It was a little chilly for Mother's Day, but today's weather will have you wishing you appreciated it more. According to Weather.com, it currently "feels like" 39 outside. In addition to today's 100 percent chance of rain, there's a wind advisory. And in Baristaville, that means dead wood falling from high places. (And we're not talking about the town council.)
The official wind forecast after the jump. Meanwhile, if you see anymore major trees down, send us a cellphone pic.
And by the way, the NJ Transit train schedules just changed.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
AN INTENSE STORM OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...CAUSING DAMAGE TO PARKED CARS AND POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND... AND SHOULD BE SECURED. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
With the new NJ Transit schedule now in effect, what used to be a puzzlingly long 50-minute journey from Upper Montclair to NY Penn Station, now will take 54 minutes. At least when the train is late, we have that interesting hole in the ground that used to be the train station to entertain us. If the rain keeps up, we might be seeing mallards swimming in the foundation by the time we get home in the evening.