Monday, January 14, 2013
After flirting with March-like temperatures, we're going to return to winter around the Delaware Valley, with colder temperatures lurking down the line.
Reality in January isn't temperatures in the 50s or even 60s. "Normal" is highs in the 30s to around 40, which is the air that's more likely in our cards over the coming days. A cold front slides on through during the course of Monday and begins the downward descent in temperatures, with our temperatures dropping from the upper half of the 50s on Monday morning to lower 30s around the region by Tuesday morning. Along with the frontal passage, a wave of energy will push northeast along the front and spread light rain and, perhaps, some light snow along with it. Given the push of the front southeast through the region, the shield of light rain and snow may miss the northwest 'burbs of Philadelphia but be better confined to South Jersey and …
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 really 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 …
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, we 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 temperatures in the 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 …
Monday, December 3, 2012
For those who loathe the cold – how does 65 degrees sound on 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 last August, has been replaced with a more zonal pattern in the atmosphere. This is allowing 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 …
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, November 5, 2012
There was nothing nice about the weather last week and there will be nothing nice about Wednesday's nor'easter either, but odds favor a wonderful weekend of Fall weather are on the horizon.
Many people are still picking up the pieces in the wake of Hurricane Sandy's path across our region last week. Millions lost power at one point, billions of dollars in damage likely, and numerous communities beat down and destroyed by the wrath of a late season hurricane that will never be forgotten by some area residents. Pouring some salt on the open wound that is still across the region is another coastal storm likely to impact us on Wednesday into Thursday. Computer modeling suggests the brunt of the nor'easter will be felt on Wednesday afternoon into Thursday before it pulls away. It will not be as strong as Sandy, but the potential for 50 mph wind gusts at the Shore and 30 mph wind gusts across the Philly suburbs is enough to add …
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…
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 …
linda spreeman
2:43 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
I don't know if it truly is climate change. After all, temperatures have fluctuated for the the last hundred years, and maybe more. Sometimes they say the last time the temperature was "X" was in 1932 (or whatever). On a side note, if the weather wants to be warmer that's fine with me and my electric bill. more ›