Hurricane Agnes

Freeze Warning lofted all around Philly metro - Also saw that the name "Ida" has now been officially retired by the WMO - I may have hit my high for the day of 56 and it's currently 55 and sunny with dp now down to 17 and with the winds still gusting.

Red Flag Warning was lofted -

Looks like I may have bottomed out at 36 this morning now that I am posting right around sunrise. Currently mostly cloudy, 37 and very breezy, with a dp of 23.

Had a generally unsettled day today although the sun did make some appearances in between the CAA clouds. Had a low of 46 this morning and a high of 56. Currently down to 46 and mostly cloudy with dp down to 31. I did see the Fire Weather Watches have been lofted for Thursday and Friday.

Made it up to 61 yesterday and had a low of 53 this morning with some low stratus and generally overcast skies. Sun has popped out now and it's party cloudy and 64 with dp 55.

Ended up hitting a high of 64 yesterday and had a low of 50 this morning. Currently a beautiful blue sky and a sunny 70 with low humidity (dp 43).

Ended up a bit warmer than progged overnight possibly due to a deck of clouds (that were also present early this morning meaning being unable to look at the heavily-promoted 4-planet alignment with the moon). Low was 53 and it's currently mostly cloudy (although about an hour ago, the clouds had broken up a bit but are back) and 60 with dp 37.

All the weather entities have scaled that back to the mid-70s for Sunday. Mt. Holly noted the potential for a marine layer influence along the coast (which would cool temps a bit inland too), plus the position of the ridge might end up pushing the warmer temps up north to the LV area. It did turn out to be a nice day today with low humidity and reasonable temps for an early spring day (plus my early lilac is blooming so it made it through the frosts and freezes after budding up during that cold snap). I made it up to 69 for a high after a low of 45. Currently mostly sunny and 68 with dp 33.

Yeah the one thing about fall is that the ground is warm (along with any large bodies of water nearby) so even with chilly cold fronts, the radiation of heat from the ground help neutralize the chill, even during cloudy days. In spring, the ground is still cold (along with those large bodies of water) and you need that sun to help - at least to get some "spot warmth". I got up to 58 today with full sun and some scattered clouds here and there. Currently mostly sunny and 56 with dp 31.

Thanks for the reminder! I have seen several announce retirements or moves in the AFDs, including one recently (I think either at the end of last month or beginning of this month). I also think Walt Drag did similar with a move.

Yeah I was surprised to see him in that video because I thought he was at Mt. Holly (but then come to think of it, I hadn't seen any AFDs lately by him from Mt. Holly but have seen a few new folks there doing them).

Here are their tweets about the records -

I was under a brief snow shower mixed with some light rain around 6 pm. No graupel that go-around. Temp here is 46 with dp 31 and continually-changing skies, plus that active breeze.

My turn! Getting a rain/graupel mix under one of the popcorn radar returns. Currently 46 with dp 35 with continued changeable skies.

Sun is now popping in and out although there are radar returns still showing overhead. Ended up with the previously posted 0.45" for today (plus 1.69" from yesterday) for a total of 2.14" for the 2 days and 7.21" for the month of April to date. Temp currently 39 with dp 37 with changeable skies including breaks of sun. ETA - I expect the Wissahickon is out of its banks (or close) along the lower lying spots of Lincoln Dr. I had driven along it this past Sunday and it was already relatively high.

That last wrap-around band is here and is giving me some light precip (got an additional 0.01" so far). Currently have 0.45" for today at post time (2.14" for the 2-day event), with temp at 38 and dp 36.

So far ended up with 1.69" yesterday and am at 0.44" this morning for a total of 2.13" for the 2-day event. That makes it a 7.20" rain total for the month of April so far. There looks like there may be one more little wrap-around band left to come through although it might or might produce anything by the time it gets here. Currently misty and 38 with dp 37.

Now have 1.15" in the bucket with ~ 1/4" per hour rates. Currently 42 with dp 41, light - moderate rain, and a stiff breeze.

Got scraped by a small heavier band but am currently 42, up to 0.92" of rain so far today, with near 1/2" per hour rates, dp at 41, and increasing winds.

Under a little more more than drizzly rain now and am up to 0.06". I noticed the mPing reports had places like Thurmont (just north of Frederick, MD( reporting 3" of snow! Currently 43 with dp38 and light rain.

There are a couple upthread (in Chester County & Delaware County PA around the 1pm - 2 pm timeframe).

Flood Watched issued - Had a little rain so far (0.01"). Temp is 46 with dp 35 and overcast.

The precip shield on the SW border of the city.

I bottomed out at 35 here around 1:30 am when the winds briefly went calm. I didn't see any "visible" frost here earlier this morning as a light breeze started up again by ~2 - 2:30 am to mix things up a bit. Currently overcast, 49 with dp 30, and am seeing stuff slowly moving this way from the SW.

The 18z GFS is throwing some wrap-around snow (showers) down to our arae as it departs. The NAM still has much of that further N & W. I did make it up to 53 as a high today but much of the day had a chilly breeze (although it was warm in the sun). Currently 47, partly sunny and breezy as sunset approaches, with dp a now-drier 20.