This Afternoon:
Sunny, with a high near 44. North wind around 7 mph.

Tonight:
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Light west wind.

Monday:
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind between 5 and 13 mph.

Monday Night:
Clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday:
Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Tuesday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday:
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Wednesday Night:
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday:
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Thursday Night:
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Friday:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Friday Night:
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Saturday:
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1028 AM EST SUN FEB 5 2012

Weather Synopsis:
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE NORTH AND WEST FOR TODAY AND MONDAY. A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE ON TUESDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE RIDING ALONG THE FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE PASSING OVER OR NEAR OUR REGION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST MAY ARRIVE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

Near Term:
UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING - THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE TO THE SOUTH REMAINS ACROSS OUR AREA THIS MORNING. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THAT THE LINE OF CLEARING IS PUSHING SOUTHWARD SLOWLY ACROSS THE NRN NJ AREA AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. A FEW FLURRIES WERE ADDED TO THE ZONES WITH SOME 20-30 DBZ ECHOS ACROSS THE PA/MD LINE AND INTO NRN DELAWARE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE MILD SIDE WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S AND 40S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION.

Short Term:
6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY - HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. THE HIGH WILL GIVE US CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS. THIS WILL MEAN GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 20S AND LOWER 30S.

Long Term:
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER ON MONDAY. WITH A RELATIVELY MILD WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW AND WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE, AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE INTO THE 50S IN OUR REGION. MAXIMUM READINGS WILL LIKELY REACH ONLY THE MIDDLE 40S IN THE ELEVATED TERRAIN UP NORTH. THE MID LEVEL LOW THAT WAS LOCATED NEAR KANSAS CITY EARLY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD, BECOMING AN OPEN WAVE BEFORE PASSING OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST EARLY ON TUESDAY. A WEAK SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID LEVEL SYSTEM SHOULD REMAIN WELL TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST AT THAT TIME. WE ARE ANTICIPATING FEW CLOUDS AND NO PRECIPITATION. AFTER THE MID LEVEL IMPULSE PASSES OFF THE COAST ON TUESDAY, A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO DROP THROUGH OUR REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT, SO WE ARE EXPECTING NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW CLOUDS. ANOTHER MID LEVEL IMPULSE FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO PASS OVERHEAD AROUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT CONTINUES TO APPEAR AS THOUGH THE SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO OUR REGION AT THAT TIME. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE PROFILES, WE MAY SEE A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. MAINLY LIGHT RAIN IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN. SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAY LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING, THEN HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE WEST FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. WE`LL LEAN TOWARD THE SOMEWHAT MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF SOLUTION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK, BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION AROUND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE. FOR NOW, WE WILL NOT BUY INTO THE GFS`S SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS OF THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AND THE RESULTING COASTAL LOW FOR SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BEGIN THE WEEK ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORTH WITH A TREND TOWARD NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY SATURDAY.

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