Feeling more like January
Update #683: The weather this week in the Hudson Valley will be cold enough for penguins.
It’s going to be a cold week in the Hudson Valley, with temperatures more typical of January than early December. Low temperatures are forecast to bottom out near zero on Tuesday morning, with a particularly frigid air mass likely arriving next weekend.
Storms will pass north and south of the region, but it doesn’t look like one will squarely hit. However, there will be a few opportunities for snow showers, such as on Wednesday, as cold fronts approach and pass through the region.
Getting cold air and plentiful moisture to link up, the ingredients needed for a big snowfall, has proven to be a challenge in recent winters. Now, a strong northern jet stream is transporting freezing air masses from the Arctic, but the southern jet stream is very weak, so there’s limited moisture.
When the northern jet is strong, there tends to be an increased frequency of weather systems called clippers, which bring quick-hitting but generally light snow to the northern tier of states. Several such storms will affect the Midwest, Great Lakes, and New England this week.
The week ahead
If cold temperatures aren’t your thing, shield your eyes from this seven day forecast 🫣
Monday: plenty of sun, but very cold
Tuesday: still cold with increasing afternoon clouds
Wednesday: snow showers possible, with the chance for light amounts; a breeze
Thursday: windy and cold; passing snow shower?
Friday: still cold as another strong cold front approaches
Saturday-Sunday: a frigid, windy weekend with snow showers possible
Looking ahead to the week of December 15, some good news: it might just warm up. There are signs that the West will gift the East some of its milder temperatures as the holidays approach.
Meteorological summer is in full swing in the Southern Hemisphere! Enjoy a few photos of New Zealand’s native Christmas tree, called the pōhutukawa, a coastal evergreen tree in the myrtle family. During bloom, usually in November and December, it produces beautiful, vibrant red flowers.
These are some of the reddest flowers I’ve seen — they almost don’t look real!
