January 13, 2000
No winter weather discussion for the Delaware Valley would
seem fitting unless it began with the question-"Where's Winter?".
I have received several e-mails over the past few weeks
in regards to this, and some have even suggested changing the
name of the page from Northeast U.S. Winter Weather to
Northeast No Sign of Winter Weather. Well friends, the times
they are a changing. A low pressure area is currently
intensifying off of the Jersey coast. This is the system
now responsible for bringing most of Southern New England
their fist snows in quite some time. However, expect nothing
for us except a passing flurry or snow shower through the remainder
of the day and evening. Winter will finally begin to rear it's
ugly head late tonight as low temperatures will dip into
the upper teens with wind chill values well below zero!! So,
bundle up the next few days as it looks to be quite seasonable.
Yes, it may feel like an arctic blast of immense
proportion to us, but that is because we have seen nothing but
above normal temperatures over the past couple of weeks.
Enough of my bantering and on with the weather . . . Tomorrow
will be seasonable with highs around 30. Saturday should be
the same, perhaps a few degrees warmer. On Sunday, a disturbance
riding along the Canadian border may try to spread moisture
in our direction, but don't count on it. Also,
some model guidance hints that a coastal low may try to
redevelop well off the coast. So, while it looks like
no big deal, this system bears *some*
monitoring. Behind that system, a more vigorous disturbance
should be moving across the nation with eyes on the Mid-Atlantic
states possibly. So, in short, a seasonable pattern is setting
up with temperatures running at or below normal with a
steady stream of disturbances moving across the country. I
may be going out on a limb here (which is odd for me considering
I hardly hype non-events like some) but I think that the
Delaware Valley will finally see it's first measurable snow
of the 1999-2000 season sometime between Sunday and Wednesday
of next week. Of course it's still a ways off, so check back
for any updates. Remember this general rule of thumb *If
you don't see the page updated in a while, there is nothing
worthwhile to mention as far as wintry weather. I only
update when I feel conditions warrant* Take care and stop
back soon.
