Alberta Clipper Could Bring Snow Showers Before End of State Championship Game
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On Wednesday night, the 2024 New Jersey High School football season will climax with a couple of state championship games at SHI Stadium on Rutgers University’s Busch Campus in Piscataway.
One of these two state finals will feature the lone remaining school from the Big Central Conference, Phillipsburg. The Stateliners, the North Jersey Group 4 Champion, will take on Winslow Township, the South Jersey Group 4 Champion at 7:00 PM.
Could the weather play a little bit of a role in this huge game. Possibly. An Alberta Clipper storm system is moving into the area and is forecast to bring a mix of rain and snow tonight into Thursday morning. There could be some measurable snow from this system and snow showers could develop during the game.
Let’s take a look at some of the current conditions around Central Jersey as well as the forecast for kickoff of tonight’s big game.
Currently at Greg’s Weather Center in South Plainfield, NJ (5:03 PM EST)
- Sky Conditions: Mostly cloudy
- Temperature: 38 degrees
- Wind Chill: 34 degrees
- Humidity: 53 percent
- Dew Point: 22 degrees.
- Winds: Light out of the Northeast at 1 mph, and gusting to 3 mph.
- Barometer: 29.93 inches and falling rapidly.
- Rainfall: None today and no rainfall thus far in December 2024.
Forecast: There is a slight chance (about 20 percent) of snow showers this afternoon and the chance of rain and snow increases to about 50 percent. Snow showers are possible before 10 PM. Otherwise, the skies will be cloudy with a low dropping to just 35 degrees. Winds will be on the increase from the Southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour with gusts up to 30 mph. Less than a half of an inch of snow is expected.
Currently at SHI Stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ (5:03 PM EST)
- Sky Conditions: Overcast
- Temperature: 38 degrees
- Wind Chill: 34 degrees
- Humidity: 46 percent
- Dew Point: 19 degrees.
- Winds: S at 5 mph.
- Barometer: 29.96 inches and falling rapidly.
- Rainfall: None so far today.
Kickoff forecast: The temperature will drop slightly before the start of the game to about 36 degrees. Winds will increase a bit to about 9 miles per hour from the south with gusts over 20 mph. Skies will remain overcast or mostly cloudy with about 0.1 of an inch of snow or 0.4 of an inch of rain could fall during the contest. Dress warmly and have an umbrella handy in case you need it.
