Monday, November 19, 2012
Thanksgiving's weather is expected to be dry and quiet as we continue our peaceful weather pattern around the region.
The weather over the next week is expected to continue the quiet trend established about ten days ago. While temperatures have bounced around between mild and chilled, the weather has been dry and tranquil daily. That will continue, although this week will feature a moderate trend in temperatures each afternoon. Thanksgiving and Black Friday should be particularly nice, with Thanksgiving probably a bit sunnier and Black Friday a bit milder of the two respective days. Afternoon highs each day could flirt with or exceed 60 degrees. Enjoy! A cold shot is lurking for the end of the Thanksgiving weekend and could linger into early next week. The chill will be nothing brutal, but highs may return to the 40s for Sunday and Monday of next week. …
Monday, November 12, 2012
After Hurricane Sandy and last week's close call with the nor'easter, an inactive week of weather is ahead.
We largely lucked out on last week's nor'easter as it tracked about 30 to 40 miles farther east than it appeared it would when we wrote last week's article. Instead of a snowy outcome for the whole region, snow was largely confined to lower Bucks County and east into New Jersey. Some parts of Monmouth and Ocean counties picked up a foot of snow from that nor'easter ― Philly picked up a trace and Pottstown picked up a few snowflakes mixed in with light rain. Thankfully, the weather pattern this week is less complex and stormy and much easier on both forecasters and the storm-weary. Outside of a round of showers that will move through late Monday night and into Tuesday morning, the week's weather looks pretty boring. I don't think anyone …
Monday, October 22, 2012
If you liked most of last week's weather, you'll love the majority of this week!
Last week was a nice prelude to Indian Summer ― temperatures topped 70 on three occasions in Philadelphia and almost topped 70 on a fourth day. Despite the heavy rain in spots on Friday, the week as a whole was rather nice and the weekend was even nicer. Get ready for a still nicer run of weather this week. Temperatures will start in the 60s on Monday before warming above 70 through at least Friday and probably into Saturday. High pressure will hold in place over the Carolinas for much of the week, bringing a mild west and west-southeast wind that will push our high temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday into the upper half of the 70s. It would not shock us if a few low 80s occurred near the region. While not a record, it is warm for the…
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Everyone loves a jack-o-lantern, but there are lots of other creative ideas for decorating everyone's favorite autumn squash.
Although traditional carved pumpkins are one of the most iconic symbols of fall and Halloween, cutting into the flesh of a pumpkin can be a lot of work and it shortens the freshness life of your pumpkin (meaning that if you carve a pumpkin more than a few days in advance, your jack-o-lantern might not make it to Halloween). This year, after you painstakingly pick your pumpkins, try another method for decorating it. Check out these out out of the ordinary ideas: Painted pumpkins - Break out your acrylic craft paints and give your pumpkin a colorful skin. Decoupage pumpkins - Using Mod Podge (or watered down Elmer's Glue), affix newsprint, tissue paper, scrapbook paper or photos to your pumpkin, and decorate. Polka dot pumpkins - Power drill…
Monday, October 15, 2012
After a frosty start to last weekend, a milder week is upon us in the weather world. Welcome to Indian Summer!
After a chilly start to last weekend, we have warmed up in a hurry and have a mild week on tap around the region, with considerably higher temperatures. Also, since many of us had a frost on the pumpkin or on the peppers in our garden, this week's weather is somewhat synonymous to what's found in a typical "Indian Summer" pattern. The term's usage was first attributed to the 18th Century and a French-American writer named John Hector St. John de Crevecoeur. De Crevecoeur wrote: "Then a severe frost succeeds which prepares it to receive the voluminous coat of snow which is soon to follow; though it is often preceded by a short interval of smoke and mildness, called the Indian Summer." Other accounts, including one Canadian settler …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Looking for the perfect pumpkin?
Whether you need a Jack O’ Lantern for Halloween or a Fairy Tale to round out that front porch fall display, we found pick-your-own patches and farm stands that have done the work for you. Freddy Hill Farms, 1440 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale. Fallfest Weekends offer pick-your-own pumpkins, the Amazing Cornstalk Maze, giant slide, ice cream made on-site, pig races, hayrides, crafts, farm zoo and pony rides. Hours: Saturday and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Click here for the 2012 ticket list. Merrymead Farm, 222 Valley Forge Road, Lansdale. Harvest Days are underway! Every weekend through Oct. 28, enjoy tractor hayrides, wagon rides, 700-foot cornstalk tunnel, kids' games, pumpkin painting, 5-acre cornfield maze and more. 610-584-4410. Hours: …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The middle of the week offers a potentially damp period in what will be a generally mild start to the month.
We turn the page to October and the gradual transition of seasons continues. However, it's going to be a mild week and not very fall-like despite the rather fall-like weekend that we just experienced. A large storm system in the southern U.S. will push northeast for the middle of the week, pulling moisture and warmth northward into the Delaware Valley. Showers and storms are possible for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday as the system moves through. With a pretty significant surge of moisture coming north from the Gulf of Mexico, the prospect for heavier showers is in the forecast for some locations as this system moves in. With the pull of warmth into the region, some 80-degree weather can't be ruled out on Wednesday afternoon, before a …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Crisp mornings and warm afternoons are in store this week.
Saturday's warmth and late day storms (for some of us) departed and brought a sunny, cooler Sunday to the region. The start to this week's weather will firmly establish that fall officially began over the weekend, as mornings will be cool and crisp; however, there are two chances for showers lurking later in the week. Monday and Tuesday morning will see tempatures in the 40s in many locations outside of the city. With plenty of sunshine, temperatures will rebound each afternoon— near 70 on Monday, and into the 70s on Tuesday— as high pressure nudges offshore and warmer air begins to move in. Nice weather will also be in the cards for late Thursday and Friday, with temperatures in the 70s both afternoons. There are two chances for rain this…
Monday, September 17, 2012
Tuesday could bring a "fall squall" of wind and rain to the region, but the rest of the week should feature very nice weather.
A storm system is organizing in the southern parts of the country, poised to impact us on Tuesday as it lifts northeast through the Great Lakes and Northeast. A strong low and mid-level jet stream will accompany the intensifying low, with the result being the potential for severe wind gusts and soaking rains for the region. This system is most likely to arrive on Tuesday evening into and continue into Tuesday night. The Storm Prediction Center says there's a decent chance for severe weather in the region as the storm system moves through. It won't be the traditional "thunderstorm" that severe storms fall under. Fall severe weather events traditionally have less thunder and are driven by dynamics with the jet stream and a stronger low …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Not clear yet if it was an accidental fall or attempted suicide
An unidentified adult male was reported to have fallen or jumped from a building at Fourth and Main streets in Royersford, according to emergency dispatch calls. Emergency crews thus far have delcined to comment. The man was reportedly on a second-story porch in the apartment building at that intersection in Royersford. It is unclear how the man fell. The victim was found bleeding from the face on the pavement. His breathing was short and shallow, but he was still alive, according to eyewitness reports. The call for medical assistance came in at 4:26 p.m. Royersford EMS crews loaded the man into an ambulance and transported him to the Eigth-Grade Center, of Spring-Ford School District, where he was transported via MedEvac helicopter to an …
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Debbie DeKalb
2:04 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Easton Road in Glenside has a Pumpkin Patch every day this October. Wouldn't you want to support a local enterprise??? more ›