Birds~69 Posted yesterday at 11:01 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:01 AM Smoke, triple digit temperatures and high dew points today....woo hoo! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted yesterday at 01:41 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:41 PM Earlier in the week my forecast high for today was 100F. It's been scaled back to 96F. Wonder if the haze from the wild fires is a factor? 84F/DP 72F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted yesterday at 04:48 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:48 PM 95F/DP 74F at 12:35pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted yesterday at 05:13 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:13 PM 3 hours ago, JTA66 said: Earlier in the week my forecast high for today was 100F. It's been scaled back to 96F. Wonder if the haze from the wild fires is a factor? 84F/DP 72F Unfortunately, the Lehigh Valley will likely be even hotter today. The stiff, breezy westerly winds bringing wildfire smoke into the region are also acting much like a Santa Ana wind as they descend the Blue Mountains, warming and drying the air. Humidity is very low, and it's already 95°F at noon. I wouldn't be surprised if Allentown and Reading reach 100°F or higher this afternoon, while the Philadelphia area may stay a few degrees cooler because it won't benefit from the same downslope warming effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted yesterday at 06:00 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:00 PM 45 minutes ago, Albedoman said: Unfortunately, the Lehigh Valley will likely be even hotter today. The stiff, breezy westerly winds bringing wildfire smoke into the region are also acting much like a Santa Ana wind as they descend the Blue Mountains, warming and drying the air. Humidity is very low, and it's already 95°F at noon. I wouldn't be surprised if Allentown and Reading reach 100°F or higher this afternoon, while the Philadelphia area may stay a few degrees cooler because it won't benefit from the same downslope warming effect. Guess it's a trade off. You get lower dews, we get slightly "lower" temps. 97F/DP 76F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted yesterday at 07:22 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:22 PM this is what I mean by the winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted yesterday at 07:30 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:30 PM 100F/DP 73F at 3:30pm The wind is doing its job...certainly not calm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted yesterday at 08:00 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:00 PM Some storms forming north of I-80 and moving southeast. One of them is severe warned. Let’s see how long they can hold together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted yesterday at 09:23 PM Share Posted yesterday at 09:23 PM Am I wrong in thinking that dew points this high used to be extraordinary for this area not that long ago? I remember thinking low 70's was high, but now dews around 80F are just a common occurrence. Yuck. Currently: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatamy Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Big time lightning with that cell in NW Northampton Cty right now. 484 lightning strikes in the past hour on my Tempest from storms in my area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Storms juuuuust missed my place in the western suburbs of Allentown. The cool outflow feels nice at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Swing and a miss again . Here comes the drought emergency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Topped out at 97F. Any chance at triple digits was thwarted when haze/smoke/schmutz moved in. 92F/DP 73F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychguy Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 2 hours ago, BBasile said: Am I wrong in thinking that dew points this high used to be extraordinary for this area not that long ago? I remember thinking low 70's was high, but now dews around 80F are just a common occurrence. Yuck. Currently: You really did need gills to breathe today... it's amazing how much you sweat just doing something simple like walking a few blocks to the neighborhood market to pick up a few things. Topped out at 98 officially here in Philly. Would have probably made a run at 100+ had there not been so many clouds... think most of the smoke stayed north today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 1 hour ago, Albedoman said: Swing and a miss again . Here comes the drought emergency The Jordan Creek along route 100 looks about ready to dry up completely. I've never seen it this low before. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 13 hours ago, Psychguy said: You really did need gills to breathe today... it's amazing how much you sweat just doing something simple like walking a few blocks to the neighborhood market to pick up a few things. Topped out at 98 officially here in Philly. Would have probably made a run at 100+ had there not been so many clouds... think most of the smoke stayed north today. I just got back from the low country south carolina for 2 weeks so the humidity honestly doesn't feel that bad compared to down there lol it is hot though! Side note, I'm not asthmatic but I'm noticeably breathing heavier when doing activity already and my eyes are very irritated. Be careful out there everyone, I think it's only supposed to get worse today and tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Fell short of any triple digits here in NW Philly yesterday but did make it up to 96 after a 73 low. it was still brutal with the humidity and dps into the upper 70s... until some convective outflow boundary from the upstate storms, washed down over the city and knocked the dps down almost 10 degrees. Currently hazy, smokey and 80 with dp 72, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Yesterday was the 5th day this month and season that I recorded a 90+ temperature here in East Nantmeal. This is the 6th most 90+ days I have recorded in a summer season over the last 23 summers. The most being 10 in 2011 with the summers of 2004/2014/2015/2022/2023 seeing no days touching 90 degrees at all. Many spots maybe not the higher ridge locations like EN should reach 90 again although the well-advertised smoke from the Ontario fires could potentially limit daytime heating a bit. We cool back to near normal on Friday and below normal over the weekend and through Monday. Some small rain chances are around this evening but much better chances of widespread rain on Saturday into Saturday Night. We could see widespread totals of much needed rain of at least an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago ensembles and OP's are showing a stalled out front situation towards the end of the month. right now it stalls slightly off shore with several waves of LP riding along the front. A lot of times the models are too progressive pushing fronts through this time of the year so could be something to watch. Almost all of the ensembles have prolific rain totals just offshore but would not take much for that parade of lows to come inland. Regardless, it looks much more active again beginning this weekend. It's funny, I went away for 2 weeks and before I left it was hot and dry then we had all that rain while I was gone and nothing since I've been back home. Starting to feel rain cursed lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 92F/DP 76F at 2:50pm. The high dew points are making me shit crazy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 19 hours ago, Voyager said: The Jordan Creek along route 100 looks about ready to dry up completely. I've never seen it this low before. Thats the Township that I manage where you see the Jordan Creek. By the way, I got an email from PADOT yesterday, that same bridge you went over on RT 100 is going to be replaced in 2029 with detours. Not going to be easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 56 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: 92F/DP 76F at 2:50pm. The high dew points are making me shit crazy... You sure it's not your diet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Basically identical to yesterday. Another 79F dew. Can smell the smoke today, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiEaglesfan712 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 4 minutes ago, BBasile said: You sure it's not your diet? I'd stay away from lettuce, at least until the drought is over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted 51 minutes ago Share Posted 51 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Albedoman said: Thats the Township that I manage where you see the Jordan Creek. By the way, I got an email from PADOT yesterday, that same bridge you went over on RT 100 is going to be replaced in 2029 with detours. Not going to be easy Oh boy. I run one of the water tankers, so that's a regular route to Fogelsville. I can go through Schnecksville if I need to, but our 8,000 gallon tankers are permitted, and can only use 309/100, as they weigh 100,000 lbs. I wonder if Penn Dot is going to adjust the permit route so they can keep running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted 11 minutes ago Share Posted 11 minutes ago Strong urge to toast marshmallows outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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