Severe Thunderstorms with Flash Flooding Possible Today, Sunny Weather for the World Cup Final at the Meadowlands Sunday...

Warm, humid conditions with smoke over the Great Lakes and the Mid-Atlantic continue this morning. An area of rotation or positive vorticity is moving through Pennsylvania at 500 mb and has generated thunderstorms with heavy downpours across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  The rain is expected to produce flash flooding in some areas with over one inch of rainfall expected.  The smoke will be decreased by the rain. The visibility was reduced to 1.5 miles in smoke late Thursday afternoon at Newark Airport and the photos below show how thick the smoke was in and around the city.  Sunny weather with lower humidity and minimal smoke is expected tomorrow for the World Cup Final at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.

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Blizzard Warning in Effect for NYC, Long Island, Coastal NJ and Coastal CT....1 to 2 Feet of Snow, Wind Gusts Over 60 mph, Moderate Coastal Flooding Sunday and Monday...

A Blizzard Warning is in effect for Sunday and Monday along the coast and for all of New York City and Long Island for 1 to 2 feet of snow, strong northeast winds gusting to over 60 mph and moderate coastal flooding. The visibility will be near zero at times with blowing and drifting snow.  This is the biggest snowstorm to hit the NYC metro area since the January 31-February 3, 2021 storm when 17.4 inches of snow fell in Central Park. Winds could gust to 75 mph along the coast on Sunday night and Monday morning. Cold weather will be back through Wednesday with a chance of light snow Wednesday evening. Milder weather will arrive later in the week.  

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.