Freeze Watch in Effect for Central and Southern NJ, DE, MD and the Northern Ohio Valley for Monday Night...Cooler Weather Across the Northeast This Week...

Spring is off to a terrific start with near 80 degree temperatures last week. The blossoms are out now and spring flowers like daffodils are blooming. However, temperatures are now forecast to fall into the mid to upper 20s Monday night and Tuesday morning and the NWS has issued a Freeze Watch for interior sections of northern and central New Jersey. Looking out for the next 16 days, the GFS indicates that this will be a relatively cool week with temperatures in the 50s and 60s for daytime highs and chilly lows in the 20s and 30s in the NYC metro area. An omega block is forecast to develop around April 3, 2012 with milder weather conditions as a ridge builds across the east coast. A relatively strong Spring storm is forecast to form in the Ohio Valley and intensify in response to a strong latitudinal jet ejecting energy southward around April 6, 2012. No more snow is expected this season. Only 7.2 inches of snow fell this season in Central Park with 2.9 inches coming before Halloween.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.