You'll be happy to know that the forecast for the Phillies opener - which is now less than a week away - calls for temperatures in the 80s.
Of course, the Fightin's open in Texas against the Rangers.
In the meantime, we'll be fighting the battle of the Unending Winter of 2014.
Batten down the hatches, folks. We're getting more snow. I am not making this up. Yes, the calendar tells us Spring officially arrived last week. On Saturday it actually felt like spring. Today it will not. It is cold out there this morning and snow is on the way.
Flakes are expected to start falling across the region this afternoon. For the most part, this is expected to be a nuisance storm. Yeah, I guess you could call temperatures in the 20s and more snow on March 25 a nuisance.
The interesting part is what is going to happen tonight once the sun goes down and the snow continues. While grassy surfaces are expected to be covered this afternoon, roads for the most part will be just wet. What happens to night is a bit more dicey.
Total snow in this area is expected to be 1-3 inches before it tapers off after midnight.
Hey, it could be worse. Up in New England they are expecting a full-blown blizzard.
If that is supposed to make me feel better, forget it. I give up. Spring remains a rumor. Summer is not coming. I have resigned myself to the fact that I will be shivering until Memorial Day.
Here is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:
TUESDAY: A slight chance of rain and snow before 2 P.M., then snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Periods of snow, mainly before 1 a.m. Low around 26. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
WEDNESDAY: A slight chance of snow showers before 8 a.m., then a chance for flurries before ending. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Comments