More Photos of December 19, 2009 Snowstorm in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

These were taken at the beginning of the heaviest snow around 9 PM, Saturday evening, December 19, 2009. The temperature was 22 degrees and the wind was blowing from the northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. There was 5.5 inches of snow on the ground with drifts as high as 10 to 12 inches.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our web site is WrightWeather.com.

Photos of December 19, 2009 Snowstorm in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

These photographs were taken a couple of hours into the storm of December 19, 2009. The waterfront photos were taken along the shore of the Raritan River shortly before sunset.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our web site is WrightWeather.com.

Mult-Level Clouds Over Woodbridge, NJ

The clouds on this day in early September 2009 were particularly interesting and beautiful. The clouds that were present on this day were found at three different levels in the atmosphere: low, middle and high. High cirrus clouds raced across the sky along with mid-level altocumulus and low-level cumulus. It was a great day. Photos were taken with a cell phone camera which limited the quality of these photos.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com.

Well-Developed Cumulus Over Manhattan

These cloud photographs were taken on a day with strong instability as high pressure and drier air moved into the Northeast. The clouds are well-developed cumulus clouds that may have produced a light shower or sprinkle. The view is to the northeast around 4 PM and taken in Hells Kitchen, Manhattan.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Visit our website at Wrightweather.com.

Full Moon Rising Over the Atlantic Ocean at Pt. Pleasant, NJ

This was a great sight while looking east across the calm Atlantic Ocean at Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on September 5, 2009. The winds were light, the sky was clear and a beautiful, large red full moon rose above the ocean. Jupiter was shining brightly to the southeast as well. The larger size of the moon and red hue near the horizon is due to refraction as the sun's rays pass through the earth's atmosphere at a low angle. As the earth rotates, the moon appears to rise in the eastern horizon and as it does, the moon becomes more normal in apparent size and less red in color until it it the familiar bright, white disk in the sky. This was a great late summer evening at the Jersey Shore.

George Wright, AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. View our web site at WrightWeather.com.

Thunderstorm Clouds from 8th Avenue, Manhattan, August 2009

The clouds in these photos produced gusty winds and brief heavy downpours. The clouds are of the cumulonimbus variety and are associated with thunderstorms that can produce wind gusts to 40 mph, heavy downpours and hail.

George Wright, AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. View our web site at WrightWeather.com.