Sunday, March 17, 2013
A chilled latter half of March kicks off with the chance for more snow...with reinforced chill continuing through the week.
Allow me for a minute to vent about the chilled March we're having this year. Last year's warmth - a rarity of sorts, given that Philly hit 70 a record-tying nine times - is nowhere to be seen. Trees in Center City were blooming on St. Patrick's Day last year, sunshine was bright and dominant, and the region was basking in an early spring that gave way to a rather hot summer. This year? No 70 degree days yet, and only two 60 degree days so far this month. We won't see 60 degree weather for a while...and perhaps not until the very end of the month. The next ten days look chilled from the current perch and odds are we will end up with our second consecutive below average month in temperature. The last time that happened was December …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
A spring in our step with warmth early this week will be replaced by a return of late winter chill for the end of the work week and St. Patrick's Day weekend.
Last year, Philadelphia had cracked 70 degrees three times by the middle of this month and enjoyed a 71-degree St. Patrick's Day that had trees flowering in Center City and had the region enjoying what was arguably May in March. Despite the tease of warmth we got over the weekend and will enjoy through Monday, such thoughts of a warm surge on the level of last year should probably be scuttled now. Another slap of crispness awaits us on Tuesday with a cold front, followed by a slow and steady decline in temperatures as colder northwest winds await. Tuesday's front will bring about a half inch or so of rain as it crosses the region, perhaps with one last push towards or just above 60 for highs...although as of now the earlier in the day …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
We will be on the northern fringes of a storm system on Wednesday, with some snow or rain expected.
A large storm will cross the country through early Thursday, bringing snow and rain in its path as it marches southeast and then east once it gets into the Ohio Valley. This storm will bring varied levels of impact to the region, with the worst to our south, southwest, and along the coast. Locally, winds will gust to 40 mph and we'll get intervals of rain and snow showers, especially as one gets closer to Philadelphia. The far northern parts of the suburban counties may not see that much precipitation. One of the reasons that the storm may not spread precipitation that far north across the region is the presence of a large area of high pressure in Eastern Canada. It will prevent the storm from tracking too far north and will generally send…
Sunday, February 17, 2013
A couple of storm systems will bring unsettled weather on Tuesday and Friday, with temperatures starting cold and ending up not so bad by week's end.
The last four weeks have featured a rather typical winter in terms of temperatures. We might not have had the levels of snow some want, but temperatures over the past 30 days have averaged out to where they should for the coldest stretches of winter. This week, we'll see a relaxation of some of the wind-whipped cold that frosted us on Sunday. It's not out of the realm of possibility that temperatures could end up near 50 by Tuesday afternoon and again by Saturday afternoon in parts of the region. This week will feature a pair of storm systems that will work through the region. One on Tuesday will bring rain in the midday and afternoon hours. It will be followed by a second storm system that will bring either rain or snow showers to the …
Monday, January 28, 2013
From winter to soaking rain to winter in a few days' time. A wild ride of weather ahead this week!
This week's weather will have us on a bit of a roller coaster. The recent spell of cold will ease out for a couple of days before a second round of cold air pushes in, after a soaking rain on Wednesday afternoon and evening. We go from winter to soaker to winter within the course of a week. At least you can't argue that the weather pattern ahead is boring! Monday's precipitation plethora is due to warm air pushing in aloft over the cold air in place at the surface. Temperatures will be slower to warm above freezing the farther north and west you are from the city, with the result being some periods of freezing rain or freezing drizzle that could lead to slippery travel for a time during the morning and early afternoon before temperatures …
Monday, January 7, 2013
The coming week's weather looks milder around the region; seasonably cold weather may return by the end of the month
January hasn't really started on that cold of a note. Temperatures so far this month are running near average as our "cold snap" has been full of typical January-type weather. That pattern will relax as we work through the course of the coming week, with typical January weather thawing out as the week progresses. The nation will be pretty mild overall for much of the week, only cooling down late this week in the Pacific Northwest as a push of cold comes in from Canada. However, our region starts near normal on temperatures and will warm progressively each day, pushing 50 on Wednesday and then probably 50 again by Friday if not Saturday. Thursday may be a notch cooler if only because of the prospect of additional clouds around the region…
Monday, December 17, 2012
A December to forget for snow lovers continues with a generally rainy and mild week of weather ahead.
The coming week will be mild, snowless and with a few shots of rainfall. There are no signs of Arctic-like cold on the horizon but the weekend will be colder than what we'll experience for much of the week. A stormier pattern will rule the roost overall but with the jet stream generally pushing storm systems through at a quick pace, these storms won't have time to organize, strengthen or set up a more favorable pattern for snow lovers in their wake. The coldest air is currently locked over northwest Canada and Alaska and is likely to stay there for rest of December, although occasional glances of colder air will push down. This weekend will be one of those glances. Rain is possible later Monday into early Tuesday with the next of these …
Monday, December 10, 2012
After 60s for many of us on Monday, things will cool off to more typical December weather for the balance of the week.
December has definitely started on a different note than November. Temperatures so far are running several degrees above average and arctic-type cold is in short supply, confined to Europe and Alaska. It will generally stay there and not impact us over the next week, perhaps longer. This week's weather features a very mild Monday, a mild end of the week, and a typical December pattern in between. Monday's weather features 60s, a mild breeze, and some showers or a period of rain in the afternoon through the evening hours as a cold front moves through. There could even be a rare rumble of December thunder with that cold front as it comes through the region. After that front, 40s for highs and lows around freezing will be the dominant …
Monday, December 3, 2012
For those who loathe the cold, how does 65 degrees sound for Tuesday?
December's first week will feature generally mild weather. The cold trough that dominated much of November, bringing us our first month of below-average temperatures since August, has been replaced with a more zonal pattern in the atmosphere. This will allow temperatures to moderate quite a bit through Wednesday and still remain close to normal through the end of the week as the cold air core entrenches over the Yukon and Alaska this week. Don't get too giddy with hopes for warmth all winter. We will trend colder, likely next week, but for those who thought the November chill was insufferable, the following week provides a bit of a breather in the pattern. The warmest of the days this week will be Tuesday, with highs that flirt with or …
Monday, November 26, 2012
A chilly week of weather is ahead of us...and light snow may be in the forecast for Tuesday.
This month is shaping up as not only our first month of below average temperatures since August of last year, but also, potentially, the coldest November since the late 1990s. Before you fret and wonder if this is the beginning of a long, cold winter of discontent, November is not necessarily a harbinger of what winter will bring. Several cold Novembers have been followed by warm winters (2007, 1997, 1996 to name three over the last couple of decades). This November will close on the same chilled note on which it began, as temperatures for the balance of the month will average out a few degrees below normal. Included in that chill this week is the potential for some light snow on Tuesday. At this point, it looks likely that precipitation…
Censorship Sucks
4:02 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
http://public-corruption.com more ›