Unseasonable Warmth?!?!?!

I suppose just like the local news, I will lead with the weather today.

At the time I write this, it’s already 50 degrees; it’s slated to go up to 65 (!) before we get thunderstorms (!) tonight.

So, yes. Unseasonable warmth. This happens at least once or twice a winter season — it was 66 on Dec. 28, if you remember — but everyone freaks out in excitement every single time. It’s like we don’t even remember this happens every year!

Ahh, well. I think that’s okay. Enjoy today’s temps in the mid-60s!

A Snowy Winter In The Works?

Snow! We had a couple flurries before, but right! now! we are finally getting out first snowfall of the winter. The grown-up in me likes the thought of an easy morning post for the blog, and the kid in me likes the thought of getting off from school and playing Madden ‘93 all day.

As always, Phillyweather.net has exhausting coverage:

The graphics up above from wxcaster.com show the snowfall potential for the NAM, WRF, and GFS computer forecasts. The resolution on the NAM and WRF is higher and seems to have a decent handle on how much may fall despite the location differences among all three models.

This is what I sound like when I talk about baseball statistics, I can only assume. I think I have a WRF file in my system directory.

NBC 10’s indefatigable Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz came out, saw his shadow and forecasted a “rough” winter. (This differs from CBS 3’s winter forecast; Fox 29’s forecast is next week.)

For now, enjoy the light coating and 28-degree temperatures.