WEATHER BLOG: Winter Hangs On
The last weekend of winter brought a glimpse of spring for the first day and a definite return to the cold season by Sunday.
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The last weekend of winter brought a glimpse of spring for the first day and a definite return to the cold season by Sunday.
As of Saturday evening, far southern NJ and central and southern DE has the best chance to see the most snow of 3-6" with 1-3 inches around Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs.
Let's load our plate with a taste of spring weather today and go back for seconds.
March is typically a volatile month as spring and winter duke it out across the area, and the battle between seasons will be felt in a pronounced way this weekend!
Meryl Levitz, president and CEO of Visit Philadelphia, says the region is being featured in a special, 43-page section of the March-April issue of Amtrak's on-board magazine.
The Leprechaun Run is now in its 29th year. It was created by a former police officer and his wife, who handed the event over to the Special Olympics just last year.
Typically, leprechaun's store their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but March 15th you can find their treasure, along with the magical creatures clad in green themselves, all over Narberth, Montgomery County.
The Eyewitness Weather Team is monitoring a developing storm that could affect us Sunday night into Monday with another round of wintry weather.
Thursday morning, with temperatures in the 20's, and brutal winds, wind chills will be in the single digits in Philadelphia and its immediate suburbs. As you travel north the "feel like" readings will fall below zero!
Eleven-year-old Marcelle has an active imagination. He loves mystery books and playing with Legos.
But the most noticeable impact from this storm will be the brutal blast of cold air that will race in behind the front.
Winter may finally be on its way out, but it sure has left its mark.
A new animated movie is based on characters created by a local artist.
Archbishop Charles Chaput, the spiritual leader of more than one million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was principal celebrant of a mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, on Logan Circle.
CBS Philly has received the following community cancellations for Monday, March 3, 2014
The very cold arctic air will continue to push in from the north overnight as the 2nd round of heavier moisture moves in.
With another winter storm in the works, all eyes are on the roads, mass transit and the public utilities.
CBS Philly has received the following community cancellations for Sunday March 2, 2014:
By Sunday night, after a brief changeover to sleet, snow begins falling.
A classic late season winter storm is set to impact the Delaware Valley Sunday Night and Monday.
So far, the Philadelphia region has seen 14 snow falls this season. As a result, many counties and municipalities are having a tough time keeping rock salt stockpiled. But many local hardware stores are facing the same problem.
It might be meteorological spring today, but everything else points to the dead of winter.
Penndot spokesman Charles Metzger says the agency already has workers out, getting ready for the next snowstorm, which is predicted to hit us on Sunday evening.
During the last storm, a number of communities were worried they would run out of salt. It's become a commodity almost as valuable as gold.
Friday morning will be frigid. Philadelphia will challenge the record of 9 degrees, set in 1934. If that is not bad enough, wake up wind chills will be around -10.
