Extended Forecast
March 12, 2008
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AccuWeather Forecast
for PHILADELPHIA
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TODAY
Windy with clouds and sun
H 54
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy
L 31
THURSDAY
Partly sunny
H 51 / L 40
FRIDAY
Cloudy with a little rain
H 58 / L 40
SATURDAY
Colder; rain in the afternoon
H 48 / L 34
SUNDAY
Chance of rain in the morning
H 44 / L 29
Perfect Weather. Again.
March 10, 2008
It’s heaven here in Southern California. Today was the third straight day of bright sunshine all day and temps in the low 70s.
I wonder what Philly will be like:
Tue
Mar 11
Mostly Sunny
49°/33°
Wed
Mar 12
AM Rain / Snow Showers
49°/29°
Thu
Mar 13
Partly Cloudy
52°/39°
Fri
Mar 14
Showers
58°/37°
Sat
Mar 15
Few Showers
53°/34°
Sun
Mar 16
Partly Cloudy
51°/32
Mon
Mar 17
Mostly Cloudy
48°/37°
Tue
Mar 18
Showers
55°/35°
Lovely.
Sonoma: Day 1
March 8, 2008
Today was absolutely beautiful. Sunny and warm. It was in the mid-high 60s all day. Currently at 11:15 pm it is 49 and clear, with the rest of the weekend shaping up to look the same way. What’s it like in Philadelphia?
March myths and weather
March 3, 2008
We all know the myth of March and the lion and the lamb, right? Where did this myth come from and is it true? Obviously, March is a month where anything can happen, weather-wise because it is the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Today someone from Ottowa Citizen Online wrote this article explaining that the myth is really just that–a myth.
The Naturalist’s Almanac gives this bit of advice for weather trackers:
To test whether the lion/lamb proverb is true for March in Vermont — or wherever else you might live — it might be an interesting experiment in old-fashioned weather observation to pay attention to this particular March.. Start with the first, but include several additional days to give the early part of the month a fair chance to show itself, and notice how lion-like the weather is.
Then, while you’re waiting for the other end of the month to arrive, you can keep yourself attentive to the weather by counting the number of mists because another old weather proverb says, “So many mists in March, so many frosts in May.” During the last week of March start looking for the promised lamb-like weather. If the weather is pleasant, enjoy it, but don’t expect it to last because yet another old weather proverb says, “April borrows three days of March and they are ill.”
I’ll have to check on that April myth, as well, when the time comes.
Here in Philadelphia, March 1st was windy and cold, but the 2nd was warmer and pleasant (I even sat outside in the sun for a little while) and today is sunny and should get up into the 50s. I’ll keep track of the weather to see how true this myth fares this year.
Tomorrow’s forecasts
February 26, 2008
Forecasts for 2/26/08
www.weather.com:
Rain / Wind
High 47°F
Precip 90%
Wind: SE 22 mph
Max. Humidity: 81%
www.accuweather.com:
High: 48 °F RealFeel®: 41 °F
Breezy with rain
KYW 1060
Rain
High: 48 °F
Low: 36 °F
Breezy with rain
Weather Underground
45° F | 33° F
7° C | 1° C
Rain
100% chance of precipitation
Recap: 2/25/08
February 25, 2008
I was looking over recent forecasts and noticed this:
On 2/21 the following was forecasted:
www.accuweather.com:
Friday: snow and ice, 1-2″
*This forecast was correct
2/24-2/29: sunny
*It has been sunny yesterday and today
KYW 1060: sunny 2/24-2/29
(see above)
Long term forecast for Sonoma, CA
February 23, 2008
We are going to Sonoma on March 6 so here is a long term forecast from accuweather:
Thursday, Mar 6
High: 66 °F RealFeel®: 68 °F
Sunshine and some clouds
Thursday Night, Mar 6
Low: 41 °F RealFeel®: 39 °F
Partly cloudy
Friday, Mar 7
High: 64 °F RealFeel®: 67 °F
Intervals of clouds and sunshine
Friday Night, Mar 7
Low: 40 °F RealFeel®: 43 °F
Partly cloudy
Saturday, Mar 8
High: 74 °F RealFeel®: 71 °F
Mostly sunny
Saturday Night, Mar 8
Low: 40 °F RealFeel®: 44 °F
Clear to partly cloudy
Looks good to me! I’ll keep checking back periodically
Feb. 21, 2008
February 21, 2008
So last night it snowed from around 4-8 pm. Then the skies cleared and it was perfect for viewing the lunar eclipse.
Today’s short and long-term forecasts include:
From KYW 1060:
Friday and Saturday: ice/snow
Sunday the 24th through Friday the 29th: all sun
Saturday, March 1: more snow
www.accuweather.com:
Friday: snow and ice, 1-2″
*This forecast was correct
Tuesday the 26th: rain (but sunny otherwise from the 24th-29th)
March 1-6: snow on multiple days
**Update: so far it has been sunny on the 24th and 25th.
Feb. 20, 2008
February 20, 2008
www.weather.com predicts light flurries tonight and tomorrow night. Long term prediction: Sunny and 48 on Feb. 29.
www.accuweather.com predicts snow this afternoon and Friday night. Long term prediction: Lots of snow on March 1.
The Old Farmers Almanac online predicts: Feb 18-23: Rain and snow, then sunny, cold; Feb 24-29: Snow, then heavy rain.
We’ll see what happens.
An Experiment
February 20, 2008
Welcome to my new blog of tracking various aspects of Philadelphia weather. I’ve always been fascinated with the weather, weather myths, how “correct” weather people are on the news, things like that. I’m going to try to post every day and comment on what I’ve noticed about the weather and weather forecasting in Philadelphia. I have no idea what will happen. This could either be really dull or really interesting.
