Hurricane Agnes

Yup, hit 90 on the nose here at 11 am. I was out this morning giving my plants a deep watering about an hour ago. Hopefully that will hold them for a few days.

The last two 90+ degree days here (before yesterday) were June 17 & June 18th, and by 8 am both days, the temps had reached 78 (yesterday was at 79 at 8am). Today, the temp is at 82, a full 3 - 4 degrees warmer at the same time. So given the 18th hit 93 here, it should theoretically go higher here today with this sort of ramp-up. Currently 82 and not a cloud in the sky. Dews in the 60s but not bad out there yet.

Reached a high of 90 today (day 1 of potential heatwave) and currently 86, with relatively low humidity. Mt. Holly has an Excessive Heat Warning up for metro Philly and portions of the immediate rim counties for Sunday & Monday. It will be interesting to see how close we might get to Heat Advisory criteria tomorrow.

Had a low of 71 this morning (degree higher than yesterday's low) and currently 84 (closing in on 85) with lots of cirrus in the blue sky. Definitely not as steamy as yesterday but that will change soon enough.

Had a steamy high of 88 today (no more rain so far) and currently 82 and partly cloudy. Will be interesting what the low will be tomorrow morning (low was 70 this morning).

Currently 85 and partly cloudy with dews in the 70s and very unstable-looking/feeling out there... like I'm in Louisiana steam bath swamp. I would not be surprised to see some pop-ups as the cool front approaches.

I opened the back door and slammed it shut because I could hardly breathe. Only time we get close to those "upper 90s" is if there was a period of drought or at least significant days of dry weather before that hottest day. Otherwise the sun will have to burn off all that moisture in the ground first before the temp starts rising above the low-mid 90s. The heat index/"real feel" might be close to that however, based on the humidity.

Sky clearing and sun is now out. That rain is going to equal steam bath today (at least until the cool front comes through to drop that temporarily). Temp up to 74.

Had another light shower to add to previous totals and now up to 0.59" total for the day (so far), with 0.57" out of the last round (at post time). Temp is down to 70 and overcast with some mist.

Looks like it has just about wrapped up unless something back-builds later and/or maybe with CF passage. Got 0.54" out of that.

Under the heavy stuff now. Up to just over 1/2" of rain at post time with just over 2"/hr rates.

Now getting heavier rains. Not blinding gully washer yet like earlier in the week, but pretty steady.

KYW reporting 5-points (in Montgomeryville) is flooded out. ETA - on my doorstep -

Starting to see something coming in from my SW and am getting some light rain now. Won't be long. Need some rain at the moment so I can wait on pulling out the hose before the heat hits.

Hearing first thunder after about almost an hour of lightning. Still no rain just yet but it might be incoming.

Wow - KYW traffic reporter Sam Clover just said he just got a call that "there was hail in Horsham".

There's a cluster that formed in Delco moving SW -> NE that might hit me. The other stuff seems to be concentrated in central Montco.

You just reminded me that I probably should crack the windows open a bit in my car this weekend so it doesn't become an Easy-Bake Oven.

I figured you might get smacked from that. The flow is coming up from the south but the whole line is moving to the east. Will see if it stays together enough to give me something. There has certainly been almost continuous lightning off to the west that I am seeing from here.

Got 0.02" of rain around 2 am this morning but currently there's been quite a bit of lighting for awhile now, off to the west, but no rain at the moment. Not hearing thunder but the lightning has been pretty significant. Temp is 72 and the air is thick with dps in the 70s. Not sure this line holds enough to hit me but it might -

It has been misting/drizzling/spritzing on and off all day but not enough to tip a bucket. Hit a high of 74 after a low of 62. Currently 73 with very light rain (enough to start to moisten the walks and streets). Regarding the GFS - I think we have seen enough times where it spots the general idea in the long range, then has 2nd thoughts in the mid-range, and then goes back to its initial idea (with modifications) in the short range, so we might see a shift again (regarding weekend temps), in the next day or so.

But we gained a minute or two in the evening, so we're even (but not for long)! Couldn't have asked for a better day although oddly enough, it almost felt like a late September day after a hot spell and with cool Canadian air filtering in. Didn't really feel like late June. Got up to 81 with a low of 65. Currently 73.

Pretty much done - rainbow has appeared in the east. Got 0.46" (as of post time 8pm). Sun popping out. Temp down to 73 from the 82 it was pre-rain.

Ha! Almost up to 1/2" (few more hundreds of an inch needed). Sky is starting to brighten to the west though so it is a fast mover.

Massive gusts coming through. Rain up to 0.26" at post time. Edit - now up to 0.41" as of 7:50, almost 2.5"/hr rates!