Classic Nor'easter, One More Freeze Threat, Big Warm Up

It's been a beautiful day here, if you're dressed for it.  Highs near 60, but brisk northerly winds made it feel colder.  We have very dry air over us, and along with clear skies, morning lows will dip below freezing on the North shore and away from Lake P. south.  In addition, we have a Red Flag Warning as the fire risk is very high.

With dew points in the teens and low 20s, wildfires start easily in such dry conditions.  That cold dry air mass is the result of a deep area of low pressure (Nor'easter) off Cape Cod that looks like a hurricane on satellite views.

The circulation around this deep low has driven a cold front through the Bahamas, Cuba & the Yucatan. As it pulls away, high pressure will move over us, resulting in lighter winds and eventually a warming trend that will last into next week.

We will just be brushed by this Arctic air mass, with the core of the cold staying to our north and east. Fortunately, we warmed into the upper 50s with bright sunshine today.

I have my plants inside my He-Shed, so I don't need to protect anything tonight.  Hopefully, those of you with tender tropical plants have taken precautions to protect them.   Finally, here are pictures of the Northeast blizzard courtesy of my Sister-in-Law Susan Grossman in Wilmington, Delaware.  It sure looks pretty for a day!

The river is the Brandywine, and the wet snow stuck to trees and structures, making for some great scenery.  Thank you, Susan.  I saw enough of the white stuff last year here and in my "youth" up north.  Stay tuned!