Barometer steady at 29.91 inches of Hg. WInds are light. Total rainfall is up to 0.19 inches already. Yearly total now above 10 inches at 10.07.

10:51 AM–Finally got myself out of bed. Checked the weather station. Received almost another quarter of an inch here at GWC in South Plainfield. Temperature is at 53 degrees. Humidity at 97 percent. Barometer is steady at 29.82 inches of Hg. WInds are calm. Total rainfall for the day stands at 0.42 inches thus far. For the year, GWC has received 10.52 inches.

10:55 AM–Just stepped outside to take a look at things. Road is damp, and there is a light and steady rain falling.

2:49 PM–Came back from workout and doing some errands. Was a bit misty out when I left for Edison Park before noon. Didn’t get any additional rainfall here. Just overcast now. Temperature up slightly to 54 degrees. Humidity down a tad to 96 percent. Barometer has fallen slightly to 29.79 inches of Hg. Winds are light. Total rainfall for today remains at 0.42 inches. Rain total for the last three days is 0.65 inches. Rainfall for the year is up to 10.52 inches.

11:30 PM–Day coming to an end. No measurable rainfall since the early afternoon. Only 0.42 inches for the day.