Dry and mild temperatures expected for the rest of the week in New Jersey

Temperatures will reach the mid- to upper-60s under mostly dry skies.

Dave Curren

Oct 7, 2024, 11:07 AM

Updated 2 hr ago

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TRACKING MILTON
Milton has become a Category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida’s west coast. Milton’s growth Monday sets the stage for a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline. Milton’s center could come ashore Wednesday in the Tampa area, and it could remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida toward the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Milton is not expected to affect the Connecticut, New Jersey and New York region.
The spell of tranquil dry weather continues this week. Aside from a few early morning downpours, dry weather, unfortunately, takes center billing on the weather marquee. This weather pattern is going to continue to tax our reservoirs in the coming weeks if we don't see any significant rainfall. (And the guidance doesn't see anything on the horizon.) So, the drought will worsen.
There is the possibility of some frost over the next couple of mornings, especially for those neighborhoods along and north of Interstate 80 and in sheltered valleys of western New Jersey. It is just something to be mindful of.
Other than that, lots of sunshine in the forecast this week with afternoon highs eventually reaching the mid- to upper-60s.
Hurricane Milton is now a massive Category 5 hurricane taking aim at Florida's central coast. Tampa International Airport will be closing early Tuesday morning and opening back up when it is safe to do so. Residents in the area are still cleaning up from the mess made by Helene only a week and a half ago.