Weather

Chilly temperatures persist on this Thursday, although we lose the pesky snow squalls that some of us in New Jersey experienced briefly on Wednesday.

On the surface, there will be sun and seasonably chilly temperatures on Wednesday. But there's a lot more of which you should be aware.

New Jersey and its neighbor states appear to be the beneficiaries of a precipitation-free holiday stretch, with some minor disturbances entering the picture toward the weekend but nothing remotely severe for this time of year.

Christmas Day will not be the warmest day of this week as previously speculated, but we are nonetheless looking at a calm, almost boring, stretch of December weather for the Garden State.

On Thursday afternoon, I said to someone that it was "offensively cold" outside, and even in a culture where someone always seems to be offended by something, I didn't think that description was out of line.

I am begging you to make plans now for Monday's rough weather. I don't want to be stuck on the road sitting next to you in stopped traffic for hours upon hours.

For the uninitiated, THIS is something that my whole neighborhood looks forward to each year. The Christmas Holiday season has officially arrived, when "FedEX Pat" and "Cornershow Bob" start "stringing up the lights." Tradition states that "FedEX Pat" puts up his display, taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to...

New Jersey is lined up to have a very pleasant week of weather for this official start to the holiday season, as only a portion of one day looks to be interrupted by rain.

If you have trouble getting over "the hump," even on a short work week, Wednesday's weather will not help you at all. But let's cover Monday and Tuesday first.

A chance for more of the same coastal flooding that invaded the streets of Jersey Shore towns and made driving conditions dangerous Thursday night will continue through Saturday, before the autumn rains let up for a few days.