Tag: Toms River NJ
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January 2024 Weather in Toms River, NJ
Temperature January 2024 was wet, warm and windy in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. Temperatures during the month resembled a roller coaster ride, with warm temperatures in the beginning of the month, cold weather during the middle, and a resurgence of warmth near the end of the month. Following the warm temperatures that…
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High Clouds
Overview Before the advent of satellite images and automated surface observations, weather observers would identify the types of clouds in the sky, as well as their height as part of routine weather observations. Identifying the types of clouds can provide information on what is occurring in the atmosphere in that location. In the 1930s, the…
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Wet Weather Continues into the Weekend…
Overview Thus far, January 2024 has produced a wide variety of weather conditions along the NJ coast. First, warm temperatures produced near record high temperatures into the middle part of the month, followed by a week of the the coldest weather since February 2023. Finally, many places on the Jersey Shore received their first measurable…
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Winter Takes a Break…
After the snow and cold of late this week and the weekend, winter eases a bit in the eastern United States, with warmer than normal temperatures returning by the middle of next week. A change in the overall weather pattern is responsible for the change, as warmer air shifts from the Rocky Mountain of the United…
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Middle Clouds
Overview Before the advent of satellite images and automated surface observations, weather observers would identify the types of clouds in the sky, as well as their height as part of routine weather observations. Identifying the types of clouds can provide information on what is occurring in the atmosphere in that location. In the 1930s, the…
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The Remarkable Cold of January 17th 1982
Following a very warm first half of January 2024, temperatures have been cooled considerably over the past couple of days. However, the recent cooldown is nothing like the cold the Jersey Shore saw on January 17th, 1982. On that date, record cold temperatures were established for the Bellcrest section of Toms River NJ. The low…
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Will the Jersey Shore See its First Snowfall of the Winter Early Next Week?
Some background on winter storms that affect the Jersey Shore While there is still quite a bit of uncertainty surrounding the forecast for Tuesday, January 16th, there is a possibility that the Jersey Shore will see its first accumulating snow of the 2023/2024 winter season. Most of the uncertainty lies in the track that the…
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More Heavy Rainfall and Gusty Winds Possible Friday into Friday night
As the current weather system wraps up early Wednesday, yet another strong low pressure system is set to affect the region Friday into Friday night. Like the system affecting the area into Wednesday morning, this next storm system is expected to produce mainly rain, as high temperatures Friday and Saturday climb into the 40s and…
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Heavy Rain and Strong Winds possible Tuesday into Wednesday
As the current weather system wraps up Sunday, another strong low pressure system is set to affect the region Tuesday into Wednesday. Unlike the system this weekend, warmer temperatures are expected across much of the northern Mid Atlantic into southern New England. Warmer temperature suggest that only the higher terrain might see precipitation start as…
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Will Toms River, NJ see its first accumulating snow of the winter this weekend? Part II (probably not)
Update – Wednesday afternoon January 3rd 2024 Colder air building across the mid Atlantic and Northeast late this week will set the stage for wintry weather across much of the region this weekend. In fact, many places could see their first accumulating snow of the season, but at this point, it remains unclear how much…