Hurricane Agnes

Got some flurries yesterday and there are some going on here now. Had a low this morning of 26 and am currently at 40 with dp 30.

Finally saw my first flurries around 12:30 pm today. Lots of CAA going on complete with cumulostratus clouds. Had occasional breaks of sun earlier this morning but the cloud deck is a bit thicker now this afternoon. Temp is a breezy 41 with dp down to 27 now.

The below was intriguing from overnight. I expect it may have been virga though since the dews had dropped into the low 20s yesterday and overnight here. I did make it up to 47 after a low of 33. It's currently clouded up and 37 with dp 31.

Ended up with a high of 52 yesterday and low of 47 - but my 51 high today came just after midnight as one front was about to come through, so the low is the current. The rain was a bit stingy (a line from last night basically evaporated as it approached) but I did get 0.10" this morning. Once the 2nd front came through, it sucked the moisture out of the atmosphere quite quickly. Did have stratocumulus obscuring the sun much of the day, although there were some breaks of sun. Currently 40 with a dp of 25. MJO Phase (90 days) FWIW -

Friday's low was 35 and yesterday's was a chillier 31, with the Friday high at 47 and yesterday's high 46. This morning was a bit surprising with some early fog and/or stratus (although with the temp/dp what they were and no wind between about 3 am - 5 am, I can see why)... but that has since lifted with a few puffs of wind. It's currently clear and and 37 with dp 36.

Hot damn! That front pushed the clouds and rain away and left a perfectly star-filled and moon-lit sky with the eclipse perfectly visible this morning! Yes the current temp is 40 (with dp a low 26) but was out there checking it out (between ~4:45 am - 5:15 am). ETA @6:42 am - from Mt. Holly -

After a low of 43 this morning, it's currently up to 69 with mostly blue sky. Saw the setting full moon through the window this morning knowing I won't be able to see it tonight with the incoming tempest. ETA - when I was out running errands earlier this morning, I took note that 1/2 of the trees are fully in leaf, although most of those have their fall colors. I know around here, the city would do their 2nd leaf removals (from the streets) around the first week of December and I definitely see why. It's possible that however gusty this incoming cold front gets, it might knock another batch of leaves down.

OMG. I remember when they were still WFIL and then changed to WPVI. Once the found a winning formula, the stuck with it and remained #1 for decades. Gardner was sortof the literal anchor for the various others who worked with him, including those who have come and gone over the years. Don Polec was a piece of work. I did just find this article from September where he got a kidney transplant last year (his condition was genetic) - https://6abc.com/gift-of-life-organ-transplant-don-polec-kidney/11041332/

Made it up to 48 yesterday after a low of 39, and although I had the same low this morning of 39, I'm already up to 60 at post time, so the warming trend is in place. Currently a new deck of clouds have moved in so it is mostly cloudy and 60, with dp up to 49, after having dps in the low-mid 30s the past bunch of days. Had to pull out the humidifiers today since the humidity in here had dropped down to the upper 20%s (not good). Finally got it back up to a reasonable 40%.

I did make it up to 48 today vs yesterday's high of 46. Lots of CAA and wind going on today and with a low of 36 this morning, and times of sun and clouds, am currently mostly cloudy with breaks in the cloud deck here and there, and 46, with dp 33.

That cold front meant some business and I bottomed out at 32 for a few hours after 3 am and am now up to 37, with frost, a dp of 31, and variable skies with lots of whispy cirrus obscuring the sun most times.

Back edge has blasted through and sun is out with clearing and blue sky overhead and to the west. Even with a couple minutes of the yellow over me at the end (image of closest approach below), I still got hardly anything. Currently 0.07". Temp down to 42 and dp 39. Mt. Holly just lofted a Wind Advisory.

Wow. Looks like the yellow band just dissolved away as it approached NW Philly. Maybe it broke up over the hills or something. Temp is now down to 43 with dp 40 and have 0.06" from it so far. Winds are still gusty.

Finally getting a little rain and so far have 0.02" in the bucket. Temp has plummeted to 46 with dp 44. Yellow band hasn't come through yet but getting real close now...

Gust front is coming through here at the moment and am getting a bit of a leaf-zard. Temp starting to drop quickly and down to 53 with dp 46. Still nothing in the bucket yet but there's a narrow line headed this way that might give me something.

All I know is that as waves started moving over me, I have been virga'd. Not a drop out of any of it although it has been breezy. So far my low has been 41 this morning and it's currently churning in the sky and 57 with dp 48. Looks like most of the action is north and east.

Sun out and temp creeping up. Now at 62 here with dp 55.

Looks like the back edge is past me now so I ended up with 0.39" from that today. There's a clipper that might blow through here over the weekend so will see what that does. Currently overcast, misty, and 59 with dp the same.

So far this morning, all kinds of dry slots have opened up and I only started getting some rain about 5 am and then it sortof disappeared and then briefly returned and sortof went away. Currently have 0.26", with heavier bands to the west and east. I just lifted and replanted a peony yesterday hoping to get it rained in so we'll see. Since fronts are moving through (warm first and cold soon), my high so far just before the rain, was 63, with a low of 56 coming just after midnight. Currently overcast, misty and 62, with dp the same. SPC SWDY1 did put the eastern part of the CWA in a marginal risk for severe -

Had a low of 48 this morning but didn't hit 70 today - "only" 65 but it was still a pleasant fall day. Currently 50 with dp 44. CPC was calling for an above average temp and equal chances precip winter due to La Nina - I think it will depend on how strong (or weak) the La Nina becomes. The chances for snow to rain are higher - although last year's La Nina resulted in an above-normal amount of frozen precipitation in the CWA, but some of us had a couple events that were absolute sleetfests.

My high surprisingly hit 70 today after my full expectation that it would under perform here (I usually run ~3 below KPHL). I guess the full sun helped but then there was still a light "cool" breeze too so... Currently clear and 53 with dp now up to 47.

Low this morning was 43 and it's currently sunny and 60 with dp 44. Just seeing this new WPC product change for flood potential - I suppose it makes it easier to deal with although I always interpreted a Flash Flood Watch as a sudden, short duration event vs a Flood Watch as something that could go on for some time (although they apparently still plan to use the FF Watch for certain circumstances).

Don't forget the temper tantrums when someone finds themself trapped in a dry slot (especially if still in one as the storm bands pivot). This morning's low of 41 was much warmer than the past mornings here, probably thanks to an overnight cirrus deck and light breezes. Currently sunny and clear and 50 with dp 37,

I saw where an RER was issued for Allentown for a low of 23 this morning - Apparently some interpreted it as "-23". Currently 53 (54 may end up being my high), partly sunny with a deck of cirrus and a dp of 32.

Many a Thanksgiving parade here in Philly has had some flakes (or actually flurries) flying at some point during it, so that's about right... My low was a "warmer" 34 this morning most likely due to a light breeze and high clouds. Currently mostly sunny with scattered cirrus and 50 with dp 33.