Get your umbrellas prepared – Friday is shaping as much as be a soggy day! We’re not speaking about record-breaking rain, however definitely a much-needed soaking.
The rain will ramp up earlier than daybreak and proceed by the night, nevertheless it received’t be continuous. Anticipate on-and-off mild to average rain over the course of all the day. Take further warning throughout the morning and night commutes; each will likely be moist.
The morning commute, particularly, may very well be difficult to the north and west of town because of the possibility for freezing rain. With temperatures in these areas dropping beneath freezing by dawn, liquid rain will freeze upon contact with untreated roads, sidewalks, and bridges, leading to a skinny glaze of ice. For those who’re heading exterior early Friday morning in one in every of these freezing spots, assume any moist surfaces you see are ice.
The Nationwide Climate Service has issued winter climate advisories throughout all the Hudson Valley, Fairfield County, and elements of North Jersey efficient for Friday morning – alerting for the potential of as much as a tenth of an inch of ice.
It solely takes a hundredth of an inch of ice to create treacherous journey circumstances, so be cautious of “wet-looking” surfaces if you want to drive early Friday morning. That moist street might very nicely be icy, as an alternative.
By the afternoon and night, temperatures in every single place will likely be again above freezing. The relative heat together with the rain will assist soften our present snowpack far inland.
This received’t result in flooding, however it should exacerbate the consequences of the rain. Don’t be stunned to see ponding on low-lying roadways or areas with poor drainage.
Whereas Friday will definitely deliver its share of commuting complications, the rain we get is desperately wanted.
2025 has been off to an exceptionally dry begin in Central Park. Actually, this month is at the moment the driest January on file for town. Lower than half an inch of liquid equal precipitation has fallen up to now. Friday’s rain might double that quantity. It received’t be sufficient to erase January’s rain deficit, however each bit helps.
The tri-state space continues to be below the drought circumstances that started final fall. And regardless of our decently soggy December, this dry January has marked a step backward as we’ve seen the enlargement of areas below the “severe drought” designation, notably additional south.
There’s nonetheless a protracted solution to go earlier than we totally erase the drought from our area, however Friday’s rain is a minimum of a step in the precise course.
