
Mike Masco
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🔥CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE RETURNS TO THE TRI-STATE THIS WEEK... 🌫️ A strengthening area of high pressure and a favorable jet stream pattern will pull wildfire smoke south into the Northeast by Thursday. Expect increasingly hazy skies, reduced air quality, and the smell of smoke to become noticeable—even across NYC. Combined with the building heat and humidity, it'll make for a very uncomfortable end to the week. I'll have the latest timing, air quality impacts, and heat this week at 7 AM on PIX11 News.
Mike Masco412,264 Aufrufe • vor 12 Tagen

‼️SEVERE WEATHER RETURNS TO THE TRI-STATE Here we go again! Another batch of strong and severe storms will target the region tomorrow. An active weather pattern is setting up for Tuesday as a cold front approaches and a warm, humid air mass surges into the area. Dew points in the upper 60s to low 70s will fuel moderate to strong instability, while strong winds aloft will provide plenty of wind shear for organized severe thunderstorms. Main Takeaways:🌩️ A widespread severe weather threat is expected Tuesday into Tuesday evening. 💨 Damaging winds are the primary concern, with the potential for wind gusts over 65 mph. 🌪️ A few tornadoes are possible if discrete supercell thunderstorms develop (esp west of NYC) 🧊 Large hail is possible, but the threat appears more limited due to relatively warm air aloft. ⚡ Storms could evolve into a mix of supercells and bowing lines of thunderstorms, though the exact storm mode remains uncertain. See you from 7am- 10am on PIX11 News
Mike Masco124,973 Aufrufe • vor 6 Tagen

***SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT FRIDAY*** 2ND CALL UPDATED MAP TO INCLUDE 10"+ TOTALS Merry Christmas everyone! I've had some time to review the new data and the storm is basically behaving just as I initially thought. There are a few revisions to my 1st call from yesterday morning to account for HIGHER SNOW RATIOS over NW NJ/Hudson Valley and to move the 6-10" zone into NYC. ZONE 1 – 6–10" OF SNOW This is the zone where cold air damming will be most prevalent, allowing snow to remain all snow for the duration of the event. Expect higher snow ratios, which could allow many areas to push toward double-digit totals, especially under any persistent banding. The pink area of 10"+ accounts for a MUCH higher snow ratio at the start and duration of the storm. This will allow for higher elevations to see many locations pick up 10"+ ZONE 2 – 4–6" OF SNOW This zone will likely start with heavy, wet snow, before transitioning to a lighter, fluffier snowfall as colder air works in. Some compaction is expected with lower snow ratios at times, but additional snow and mesoscale banding could still drive totals toward or above 6" in spots. ZONE 3 – 2–4" WITH MIXING This zone remains VERY uncertain. Everything south of 195 in NJ has a high chance to flip to heavy sleet and rain during convective bandings. I could make a strong argument that cold air advection dominates a tad longer creating an over performer, keeping this mostly snow with sleet mixed in and allowing totals to reach 4–6". However, low-level warm air transport on an easterly wind may introduce sleet, especially along the Jersey Shore (east of GSP) would eat into accumulations. I’ll be watching trends closely as this is shaping up to be a sharp cutoff storm where small shifts could have big impacts.
Mike Masco934,180 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

⚠️AIR QUALITY TURNS UNHEALTHY ACROSS NEW YORK CITY A major surge of Canadian wildfire smoke is pouring into the Tri-State area, and AQI values could exceed 200 today, creating widespread hazy skies and unhealthy air quality. I'm already smelling the smoke this morning, a sign that it's reached ground level. That means reduced visibility, smoky conditions, and a noticeable impact on air quality throughout the day. Today will be the worst day. A north wind on Friday will begin pushing the smoke south, and showers and thunderstorms this weekend should help scrub some of the smoke from the atmosphere. If possible, limit prolonged outdoor activity today—especially if you have asthma, heart disease, or other respiratory conditions. See you at 7 am on PIX11 News with the latest updates.
Mike Masco41,875 Aufrufe • vor 10 Tagen

EVENING WEATHER THOUGHTS AS I LOOK AT THE NEW MODEL DATA The trends have been to shift stuff north of #NYC which is a better case scenario minimizing urban flooding. But not so fast…. If we shift that north the damaging wind threat also goes north which would follow the warm front. Going to be an interesting PIX 11 MORNING SHOW at 7am PIX11 News
Mike Masco23,753 Aufrufe • vor 6 Tagen

BREAKING.. HURRICANE MELISSA ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDFALL #HurricaneMelissa is now STRONGER than Katrina and refuses to weaken / go through an eye wall replacement to help minimize some strength as it nears the west coast of #Jamaica. This will hit as the worst hurricane in Jamaica’s history.. Central Pressure is a jaw dropping 901mb with winds 175 and gusts into the 225+ range. All hell is about to break loose for much of the day. There is just no more to say… everything that is needed to be communicated has been. We pray and that’s just about all we can do. This will become a recovery and clean up effort in the next 24 hours once the waters recede. PIX11 News
Mike Masco270,041 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

1ST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON NEXT WEEK… ❄️EARLY CALL ON PRECIP TYPE & IMPACTS I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Tuesday continues to look interesting as the guidance slowly aligns. At this point, fleeting cold air on Tuesday will limit how much snow can actually accumulate — but several key questions with this system still remain. Here’s my early breakdown: 🟩 Zone 1 – ALL RAIN (Green Zone) Climatology + temperature profiles strongly favor a pure rain event for Coastal NJ and Long Island. 🩷 Zone 2 – SNOW ➜ MIX ➜ RAIN (Pink Zone) This will be the trickiest area. Some cold air will be available early, allowing wet snow to mix with rain going to pure rain. If the storm strengthens a bit more, dynamic cooling could support brief, very wet accumulations, especially N&W of NYC. ⬜ Zone 3 – Wet Snow / Mixing (White Zone) A quick thump of wet snow Tuesday with low snow ratios — making this a heavy, sloppy snow. General 3–4" expected, with isolated 4"+ possible in higher elevations along and north of I-80 and into the Hudson Valley. This is how I see things right now. I’ll break down more details on PIX11 News This Morning until 10am, and again on the 4/5/6/10pm newscasts.
Mike Masco214,786 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

THIS WEEKEND'S STORM FEATURES MANY TWISTS AND TURNS.. MY 1ST CALL SNOWFALL MAP... I feel strongly enough to put out a first look at the weekend storm (Saturday afternoon - Sunday morning) as the models have essentially held on to a consistent trend in the vort max and low development going into Saturday afternoon. Two area's that remain a stronger confidence level for me is the area in pink where the mode of precip is pure snow and gray area where mixing will be a big factor during the middle of the event. When you run the overall precip numbers and thermals you arrive in this ball park (outlined below) The twists and turns come into play once we see the vort max rotate north and the interaction between the energy and coastal low by Saturday night. This is why you see such a massive range (6-16") in the pink area as this could either go into a more moderate snow event working off 10:1-11:1 ratios and ending quickly OR we see a slower process with more moisture working northbound. The area in white should see at least 4" with a 6" maximum. I don't see this area going much higher given all that is on the table and how climatology goes. That said, this is also an area I could easily extend into #Baltimore and #DC faster than #Philadelphia and #NYC given wind vectors and cold air advancement. A personal aside, as a TV meteorologist and private sector forecaster I don't like to over-promise and under deliver. That costs $$ and bothers people. That being said, I will not dilute a forecast to hedge it as playing conservative holds more danger to public perception. So understanding my position should hopefully squash any bias you may feel I have :) Here's my initial feeling as we stand here at 6pm on 1/2/24 for a forecast for the weekend! MORE LATER..
Mike Masco237,688 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

11AM STORM UPDATE ❄️ | NEW PHASE OF THE STORM The next phase of this storm arrives later today and will bulldoze any remaining warm layers aloft, especially across coastal NJ and southern Long Island. We’re already seeing this play out: • North Shore reports of 1–2” are coming in • South Shore? Nothing yet — and that makes sense The coastal plain is holding onto warmth, delaying the rain-to-snow conversion. 👉 Key feature to watch on satellite: This is your lifting zone — the piece that will overcome boundary-layer issues. Between 12–3 PM, snow rates will increase, allowing accumulation even on major roadways. The green-shaded area highlights intense lift beginning to organize. Track that feature north and east, and it lines up with the areas that have the best chance to overachieve later today. Next update at 1PM. NAP time before the evening/night newscasts 😴 PIX11 News
Mike Masco39,074 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

FRIDAY NIGHT STORM UPDATE — 🧊DON’T SLEEP ON THE SLEET BY SUN AFTERNOON I’m still focused on warm air moving in around 700mb, which could flip snow to sleet across much of central and southern New Jersey. We will see a front-end thump of very heavy snow with intense snowfall rates — that’s how most areas reach their forecast totals. But if that changeover to sleet happens faster and more aggressively, some totals could get trimmed. For NYC and points north and west, this is still a major snowstorm. That forecast has not changed. If you’re asking me for a number in the city? 👉 Over/Under: 8 inches — I’m taking the OVER. 🎥 Full breakdown in the video PIX11 News
Mike Masco29,966 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

🥶 SOURCE REGION FOR THE NEXT COLD BLAST = SIBERIA RUSSIA! Air-parcel trajectory analysis will confirm the next polar plunge has true Arctic origins, tapping air straight from the North Pole with modified Siberian air mixed in. That’s the kind of source region that delivers exceptionally harsh wind chills, not just a standard cold shot. 🌬️ This air mass will sweep across the northern tier of the U.S. and into the Northeast, reinforcing the cold we already have in place. There’s simply no meaningful break from the cold pattern ahead. ❄️ I’ll be posting updated thoughts on Sunday’s storm shortly as model guidance tightens up after the 12z's are all in 📺 Back on TV tomorrow morning on PIX11 News from 7–10AM.
Mike Masco35,045 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

THE END IS NEAR… DON’T WASTE THE DAY!! ☀️ The major spring warm-up is about to end — TODAY is the last chance to soak up every glorious bit of it. A strong cold front rolls through Wednesday, and winds will shift more southeast, pulling much cooler air into NYC and the suburbs. Temperatures trend down the rest of the week with rain returning, and we’re setting the stage for a significant shot of cold about a week from today. LET ME REPEAT… DON’T WASTE THE DAY!! See you at 7am on PIX11 News
Mike Masco18,124 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

❄️ SUNDAY SNOWFALL: TWO TRACK SCENARIOS IN PLAY TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON Both potential storm tracks continue to support accumulating snowfall across NJ, PA, NY, and CT this weekend. A fast-moving wave of low pressure will ride along a sharp thermal gradient separating Arctic air from milder air to the south. Because this system is quick—really quick—snowfall totals will be limited, but meaningful. Here are the two scenarios: 1️⃣ Track South — “The Dive Too Far” A farther-south wave keeps the frontal boundary suppressed, limiting snow northward into MD/PA. The white zone would see a general 2–4". 2️⃣ Track Slightly North — “Nudged Low” A modest north shift places the 2–4" band over central NJ, NYC, Long Island, and Philadelphia. 🌨️ Areas near the edges of the snow band can expect a dusting to 1". 🔥 Key factor: Ground surfaces will be very cold, with a solid cold-air foundation—so whatever falls will stick quickly. On PIX11 News until 10am with more details.
Mike Masco26,088 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

❄️STORM FORECAST FOR TUESDAY Here’s my video forecast from this morning if you missed it… ➡️ Key Takeaway is an initial thumping of snow, especially north and west of the city as the window will be short for this storm system. ❄️ Highest totals remain north and west of I 78 and I do think there could be a couple of surprises just south of that area I’ll Have some updated thoughts today at 5 PM on PIX11 News
Mike Masco26,496 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

WATCHING THE THERMAL GRADIENT TIGHTEN.. KEEP AN EYE ON THE 32 (PURPLE LINE) TODAY AS COLD AIR RUSHES TO THE COAST... Sunday 11am UPDATE.... The big wildcard remains timing the cold into the I-95 cities. Right now it's running a bit colder than modeled in some spots.. You'll see a steady trend east with the 32 degree surface temperature through the morning. Evaporative cooling will also help enhance this and once the storm form we should see enough lifting processes to covert everyone to snow. Widespread 2-4" with 4-8" closer to #DC #Baltimore #Philadelphia and #NYC.. 6-8" over #Boston and southeast New England is still a very safe call that I don't plan to change.
Mike Masco40,965 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🌧️WEEKEND RAIN WILL BE AN ANNOYANCE… CONCERNED IT MAY LINGER LONGER INTO SUNDAY Model trends now develop a low near Atlantic City Sunday morning, slowing the clearing line and keeping rain over NYC longer. If this holds, we may lose much of the dry time Sunday. Outside of NW NJ, the Hudson Valley, and NW CT, rain could linger into Sunday afternoon. This all hinges on how quickly that low forms and moves offshore. Timeline: rain builds Saturday evening → peaks overnight into Sunday morning → very slow clearing. If the low fully forms and gets cut off, some rain could even hang on into Monday (as shown on this run). PIX11 News
Mike Masco10,444 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

2:30 PM STORM UPDATE | HERE WE GO!! A rapid expansion of precipitation is beginning to show on radar, responding to a coastal low developing well S&E of Atlantic City. Surface low pressure is near 1008 mb and deepening. At the same time, a stalled boundary remains draped across the region, positioned just S&E of NYC. 👉 This boundary is the key. As the coastal low strengthens, colder air will be dynamically dragged down through the column, allowing rain to rapidly change over to snow. The Skew-T (weird looking graph) shows the verticle view of the atmosphere near NYC which highlights how shallow the warm layer is near the surface. Good snow growth and saturation to the surface and sufficiant lift means It won’t take much for snow reaching and sticking at the ground. Forecast remains on track. Once snow bands begin to intensify, accumulation will follow quickly, even on roadways. We’re roughly 90 minutes away from the snow really ramping up, with the most impactful period carrying us through the evening and early tonight. Buckle up. ❄️ PIX11 News
Mike Masco17,415 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten