Tag Archive for 'delaware river valley'
March 18th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:35 PM
For a meteorologist who works every day, this is what I call my vacation. Easy, straight forward, and very enjoy to write about.
Clear skies once again reign supreme as high pressure continues to slowly slide through the Ohio Valley. The sinking air over the region, which has developed due to the interaction of the [...]
March 18th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:45 AM
High pressure is slowly transitioning towards the Ohio Valley today, which will lead to a slight shift in the winds towards the northwest. Other than the wind shift, conditions will remain rather quiet throughout the northern Mid Atlantic, as least for now.
The water vapor satellite picture this morning shows an interesting separation between the [...]
March 17th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
5:02 PM
This is the second afternoon of perfect conditions with clear skies, low humidity, and temperatures pushing into the upper 50’s to lower 60’s along the immediate coast and lower to mid 60’s throughout the rest of the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas.
The tranquil conditions will continue into this evening as temperatures slowly [...]
March 16th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:54 PM
It’s amazing how much weather conditions can change in less than 24 hours! Just this morning, overcast conditions dominated and the regions was still soaked from the five day rainfall event! This afternoon, conditions could not be much different with clear skies and much warmer temperatures as highs blew past forecasted temperatures into the [...]
March 16th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:30 AM
For the first time in five days I can say that no rain is falling at any locations throughout the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan area!
The IR satellite picture basically tells the tale for today as clouds will continue to break up and skies will clear throughout the region. The slow moving, rainfall [...]
March 15th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:30 PM
There are signs that the low pressure system that has brought over 3 inches of rain or more throughout the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan area is finally starting to exit.
Pressure rises are being observed throughout the northern Mid Atlantic ranging from 1 to 3 MB per hour and the center of the [...]
March 14th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
11:20 AM
The area of low pressure responsible for widespread flooding, coastal flooding, and wind damage is finally starting to weaken over the central Mid Atlantic this morning.
The surface low and upper level structure of the storm have become vertically stacked. What this means is the surface, 850 MB, 700 MB, and 500 MB low pressure [...]
March 9th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:30 AM
High pressure continues to remain just to the west of the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan area, creating a light and dry northwesterly wind and clear skies. The down sloping component of the northwesterly wind off the Appalachian Mountains will support warm temperatures once again with most locations in the 50’s to possibly [...]
March 8th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:04 AM
High pressure is completely in control this morning with clear skies and temperatures on their way into the 50’s for most locations. After the rough winter weather of the past several weeks, today is going to feel like paradise with warm conditions and light winds.
High pressure will remain in control through the next several [...]
March 5th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:44 AM
The pattern is certainly changing away from the cold and stormy pattern seen in February to a warmer but just as wet pattern for much of March. Influences from the Pacific and Atlantic will be felt over the Northern Mid Atlantic, but one can be sure that warmer times are ahead.
This morning, a strong [...]