Monday was a gorgeous day to be outside, soak up some sunshine, and breathe in the fresh spring air. We have several more instances of bright, pleasant weather coming up this week. However, there is one hiccup: Wednesday. A storm system will affect New Jersey’s weather in four ways:
1. Increasing cloud cover, starting Tuesday evening
2. Bringing a quick batch of showers, Wednesday morning
3. Kicking up some wind, through Wednesday afternoon
4. Initiating a cooldown, into Thursday
The return to pleasant weather on Thursday and Friday will be short-lived, as conditions will turn unsettled again starting this weekend. But it looks like on-and-off rain will be punctuated with some serious warmth. Temperatures are trending toward the 70s and even 80s for early next week.
Tuesday will be a beautiful April day, with sunny skies and a fresh breeze. Afternoon highs should reach the lower to mid 60s, a degree or two warmer than Monday. Tuesday stays completely dry.
Wednesday will begin with a period of damp weather across New Jersey. Expect a quick batch of showers, centered between about 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday. There might be a rumble of thunder, but that is stretching it. Once we dry out, by midday Wednesday, skies should clear to partial sunshine. The only problem in the second half of the day will be a brisk wind, possibly gusting over 30 mph.
Thursday becomes bright and sunny again, with a calmer wind. High temperatures will be limited to the mid 50s. Friday will be mostly sunny, with high temps shooting for around 60 degrees.
The weekend forecast is uncertain, with some models predicting unsettled weather and others predicting mostly dry conditions. Temperatures are less complicated, with a clear warming trend on the way. 60s Saturday, 70s Sunday, 80s Monday and beyond?
Although we may not hold on to that summerlike warmth for long, it does represent a general “step upward” in temperatures for the season. Widespread freezes and frosts will probably be done for the year as of next week. And we will start to see more and more highs in the 70s going forward too.
