Monsoon's End-of-the-Year Forecast, Featuring WeatherTable 7013
Yo yo yo,
Well, that Nor’easter really packed a wallop, huh? We had about 10 inches here in northern Lancaster County, a bit less in Reading, and in excess of two feet in some places in and around Philadelphia! Nothing like that in our immediate future, but there are a couple of winter weather potentialities in the forecast…
The weather:
Weather narrative: Pretty quiet until Friday, when Christmas is celebrated. A bit of sleet or freezing rain is possible very early in the morning, but temperatures will rise rather quickly into the mid- and upper-30s, so this will be rain. Look for widely scattered light showers and drizzle for the most part throughout the day, continuing overnight and into Saturday, when Boxing Day is celebrated.
The next few days will be cold, but not damned cold, like it’ll be the second half of the week. If you’re planning on being outside for New Year’s Eve, whether in Times Square for the dropping of the ball or in Dillsburg, PA for the Pickle Drop, temperatures will be in the teens as we herald in 2010, so bundle up!
Speaking of heralding in the New Year, we may see some snow around Saturday the 2nd or Sunday the 3rd…
Beyond the forecast: Frigid conditions will predominate until a mid-month “thaw” during which high temperatures will reach into the 40s and perhaps even the 50s. Reality sets back in later in January, along with the potential for more accumulating snowfall.