Brace yourself.
No, not for Eagles Fever. The region is already suffering a serious case of that.
No, we’re back on the storm watch. In other words, if you’re anywhere near a TV or radio, it’s going to be a long day.
Let me try to break this down for you as painlessly as I can.
The weather is going to be fine today. Cold, but OK. Go about your business. Whatever happens is not going to get here until tonight and into tomorrow.
Here’s what we know. Some kind of precipitation, very likely starting as snow, is going to arrive tomorrow morning. Just how much, and just how fast it changes over to rain and/or freezing rain, is going to be the crucial factor.
Here’s one unsolicited tip. The reality is, and I don’t care how many fancy radar systems say otherwise, at this point no one is really sure what the system is going to do. It all depends on how the storm moves, and as we have already seen this winter, these storms can be anything but predictable. Of course that won’t stop the forecasters from talking non-stop about it all day. Suffice it to say, as far as TV is concerned, there really won’t be any other news today. There will only be weather.
This is not one of those monster storms that rolls up the East Coast, packed with moisture off the ocean. This one is coming from the Great Lakes. How much snow we get will likely depend on just how far south the storm drifts.
The farther north you are, as in Montgomery and Bucks counties, the more snow you’re likely to get. And if you’re in Allentown, which apparently now is a Philadelphia suburb, you’re going to get a fairly significant snowfall. Maybe.
Right now the “experts” are indicating the Philadelphia region likely get some kind of appreciable snow, which would be the first of the season. They’re saying 1-3 inches. I’ll believe it when I see it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we only get rain. Just don’t bet the house on it. Even if we do get snow, it is expected to change over to snow during the day on Saturday.
But here’s the much more important weather forecast. That of course would be the conditions at the Meadowlands on Sunday, where the Eagles and Giants have a little football game they’re planning to play.
It’s going to be cold, with a game-time temperature of 34 degrees and a wind child of 17. Wind also will be a factor, at 15-30 mph.
Hopefully just enough to make Eli Manning start throwing those butterfly balls he sometimes uncorks. But not enough to unnerve Eagles kicker David Akers, who has been known to struggle in the Meadowlands.
In the meantime, I suggest earmuffs today. Not for the cold, but to block out the non-stop “here it comes” forecasting that will snow us under all day.
No, not for Eagles Fever. The region is already suffering a serious case of that.
No, we’re back on the storm watch. In other words, if you’re anywhere near a TV or radio, it’s going to be a long day.
Let me try to break this down for you as painlessly as I can.
The weather is going to be fine today. Cold, but OK. Go about your business. Whatever happens is not going to get here until tonight and into tomorrow.
Here’s what we know. Some kind of precipitation, very likely starting as snow, is going to arrive tomorrow morning. Just how much, and just how fast it changes over to rain and/or freezing rain, is going to be the crucial factor.
Here’s one unsolicited tip. The reality is, and I don’t care how many fancy radar systems say otherwise, at this point no one is really sure what the system is going to do. It all depends on how the storm moves, and as we have already seen this winter, these storms can be anything but predictable. Of course that won’t stop the forecasters from talking non-stop about it all day. Suffice it to say, as far as TV is concerned, there really won’t be any other news today. There will only be weather.
This is not one of those monster storms that rolls up the East Coast, packed with moisture off the ocean. This one is coming from the Great Lakes. How much snow we get will likely depend on just how far south the storm drifts.
The farther north you are, as in Montgomery and Bucks counties, the more snow you’re likely to get. And if you’re in Allentown, which apparently now is a Philadelphia suburb, you’re going to get a fairly significant snowfall. Maybe.
Right now the “experts” are indicating the Philadelphia region likely get some kind of appreciable snow, which would be the first of the season. They’re saying 1-3 inches. I’ll believe it when I see it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we only get rain. Just don’t bet the house on it. Even if we do get snow, it is expected to change over to snow during the day on Saturday.
But here’s the much more important weather forecast. That of course would be the conditions at the Meadowlands on Sunday, where the Eagles and Giants have a little football game they’re planning to play.
It’s going to be cold, with a game-time temperature of 34 degrees and a wind child of 17. Wind also will be a factor, at 15-30 mph.
Hopefully just enough to make Eli Manning start throwing those butterfly balls he sometimes uncorks. But not enough to unnerve Eagles kicker David Akers, who has been known to struggle in the Meadowlands.
In the meantime, I suggest earmuffs today. Not for the cold, but to block out the non-stop “here it comes” forecasting that will snow us under all day.
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