Monday, January 28, 2013
From winter to soaking rain to winter in a few days time. A wild ride of weather ahead this week!
Simply put, this week's weather will have us on a bit of a roller coaster. The recent spell of cold eases 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 …
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, 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 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 5, 2012
There was nothing nice about the weather last week. There will be nothing nice about Wednesday's storm, either, but odds favor wonderful fall weather ahead.
Many people still are picking up the pieces across our region in the wake of Hurricane Sandy's wrath last week. Millions lost power at one point, billions of dollars in damage was likely done, and numerous communities were ravaged by the wrath of a late season hurricane that will never be forgotten for this region. Pouring salt on that open wound is the likelihood that another coastal storm could impact the region on Wednesday into Thursday. Computer modeling suggests the brunt of this storm will be felt on Wednesday afternoon into Thursday before the storm pulls away. It will not be as strong as Sandy, but the potential for 50 m.p.h. wind gusts at the shore and 30 m.p.h. gusts across the Philly suburbs is enough to cause additional …
Monday, September 10, 2012
After raining on our parade on several days last week, Mother nature has a much more mundane pattern in store this week.
Arguably the most wonderful time of the year is upon us in the weather world. With apologies to Andy Williams, I think September and October are much more "wonderful" since days are still mild, humidity is low, and one can fully enjoy the weather without sweating or freezing. This week marks the first of those weeks, thanks to a front on Saturday that blew through the region and pushed the tropical humidity out of here. Instead of dew points in the 70s, high temperatures will be in the 70s for both Monday and Tuesday. With dew points much lower, nighttime temperatures will also drop off quite a bit. Expect 40s in the offing for the burbs on Monday and Tuesday nights. The upcoming couple of days will be the coolest we've been since June …
Monday, July 16, 2012
A short but noticeable heat wave starts the work week before thunderstorms bring relief and cooler temperatures for the week's latter half.
This week's weather features two distinct halves, separated by a southward slipping cool front that will cross the region on Wednesday afternoon and evening. It will mark the transition between the heat and humidity of the first half of the week to a cooler, less humid second half. First, the heat. Monday through Wednesday will feature temperatures in the 90s, lows in the 70s, and humidity slowly ratcheting higher each afternoon. The most oppressive days of the coming week appear to be Tuesday and Wednesday, with heat index values (what it feels like when heat and humidity are factored together) flirting with or nudging past the 100 degree mark at the peak of heat each afternoon. We could have isolated or scattered thunderstorms on Monday…
