Hurricane Agnes

I made it up to 67 for a high after a 48 low. Ended up getting 0.21" of rain with this round 1 (it didn't start until sometime just before 2 pm. It's currently mostly cloudy and 53 with dp 53.

Yup. It definitely caught my attention and I believe it is associated with some atmospheric turbulence. Based on the timing of it, I *think* that may have happened when a warm front was wobbling in the area and there was some mixing going on up high. I had a screenshot of what the temp/humidity did right around then and both suddenly did a hiccup and stabilized.

I had texted one of my sisters yesterday about seeing some early forsythia blooming in my neighborhood and how I had a work trip about 20 years ago to San Francisco in February - left Philly in snow boots with the remnants of 8" of snow on the ground and got there to find temps in the 60s during the day and 40s at night (only needed a sweater). They had tulips blooming at their annual "Tulipmania" Festival at Pier 39 (didn't even know that was a "thing") and this was near the end of February (apparently considered a bit "early" back then but now they have pushed the festival earlier and earlier over the years since). This was an article from the year that I was there - https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Tulips-spring-to-life-early-this-year-Pier-39-s-2631698.php I know that England also gets those early bulb blooms as a matter of course for their Gulf Stream climate. Am currently mostly cloudy about a half hour before sunrise and am at my low of 49 at the moment with dp 42. The winds have gone calm so may drop a few more degrees.

I had some stratus earlier and then some funky Monet-like impressionist clouds that are apparently called asperitas (a new cloud designation as of 2009) - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2009/jun/01/2?picture=348217732 This type (above is an example) were off to the west some time this morning around 9:45ish am.

After a low of 41 this morning I made it up to 65. Expecting a similar high tomorrow too. It was unsettled today though with threatening stratus clouds coming and going much of the day.

After a 39 low this morning I made it up to 57 for a high. Ended up getting 0.17" of rain yesterday which was the first measurable recorded for the month so far (other times there was enough to wet the walks but not tip the bucket). Currently 48 with a dryish dp of 21 (I saw SPSs up for the N/W burbs for fire potential weather issues). And 18z GFS - end of month frozen from what looks like a fropa. Lock and load.

My "low" for yesterday ended up being 43 just before midnight last night and the low today (so far) was 36 about an hour ago. Currently mostly sunny and 38 with dp down to 21 (thanks to that earlier CFP).

My non-diurnal "high" was 60 just after 2 am and I'm currently at my "low "with it mostly sunny and 50 with dp 35 (I expect the temp will drop further overnight to revise the low for the day). I did have some kind of non-measurable precip the past couple days that wet the walks but didn't tip the bucket.

Amazing but after a low of 32 this morning, I tapped 61 today and that happened about 30 minutes ago despite the sun going in and out. My snowdrops are up and blooming to boot. Currently partly sunny and 60 with dp 50.

Made it up to 48 as a high yesterday and after a low of 38 this morning, I'm currently partly sunny and bopping between 50 and 51 with dp 34, with an interesting cloud deck of stratocumulus advecting in from the south and west but with sparse cumulus to the north and east. I had noticed the sidewalk damp this morning so not sure if that was due to some overnight fog that had dissipated by the time I checked very early or was from some passing, non-measurable precip.

When I spotted the moon last night it briefly looked like a chocolate chip cookie with a bite out it thanks to a cloud. Just popped out this morning and it's definitely shining with a hazy halo as it is soon to be setting in the west at post time. Temp and dewpoint have been slowly rising overnight and it's currently29 with dp 20.

And I spoke too soon. Clouds seemed to have been dispersed out front that faces S and SW but out back facing where the comet would be (N and NE), there was that high deck, although some of the brighter stars could shine through it as did the moon, but still.

Ended up with a 26 high today with that low confirmed as 12 (am assuming I might not drop back down to that overnight). Currently clear for the first time in weeks (without a hazy deck of cirrus since the high is overhead) and 23 with dp finally out of the negatives but still bone dry at 12.

Just spotted this tweet with a video of Mt. Washington this morning - That's like Rura Penthe!

Am now a few minutes past sunrise and have been holding at 12 here in NW Philly since about 5:30 am. Dp is fluctuating between -2 and -1. Opened the front door briefly and am noting that same very high hazy deck of thin cirrus and that may have kept radiational cooling down.

"Snow on snow" is an interesting concept missing this season (so far). My dp has crashed to below 0 and my "high" today did end up being 35 just before the arctic front blew through here around 5:30 am. Currently down to 21 with dp -3 (although it has dropped to as low as -5 briefly).

Boom! Cold air is now oozing in. Temp down to 26 with dp 17 and mostly cloudy.

Literally missed being under the heavier blobs by a couple miles. Down to a broken cloud deck with a few flurries and a dusting. Temp stabilizing a bit at 29/dp 22.

Now have a dusting on cars, ground, and other colder surfaces. Light snow showers continue... I may end up in a donut hole between 2 heavier blobs.

It was like a downsloping warming and as the front hit with the winds, the temp has been dropping. Temp now down to 30 w/dp 24. Edit - now down to 29 and continuing to fall.

Getting a snow shower and flakes are sticking to cold surfaces (cars). Temp is now rapidly dropping and is down to 31 and falling, with dp 25.

Front is here and now getting a few flakes but also the winds. Temp has increased up to 35 ahead of it.

Currently virga and not a solid cloud deck yet. Temp 34, dp 23.

Looks to be over you and on my doorstep!

It looks to be a fast mover so will be through rather quickly.