I am New Jersey 101.5's Senior Producer for Morning News and Special Programming, also serving as lead reporter and fill-in anchor for "New Jersey's First News." I was formerly the station's Evening News Anchor from 2013 to 2016. I'm proud to be a member of our on-air and digital teams which were honored by the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, for coverage of the 2016 Seaside Park bombing, and by the New Jersey Broadcasters Association, for the 2015 fatal Amtrak derailment. I got my start in radio at The College of New Jersey, on student-run WTSR-FM, and graduated from TCNJ in 2009. Before coming to 101.5, I did news and sports for WGHT-AM in Pompton Lakes and WYNY-FM in Milford, PA. In a previous life as a child actor, I appeared in the Broadway cast of "Beauty and the Beast" from 1994 to 1996. I live in Hunterdon County with my wife, Kristen, and our 6-pound toy poodle and life of the party, Archie.
Patrick Lavery
Coming to the End of an Interesting Few Weather Weeks
Just a few clouds will dot the sky on Friday as we end another work week. Highs should climb into the 50s. Clouds increase on Friday evening with rain starting later on.
Slowly Sliding Toward Some Wet Weather This Weekend
Thursday begins with sunny skies. High temperatures will be the highest of the week so far, in the 40s across the state.
Wednesday’s Weather Stuck in a Holding Pattern
Wednesday is the fourth of what will eventually be six consecutive sunny, chilly days in the Garden State, as temperatures continue to warm — but not too much.
Keep Recycling This Forecast: Sunny and Progressively Less Chilly
Tuesday is another sunny and chilly day in New Jersey with high temperatures climbing into the lower 30s.
The calm before … well, a lot of things
There are so many nuances to this weekend's forecast that Dan will be back here online on Friday. Such is the nature of winter in New Jersey!
Winter temperatures make their return by the weekend
You knew this wasn't going to last, right?
Back to Normal-ish After Abnormally Warm January Weekend
You might expect this level of volatility from the stock market, but not usually from your New Jersey weather in the middle of January.
One More Cold Day then an Uncharacteristic Winter Warmup
Chilly temperatures persist on this Thursday, although we lose the pesky snow squalls that some of us in New Jersey experienced briefly on Wednesday.
Snow Squalls Could Interrupt Travel 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.
All Clear for Holiday Travel, Weather-wise
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.