ChescoWx Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Last night before midnight was our first below freezing temperature here in East Nantmeal since back on April 9th. That ends our freeze free growing season here in NW Chester County at 215 days. In the last 22 years the growing season has ranged from a few as 174 days in 2020 to 233 days in both 2005 and 2024. The earliest first freeze was October 13, 2012 and the latest November 23rd 2015. There has been some occasional snow flurries around the area today with temperatures remaining well below normal for mid-November with highs in the upper 30's. In fact, our high temperatures should stay below normal through the rest of the work week with highs remaining in the 40's in the hills and near 50 degrees in the valleys. We warm up well into the 50's by Sunday with rain chances increasing by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 First flakes and solar storm upgraded to G4 But like clouds clouds clouds and overnight forecast is increasing clouds Tomorrow night however the final solar blast expected to be the strongest a chance there of less clouds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 First flakes of the year in Telford. 38F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 If the below climate forecast model is to be believed....our area in the Northeast across the Northern Mid Atlantic would see some of the coldest temperatures relative to average over the next month through December 11th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Aurora visible tonight and it’s freaking cloudy. Ugh… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 25 minutes ago, LVblizzard said: Aurora visible tonight and it’s freaking cloudy. Ugh… Clouds cleared a little and believe it or not there’s some naked eye aurora on the horizon! Nothing like last October (yet) but it’s out there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 45 minutes ago, LVblizzard said: Clouds cleared a little and believe it or not there’s some naked eye aurora on the horizon! Nothing like last October (yet) but it’s out there! Some thin clouds here but stars are visible. Best I could do so far is some flickering on my camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 15 minutes ago, KamuSnow said: Some thin clouds here but stars are visible. Best I could do so far is some flickering on my camera. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Vivid naked eye aurora visible 10 minutes ago in Allentown! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Today should be almost 10 degrees warmer than yesterday...but still a few degrees below normal for mid-November with highs in the upper 40's to around 50 degrees. Temperatures look to stay near to below normal through Saturday before we briefly warm to above normal Sunday before falling back below normal to start the new work week. Our next rain chance looks to arrive Saturday night into Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymac5306 Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Knew nothing about the Auora last night till my son mentioned it at 9:30. Amazing that it was that clear, and even more beautiful behind a lens. BTW welcome back all the snowbirds to the forum. Happy tracking. Let's have some fun. Don't take it too seriously. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Hearing on social media that tonight’s solar storm could be even more intense than last night. It looks like there will be some clouds around but nothing to significantly impede aurora viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Took this at 9:13 PM EST last night from Florida From my folk in Fleetwood around the same time: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 1 minute ago, Newman said: Took this at 9:13 PM EST last night from Florida From my folk in Fleetwood around the same time: Wow, that is crazy for Florida 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 8 minutes ago, FPizz said: Wow, that is crazy for Florida The red pillars were naked eye visible, couldn't believe it! Hoping tonight is even better, but we'll see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 14 hours ago, LVblizzard said: Vivid naked eye aurora visible 10 minutes ago in Allentown! That is exactly what I observed 10-10:30pm for about 15 minutes Don't understand the science enough to know how the coverage works over the hemisphere but all these brilliant observations between 9-10 to Mexico and Florida and I was observing only a little dull green on the horizon despite the break in the clouds. It was like being in the 2016 blizzard score zone with only virga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Forecast for a possible encore performance tonight sounds meh This Afternoon Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 I have continued to update the Chester County Weather website and have now completed and added a listing of the largest Chester County snowstorms across the 7 months of the year - October through April that we have recorded snow events. https://chescowx.com/top-snowfalls-by-month/ this includes the 2nd largest snowstorm in County history that occurred in March 1958 when between 19" to as much as 50" of snow fell across Chester and SE Berks Counties. See below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Climate factoid of the day. Someone posted last week that it seems like it never snows before Christmas here in Chester County. So, I went back and looked to see how often we have not recorded any measurable snow by Christmas Day. The data shows we actually have seen measurable snow 92% of the time before Christmas. There have only been 11 years across 132 years of record that no station in the county recorded measurable (more than a trace) of snow. Those years were 1899 / 1918/ 1956 / 1965 / 1974 / 1991 / 1999 / 2001 / 2006 / 2015 and 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Saw a bit of a glow on the horizon through the camera lens earlier. That’s about it for tonight. From what I’m seeing tonight is underperforming compared to last night at lower latitudes. Plus I’m now shrouded in clouds here so no hope of seeing anything else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Weather World says majority of the next 35 days below normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Early glimpse of Christmas Week on the Euro Weeklies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymac5306 Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 1 hour ago, RedSky said: Weather World says majority of the next 35 days below normal You're full of good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Below are the Top 50 Snowstorms in Chester and SE Berks County History. Of note the 1960's had 8 of the Top 50 storms followed by the 2010's with 6 of our largest snowstorms. For folks that think we don't get snowstorms like the old days....we only need to go back to our last full decade! Of note so far here in the 2020's we have had only 1 storm in the Top 50 that one being the February 2021 storm that left 16.6" at East Nantmeal and 14.0" at Spring City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Reilly Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Question was there a stratospheric warming event lately? Finding it interesting that interior Florida was having low temperatures Tuesday running 37-41 across south Central Florida and highs barely cracking 60f on November 12th at the same time it wasn't all that much colder / warmer here. Almost looked came across as cold air coming from aloft to the surface and then quickly leaving obviously stage right to the east and northeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 6 hours ago, Mikeymac5306 said: You're full of good news. Yeah I better pull back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Quite a few of our valley locations saw temperatures well below freezing this morning including Warwick Township (22.7) with a low more than 10 degrees colder than here in East Nantmeal (33.3). We moderate a bit today and especially over the weekend with temperatures reaching well into the 50's. Rain chances increase by tomorrow afternoon with a cold frontal passage, and we turn much chillier again by Sunday night. Temperatures next week look to remain below normal with highs in the 40's and low in the upper 20's for most spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 15 hours ago, Kevin Reilly said: Question was there a stratospheric warming event lately? Finding it interesting that interior Florida was having low temperatures Tuesday running 37-41 across south Central Florida and highs barely cracking 60f on November 12th at the same time it wasn't all that much colder / warmer here. Almost looked came across as cold air coming from aloft to the surface and then quickly leaving obviously stage right to the east and northeast. No, there's currently one modeled for late month I believe though from what I've been reading. Nov. 20-22nd time frame I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Can't say I know a thing about strat-warming events. But it "seems" when the do occur, the cold gets dumped on the other side of the globe. My weenie approach to winter weather: Expect nothing and be happy if ya get sumthin'. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duca892 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Seeing people on the Twittersphere throwing a little hype towards December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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