Good morning everyone. This morning, as I was putting together my time lapse photography videos, I overheard my brother talking to my mother about the weather. At the same time, I was ironically watching the Weather Channel. The talk of both were of a storm developing off the East Coast late this weekend into early next week.

Earlier in the morning, the storm was expected to bring a mixture of rain and snow with flakes flying from Boston to Birmingham. Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid 40s for highs with lows in the upper 20s over the course of the next few days. So, the snow would probably come in the overnight on Sunday into Monday morning. However, the forecast high anticipated originally on Friday afternoon was 45 according to the NWS info on TWC. Then, it went down to 44, and back up to a mild 51. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for the coastal waters as winds were expected to be between 15 to 25 knots. Winds have already started to pick up here in South Plainfield.

One element of the storm has already begun to take place in the Southeast, where showers and storms are heading eastward. Places such as Atlanta, Georgia, which have not seen a lot of rain as of late, are expected to receive a good soaking from this storm system over the next 36 hours. Another element has started to take shape here in the Northeast as a weak disturbance is coming through, and will bring some light showers to portions North and West of the area. It will help reinforce the cold air that will further entrench itself over the next few days.

The high on Saturday is expected to fall to about 47 here in Northwestern Middlesex County, and then down to 43 on Sunday with the clouds and showers developing to keep temperatures down. However, Sunday night, the mercury is only expected to fall to 36 degrees for a low since the clouds and rain will keep temperatures up by not letting out any infrared radiation. Staying above freezing, South Plainfield and its nearby surrounding areas should only at best get some wet flakes on Monday morning. The rest should be all rain as the high is forecast to reach 45 degrees.

A better chance for snow right now is expected next Thursday with another scenario right for mixed prepcipitation. We’ll have to see how that develops over the next few days. Hopefully with the stormy weather coming this weekend, and the fact that I’m on vacation this coming week, I’ll finally be able to capture some live video footage to post on the site.