Fair weather is slowly drifting across the northeast. For most of Wednesday, New Jersey was on the front side of that fair-weather system. The winds, while not as gusty as the last few days, were out of the north and west, driving cooler, drier air into the region. Daytime highs were 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday, and about 10 to 15 degrees colder than where they should be for this time of year.

That fair-weather system is now in the process of moving away from the state. This will switch the winds to become more southerly. Obviously, this will now start to transport warmer air from the Carolinas up the East Coast.

The forecast for Thursday will be slightly below the seasonal norm, but the mercury in the thermometers is trending in the right direction. Sun mixed with late-day clouds.

Friday is the first day of spring. Early sunshine will eventually give way to overcast skies. Passing showers are likely late Friday evening. Temperatures, despite the cloud coverage, will climb to the low 50s.

The weekend looks pretty good. Saturday is nicer than Sunday. Sunnier skies with daily highs in the low 60s. Sunday is warmer but will likely be cloudy. We will be awaiting a weather system that will drop rain across the state later in the day.