Philadelphia weather

[NYCTWCjunkie]

Many thanks for the snowstorm coverage video clips, Mike!

Here is what the conditions were at 11:55 AM Eastern Standard Time today.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ on March 2, 2009
A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect until 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Additional snow will continue over the region this morning. The snow will become heavy at times. The snow is then expected to taper to scattered snow showers for this afternoon.

When the snow finally comes to an end this afternoon, there should be a total of 5 to 9 inches on the ground in the New Jersey counties of Sussex and Warren.

For the New Jersey counties of Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester, snowfall totals should range from 8 to 14 inches with the higher amounts toward the Jersey Shore.

For the Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia, snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches are anticipated.

With the heavy snowfall amounts, travel will remain difficult in the region, especially this morning.


PHILADELPHIA
Weather conditions from Philadelphia International Airport as of 11:55 AM Eastern Time

22°

light snow and windy

Wind Chill: 5°
Visibility: 1.8 miles
Humidity: 82%
Dew Point: 17°
Wind: N at 27 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.92 inches (falling)
Ceiling: 2300 feet
Today's air quality forecast: Good



METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...

Trenton, NJ
22° light snow and windy
Wind: N at 23 MPH, gusting to 35 MPH
Wind Chill: 6°
Visibility: 1½ miles
Today's forecast:  Overcast and windy with a 70% chance of snow. High near 26°.


Mount Holly, NJ
22° light snow and windy
Wind: NNW at 23 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Wind Chill: 6°
Visibility: 1½ miles
Today's forecast:  Overcast with a 70% chance of snow. High near 27°.


Wrightstown, NJ
No Report
Today's forecast:  Overcast with a 70% chance of snow before 3:00 PM. High near 27°.


West Chester, PA
23° light snow
Wind: NNW at 3 MPH, gusting to 11 MPH
Wind Chill: 23°
Visibility: 1 mile
Today's forecast:  Overcast and windy with a near 100% chance of snow. High near 24°.


Phoenixville, PA
26° light snow
Wind: NNE at 9 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Wind Chill: 17°
Visibility: 1 mile
Today's forecast:  Overcast and windy with a near 100% chance of snow. High near 24°.


Willow Grove, PA
20° heavy snow and fog
Wind: N at 18 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Wind Chill: 5°
Visibility: 0.2 mile
Today's forecast:  Mostly cloudy and windy with a 70% chance of snow showers before 3:00 PM. High near 25°.


Wilmington, DE
23° light snow and windy
Wind: N at 21 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Wind Chill: 8°
Visibility: 2½ miles
Today's forecast:  Mostly cloudy and windy with a 70% chance of snow. High near 26°.


Voorhees, NJ
22° light snow
Wind: NE at 10 MPH
Wind Chill: 11°
Visibility: 2 miles
Today's forecast:  Overcast and windy with a near 100% chance of snow. High near 28°.



OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...

Northeast Philadelphia
21° snow, light freezing fog and windy
Wind: N at 23 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Wind Chill: 5°
Visibility: ½ mile


Blue Bell, PA
23° overcast
Wind: NW at 13 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Wind Chill: 11°
Visibility: 2 miles


Chadds Ford, PA
22° light snow
Wind: NE at 11 MPH
Wind Chill: 10°
Visibility: 2½ miles


Cherry Hill, NJ
25° light snow
Wind: NNW at 4 MPH
Wind Chill: 20°
Visibility: 1½ miles


Chester, PA
22° light snow and blowing snow
Wind: NW at 19 MPH, gusting to 27 MPH
Wind Chill: 7°
Visibility: 3 miles


Doylestown, PA
19° snow and fog
Wind: N at 17 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Wind Chill: 4°
Visibility: 0.2 mile


Malvern, PA
25° light snow
Wind: Calm
Wind Chill: 25°
Visibility: 1 mile


Mount Laurel, NJ
23° light snow
Wind: NNE at 4 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Wind Chill: 18°
Visibility: 2 miles


Villanova, PA
23° overcast
Wind: ENE at 12 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Wind Chill: 11°
Visibility: 2 miles


Allentown, PA
18° snow
Wind: NNW at 12 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Wind Chill: 5°
Visibility: ½ mile


Atlantic City, NJ
25° hazy and windy
Wind: NNW at 27 MPH, gusting to 36 MPH
Wind Chill: 9°
Visibility: 1.8 miles


Dover, DE
25° overcast
Wind: N at 14 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Wind Chill: 13°
Visibility: 3 miles


Lancaster, PA
20° light snow
Wind: NNW at 13 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Wind Chill: 7°
Visibility: 1 mile


Millville, NJ
23° light snow
Wind: N at 10 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Wind Chill: 13°
Visibility: 5 mile


Pottstown, PA
21° light snow and windy
Wind: NNW at 22 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Wind Chill: 5°
Visibility: 0.8 mile


Reading, PA
19° light snow
Wind: NNW at 15 MPH
Wind Chill: 5°
Visibility: 1 mile



ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...

New York City  (Central Park)
23° overcast
Wind: NNW at 14 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Wind Chill: 10°
Visibility: 7 miles
Today's forecast:  Periods of snow and windy with areas of blowing snow. High near 26°.


Washington  (Ronald Reagan National Airport)
24° light snow and windy
Wind: N at 26 MPH, gusting to 32 MPH
Wind Chill: 8°
Visibility: 8 miles
Today's forecast:  Mostly cloudy and windy with a 60% chance of snow before 2:00 PM. High near 27°.


Boston
23° overcast and windy
Wind: N at 23 MPH
Wind Chill: 6°
Visibility: 8 miles
Today's forecast:  Periods of snow and windy. High near 26°. Chance of snow is near 100%.


Hartford
23° blowing snow
Wind: N at 16 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH
Wind Chill: 10°
Visibility: 1 mile
Today's forecast:  Periods of snow. High near 23°. Chance of snow is 90%.


Pittsburgh
15° light snow
Wind: NNW at 18 MPH
Wind Chill: -2°
Visibility: 8 miles
Today's forecast:  Mostly cloudy with scattered flurries before 1:00 PM. High near 20°.


State College, PA
21° mostly cloudy
Wind: N at 18 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Wind Chill: 6°
Visibility: 10 miles
Today's forecast:  Partly cloudy. High near 20°.


Binghamton, NY
10° light snow and windy
Wind: NNW at 20 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH
Wind Chill: -9°
Visibility: 2½ miles
Today's forecast:  Overcast with a 60% chance of snow showers. High near 18°.


Jamestown, NY
9° overcast
Wind: N at 13 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Wind Chill: -7°
Visibility: ½ mile
Today's forecast:  Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of snow showers. High near 14°. Wind chill values as low as -4°.


Elkins, WV
13° light snow
Wind: NNW at 12 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH
Wind Chill: -1°
Visibility: 4 miles
Today's forecast:  Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of snow showers before 1:00 PM. High near 22°.



36-HOUR FORECAST FOR PHILADELPHIA (through Tuesday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)

TODAY
Mostly cloudy and windy with a 70% chance of snow showers before 3:00 PM. High near 27°.
North wind between 18 to 21 MPH. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Low around 14°. Northwest wind between 14 to 16 MPH.

TUESDAY
Sunny. High near 26°. Wind chill values as low as 0°. West wind between 11 to 16 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Low around 15°. West wind around 6 MPH.

[Zach]

Here's the forecast for the Marlton area for today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGgQ1dTfv5c

[jtmal0723]

Can you do one for 08110 please?

[Localonthe8s]

Can you do one for 08110 please?

Sure.

[Mike M]

Here's the forecast for the Marlton area for today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGgQ1dTfv5c#

Thanks!

[Mike M]

Very low humidity and dew point readings right now!

[Mike M]

Here's a local forecast (The video's owner prevents external embedding), hot off the press.

[Mike M]

Last month was a generally dry month for us. Trenton, NJ just had the ninth driest March on record last month, as only 1.54 inches of rain fell, most of which came from the melted snow from the nor'easter early that month and the severe weather last Sunday. If it weren't for the nor'easter, they could of easily had the driest March on record (the driest was 0.83 inches set in 1927).

[NYCTWCjunkie]

THE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS POSTED BELOW AREN'T CURRENT.
THEY ARE FROM 3 HOURS AGO.

After severe weather ravaged the southeastern United States, moderate to heavy rain has spread into the northeastern portion of the country today. Some heavy thunderstorms are pushing through the Lower Delaware Valley as we speak. The worst of the inclement weather is moving into Philadelphia from southwest to northeast with just overcast skies in the northern suburbs to rain on the south side of the metropolitan area.

There are no severe weather watches or warnings at this time, but expect a brief downpour with some wind gusts as this line of storms moves through. The weather conditions is expected to gradually improve with a nice day on tap for tomorrow with high temperatures around 60°.


PHILADELPHIA
Weather conditions from Philadelphia International Airport as of 12:05 PM Eastern Time

57°

heavy thunderstorm

Visibility: ½ mile
Humidity: 100%
Dew Point: 57°
Wind: SE at 10 MPH
Barometric Pressure: 29.23 inches (falling)
Ceiling:
Today's air quality forecast:



METROPOLITAN AREA MAP OBSERVATIONS...

Trenton, NJ
57° light rain
Wind: SE at 12 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles
Today's forecast:  90% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 62°.


Mount Holly, NJ
57° overcast
Wind: ESE at 8 MPH
Visibility: 1.8 miles
Today's forecast:  80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63°.


Wrightstown, NJ
57° overcast
Wind: SE at 9 MPH
Visibility: 0.8 mile
Today's forecast:  80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63°.


West Chester, PA
56° overcast
Wind: Calm
Monday's forecast:  Near 100% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63°.


Phoenixville, PA
59° rain
Wind: Calm
Wind Chill: °
Visibility: 1.8 miles
Today's forecast:  Near 100% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 63°.


Willow Grove, PA
55° light rain
Wind: ESE at 14 MPH
Visibility: 1½ miles
Today's forecast:  90% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64°.


Wilmington, DE
58° heavy rain
Wind: S at 6 MPH
Visibility: 1 mile
Today's forecast:  80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65°.


Voorhees, NJ
61° heavy thunderstorm
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 0.8 mile
Today's forecast:  Windy with a near 100% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65°.



OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...

Northeast Philadelphia
57° overcast
Wind: E at 15 MPH
Visibility: 2 miles


Blue Bell, PA
58° overcast
Wind: E at 10 MPH, gusting to 20 MPH
Visibility: 2 miles


Chadds Ford, PA
58° light rain
Wind: SE at 2 MPH
Visibility: 4 miles


Cherry Hill, NJ
59° heavy thunderstorm
Wind: SE at 3 MPH, gusting to 10 MPH
Visibility: 0.8 mile


Chester, PA
59° light rain
Wind: WSW at 5 MPH, gusting to 9 MPH
Visibility: 5 miles


Coatesville, PA
55° rain
Wind: SE at 5 MPH
Visibility: 1 mile


Doylestown, PA
55° light rain
Wind: Variable at 5 MPH
Visibility: 2½ miles


Malvern, PA
56° rain
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 1.8 miles


Mount Laurel, NJ
59° heavy thunderstorm
Wind: S at 1 MPH, gusting to 13 MPH
Visibility: 0.8 mile


Villanova, PA
61° overcast
Wind: SSE at 6 MPH
Visibility: 0.8 mile


Allentown, PA
55° heavy rain
Wind: E at 16 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Visibility: 1½ miles


Atlantic City, NJ
59° overcast
Wind: SSE at 15 MPH, gusting to 27 MPH
Visibility: 1 mile


Dover, DE
64° overcast
Wind: S at 12 MPH


Lancaster, PA
57° heavy rain
Wind: SSE at 16 MPH, gusting to 27 MPH
Visibility: 1 mile


Millville, NJ
57° thunderstorm
Wind: SSE at 12 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Visibility: 2 miles


Pottstown, PA
57° heavy rain
Wind: Variable at 5 MPH
Visibility: 1 mile


Reading, PA
58° light rain
Wind: SE at 13 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH
Visibility: 2 miles


Wildwood, NJ
55° overcast and windy
Wind: S at 21 MPH, gusting to 28 MPH
Visibility: 1.2 miles



ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...

New York City  (Central Park)
52° light rain
Wind: ENE at 9 MPH
Visibility: 2 miles
Today's forecast:  Near 100% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 58°.


Washington  (Ronald Reagan National Airport)
65° light rain
Wind: SSW at 17 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH
Visibility: 6 miles
Today's forecast:  Mostly cloudy. High near 71°.


Boston
46° light rain
Wind: ENE at 16 MPH
Visibility: 0.2 mile
Today's forecast:  Windy and foggy with a 90% chance of showers. High near 52°.


Hartford
59° overcast
Wind: E at 6 MPH
Visibility: 6 miles
Today's forecast:  Dense fog with a 90% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms. High near 55°.


Pittsburgh
55° light rain
Wind: SW at 17 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH
Visibility: 2 miles
Today's forecast:  Overcast and windy with a 70% chance of showers. High near 59°.


State College, PA
55° rain
Wind: SSE at 5 MPH
Visibility: 7 miles
Today's forecast:  Near 100% chance of rain and with possible thunderstorms. High near 57°.


Binghamton, NY
55° overcast and windy
Wind: SE at 30 MPH, gusting to 37 MPH
Today's forecast:  Near 100% chance of rain and with possible thunderstorms. High near 59°.


Jamestown, NY
54° overcast
Wind: SE at 7 MPH
Today's forecast:  Near 100% chance of rain and with possible thunderstorms. High near 55°.


Elkins, WV
55° light rain
Wind: SW at 10 MPH, gusting to 22 MPH
Visibility: 9 miles
Today's forecast:  80% chance of showers. High near 58°.



36-HOUR FORECAST FOR PHILADELPHIA (through Saturday night)...
(courtesy of the National Weather Service)

REST OF TODAY
Overcast with an 80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65°. South wind between 11 to 13 MPH.
New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy with an 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10:00 PM, then scattered showers between
10:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Low around 46°. West wind around 18 MPH. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch,
except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

[uSATURDAY[/u]
Mostly sunny and windy. High near 60°. West wind between 21 to 26 MPH, with gusts as high as 41 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear and windy. Low around 40°. West wind 20 to 23 MPH decreasing to between 10 to 13 MPH.



Philadelphia metropolitan area radar within the last 30 minutes (courtesy of WPVI-TV)...

regional radar view


Philadelphia city radar view


western suburbs

[Mike M]

We had a heavy thunderstorm here around 12:20-12:30, then another brief period of heavy rain around 3:35. Doesn't look like we'll be getting much more out of this. Skies should begin to clear overnight, then winds will be picking up tomorrow as we're under a wind advisory.

[Mike M]

We're in for summer-like temps this weekend! Here are the latest conditions and forecasts. Some local forecast clips will be recorded this weekend.

[Mike M]

86° out right now. I think we have a shot of reaching the low 90's today if the temperatures continue to rise at this pace (we were just in the low 70's late this morning). We usually have our highest temperature around 5PM or so. We could reach 90 tomorrow and Monday too. If this happens, we'll have our first April heat wave in seven years.

[Mike M]

88° now, but it feels a few degrees cooler than that thanks to low humidty levels and dew points in the 40's.

[Mike M]

Flash flood warning in effect for SE Mercer County, NJ:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1247 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 1236 PM EDT...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP AS WELL AS ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP, FORMERLY KNOWN
AS WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE HEAVY RAIN WAS ISOLATED AND RELATIVELY SMALL, IT WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL
ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA, INCLUDING THE ROUTE 130
CORRIDOR JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 195. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP
YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

[Kevin K]

Today is the hottest day of the year thus far. Many locations across the region are over the 100 degree mark right now. However, we have been lucky so far in this heat wave as the humidity levels have been low. Today the humidity has raised somewhat, but still in Philadelphia and most of the area, there is little or no effect on the heat index. This is going to change tomorrow.

I may post official numbers later, but for now I can tell you that Philadelphia definitely has broke its record, reaching at least 102°. The old record of 98° was last reached in 1999 during a heat wave that I remember well. I know other records were broken today, especially here in the New York area including Central Park breaking 100 for the first time in almost a decade. Perhaps Paul and I will collaborate to make a complete list to post here later.

Stay cool and stay inside if you can for the next few days. Hopefully temperatures will return to more normal levels by this weekend.

PHILADELPHIA
Weather conditions from Philadelphia International Airport as of 3:54 PM Eastern Time

Mostly Clear
Temperature: 102°
Wind: from the WSW at 13 MPH, gusting to 17 MPH
Relative Humidity: 24%
Dew Point: 59°
Visibility: 10 miles
Ceiling: Unlimited
Barometric Pressure: 29.98 in. (falling)



OTHER REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS...

Northeast Philadelphia Airport
103° Clear
Heat Index: 104°

Voorhees, NJ
100° Mostly Clear
Heat Index: 107°

Willow Grove, PA
99° Partly Cloudy
Heat Index: 98°

Blue Bell, PA
100° Partly Cloudy
Heat Index: 101°

Doylestown, PA
98° Mostly Cloudy
Heat Index: 99°

Quakertown, PA
98° Clear

Chester, PA
104° Partly Cloudy

Drexel Hill, PA
100° Partly Cloudy
Heat Index: 107°

Villanova, PA
98° Clear
Heat Index: 96°

Pottstown, PA
102° Sky Condition Not Available

Phoenixville, PA
104° Clear
Heat Index: 106°

Malvern, PA
101° Clear
Heat Index: 102°

West Chester, PA
99° Clear
Heat Index: 98°

Coatesville, PA
96° Clear
Heat Index: 94°

Reading, PA
101° Sky Condition Not Available
Heat Index: 100°

Lancaster, PA
99° Clear
Heat Index: 97°

Wilmington, DE
101° Clear
Heat Index: 100°

Allentown, PA
100° Partly Cloudy
Heat Index: 101°

Trenton, NJ
100° Clear
Heat Index: 101°

Mount Holly, NJ
100° Clear
Heat Index: 99°

Wrightstown, NJ
103° Clear
Heat Index: 104°


EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
404 PM EDT TUE JUL 6 2010

An excessive heat warning remains in effect until 8 pm EDT Wednesday for the Philadelphia Wilmington metro corridor.

Record breaking high temperatures...over 15 degrees above normal...with values just over 100 degrees...will slowly ease back through the 90s this evening.

Temperatures Wednesday afternoon will approach 100 degrees and likely exceed the 98 degree record for the date.

While it probably will be 2-4 degrees cooler than it was today...higher humidity could compensate and result in heat indices just as hot as those of this past Tuesday afternoon.

Record or near record warm nighttime lows are forecast for the urban centers. Low temperatures early Wednesday in the city of Philadelphia may remain just above 80.

Prepare to adjust once again to the excessive heat on Wednesday. Our patience in this heat wave will help others cope.

The excessive heat should ease on Thursday as the onshore flow increases and the hot ridge of high pressure shifts westward. It will remain quite humid and the 90 degree heat wave will likely
Continue into Friday.

Considerable cloudiness along with scattered showers and thunderstorms should break the heat Saturday. A more comfortable Sunday is upcoming as low pressure and a cool front push out offshore.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

The prolonged spell of very hot and increasingly humid weather will create a dangerous situation.

Avoid spending much time outdoors during the heat of the day and remain in an air conditioned location... If possible.

Be sure to check on your elderly relatives and neighbors.

Coaches... Trainers... Camp counselors and lifeguards should remain alert for signs of heat exhaustion and or heat stroke. It will be so hot this afternoon that the weather could affect anyone no matter their age or overall health. Please consider postponing any strenuous activities or work outs.

Keep your pets in a cool location and provide them with plenty of  water.



FORECAST FOR PHILADELPHIA (courtesy of the National Weather Service)...

TonightWidespread haze after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Wednesday
Widespread haze before 8am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 104. North northeast wind around 9 mph. .

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind between 3 and 7 mph.

Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94. East southeast wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.