December 2025 OBS and Discussion

[ForestHillWx]

Creeks are rising quickly due to the ground being frozen solid. My snow pack is now a few shoveled piles….

Farewell my friend, we hardly knew thee.

And, now off to chaperone a kindergarten Holiday party as my wife, who volunteered, is down with illness. 

[BobbyHolikWillFindYou]

My office in Parsippany just lost power. Early Xmas present?

[wthrmn654]

I will say high tide is at 10 am and the tides are rising so fast since 7 am with a more south west wind versus traditional south east winds were used to out here. Marshes are looking mighty high

[donsutherland1]

Central Park received 0.44" of rain in the past hour. That breaks the highest hourly figure for December 19th. The old record was 0.32" from 1934.

[nycwinter]

all this rain is welcomed it will get rid of all that nasty sidewalk and road salt that messes with your shoes and clothes..

[TJW014]

3 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

all this rain is welcomed it will get rid of all that nasty sidewalk and road salt that messes with your shoes and clothes..

And run it off right into our wetlands, creeks, rivers and back bays that can’t tolerate salt. 

[Dark Star]

22 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said:

Creeks are rising quickly due to the ground being frozen solid. My snow pack is now a few shoveled piles….

Farewell my friend, we hardly knew thee.

And, now off to chaperone a kindergarten Holiday party as my wife, who volunteered, is down with illness. 

The town of Cranford NJ still had huge leaf piles plowed into the snow.  Hopefully this doesn't cause more flooding than usual...

[LoboLeader1]

Judging from the radar, looks like the back edge of the rain should be out of here early this afternoon. Currently 56F.

[Irishmick9]

Winds verified up here. Lost power from about 4AM to 7AM. Schools closed due to a few trees down in town and ongoing power outages. Large diseased ash came down in yard. 

[NEG NAO]

8 minutes ago, TJW014 said:

And run it off right into our wetlands, creeks, rivers and back bays that can’t tolerate salt. 

If this continues to show up on the models for Tuesday the road departments will begin spreading the salt/liquid ice melter or whatever Monday afternoon and we begin the cycle all over again

[weathermedic]

1.17 inches so far at my station

[Stormlover74]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Middlesex and somerset 

[nycwinter]

30 minutes ago, TJW014 said:

And run it off right into our wetlands, creeks, rivers and back bays that can’t tolerate salt. 

no skin off my back. 

[lee59]

Very windy now, expectations met, peak gust up to 40mph

[NEG NAO]

6 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Middlesex and somerset 

SVR from KPHI

It mentions that these storms contain little or no lightning - BUT 60 MPH gusts

[wthrmn654]

For tide stations that overlay prediction forecasts, some appear to be falling short of forecast high tide levels so that's good sign.  

[MJO812]

I wouldn't be shocked if the models get colder towards the end of this month into January with the NAO and AO dropping especially for the Northeast. Yes the PNA will be negative. 

[wthrmn654]

Looking at radar i think the last line of rain is about Baltimore right now. I'm guessing that's the cold front.

[lee59]

Peak gust now 46mph

[NEG NAO]

4 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Impressive heat out there with Burlington, Vermont soaring to 58°F, an incredible 9°F above the 130-year-old record high. An impressive squall line to boot.

https://i.imgur.com/BfRD9mZ.png

what was their low temperature this week so far ? Check out if they have a record temperature spread record for a 1 week period. Right here in Central NJ my low has been 18 this week and now its 58.............

[wthrmn654]

Dam wind just went insane  dot barrels and ruins blowing across road etc! 

[Intensewind002]

Wow sustained winds over 40 at farmingdale, gust to 59 mph

[Stormlover74]

Heavy shower but no wind yet

[psv88]

3 hours ago, Snowlover11 said:

Still waiting for my damaging winds.

Winds are howling right now. FRG sustained at 40 gusting to 59. This post didn’t age well. Wild out there 

[donsutherland1]

Bridgeport has now received 0.67" of rain today. That breaks its daily precipitation record for December 19 of 0.64" from 1948.

[BxEngine]

Not a fun drive home from Foxwoods. Visibility under 1/4 mile at times.  

[psv88]

Jones beach gust to 70

[donsutherland1]

4 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Winds are howling right now. FRG sustained at 40 gusting to 59. This post didn’t age well. Wild out there 

Recent gusts:

Bridgeport: 44 mph
Farmingdale: 61 mph
Islip: 60 mph
JFK Airport: 55 mph

[lee59]

These gusts are so strong, this is the day they should have a high wind warning.

[psv88]

Just now, lee59 said:

These gusts are so strong, this is the day they should have a high wind warning.

Yup. Always happens. 8” of snow, no warning. 70 mph winds, no warning lol