Tag Archive for 'showers'
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 15th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:30 AM
Another day and more rain. That’s the best way to describe this dreary Monday morning. Once again, the upper low that has plagued the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan area since Thursday continues to drive Atlantic moisture into the northern Mid Atlantic.
A 996 MB surface low roughly 200 miles southeast of Long Island [...]
March 14th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
9:45 AM
The area of low pressure that has produced widespread flooding and wind damage continues to sit just southwest of the Philadelphia metropolitan area over central Maryland.
The low pressure system is currently drawing an area of showers and thunderstorms into the forecast area from the Atlantic. These showers and thunderstorms are capable of heavy downpours, [...]
March 12th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
8:59 PM
The coastal low is clearly becoming the primary low pressure system this evening as very strong lifting is developing off the coast along with a classic satellite signature of cyclogenesis.
The radar this hour is clearly showing an area of very heavy rain just south of Cape May, New Jersey moving north towards the coast. [...]
March 11th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:25 PM
The storm is starting to organize over the Plains, Gulf Coast, and Southeast. The model guidance at this point is in very strong agreement for a widespread heavy rainfall starting tomorrow afternoon and continuing on through Sunday morning with rainfall amounts by Monday morning ranging from 2 inches to as much as 5.5 inches [...]
December 15th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:22 AM
A cold front with an arctic air mass on the verge of driving into the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas is slowly pushing through central Pennsylvania this morning. This cold front is running into an air mass with a lack of deep moisture, so showers are widely scattered at worst. As the [...]
November 30th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
8:03 AM
The data this morning for all periods of this forecast is pretty interesting as a cold front will be moving through today, a significant rain storm will move through later in the week, and more uncertainty on how this pattern will unfold as the month unfolds. Let’s deal with the here and now [...]
November 8th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
8:53 AM
A week disturbance is moving through New England and the Hudson Valley this morning, however this disturbance will have little impact on the northern Mid Atlantic. With little in the way of moisture in the atmosphere, no showers are expected with this disturbance, but a wind shift from the southwest to northwest will result [...]
November 4th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
8:47 PM
A coastal low is starting to take shape off the Virginia coast this evening while pressure is dropping off the New Jersey coast. This low pressure system is developing under the support of strong PVA or upper level lifting that is diving towards the Mid Atlantic coast from the Ohio Valley. Precipitation throughout the [...]
October 31st, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:36 AM
Today I’m going to focus on the short and medium term forecasts and say the long term thoughts for tomorrow as the Winter forecast will be issued along with a live chat on the forecast in the evening. Besides, all the kids want to know if they are going to get rained on while [...]