Monsoon's Update for Sunday, 7 December 2008
It's always a good day when the Eagles beat the Giants, and the Cowboys are handed an ugly loss--all within the span of a few hours. The only thing better will be when the Eagles whup Dallas at the Linc on December 28th...
Mrs. Monsoon and I saw a great fight card at the Sovereign Center on Friday night, which featured impressive knockouts by Philly's Mike Jones (pictured below) and Reading's Jason Cintron (younger brother of welterweight star Kermit, who was ringside to cheer on his sib). Inexplicably, the card--staged by Golden Boy Promotions and televised by the Spanish-language outlet Telefutura--was sparsely attended by fewer than 1,000 fans. I would have thought that world-class professional boxing would draw more spectators...
Anywho, on to the weather, which is sumbitching cold. An update:
Very, very cold Monday with overnight/morning lows in the mid teens and an afternoon high of only 31. Winds diminishing. Chance of delay Monday: 20%.
Becoming milder overnight Monday into Tuesday, so precipitation will be largely rain; snow showers with negligible accumulation may mix in early. High 43, low 38. No delays or cancellations.
After rain and drizzle overnight, expect still milder conditions on Wednesday: it will be cloudy with a warm breeze and some rain showers and drizzle; thunderstorms may even mix in! No delays or cancellations. High will reach 57; temperatures will then plunge to 30 overnight, when we may see some quick snow showers or flurries.
Thursday will be much, much colder with a high only reaching about 32 and a low of 18. I’m keeping an eye on a storm that has the potential to bring us a few inches of snow on Thursday. Chance of cancellation: 45%; chance of delay: 60%.
Friday looks clearer and very cold. High 33, low 18. Depending on what we get Thursday, we could be in for a delay on Friday.
The weekend will be seasonably cold with the slight chance of snow showers on Saturday evening. Highs in the mid to upper 30s; lows in the mid to upper 20s.
Next week will begin in much the same way, with seasonably cold temperatures. After a period of rain on Monday evening, we may see a bit of accumulating snow on Tuesday and Tuesday night—giving us a chance of delay or cancellation for Tuesday. The most intriguing event comes in Wednesday into Thursday, when we could get snow mixed with dangerous sleet and/or freezing rain.
Next weekend is now looking rainy and warmer over all, with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s.
Beyond will be colder, but nothing approaching the frigid conditions we’re experiencing now until the second week of January or so. As of now, it’s not looking like it’ll be a “white Christmas.”
Stay tuned for updates...