Coldest Air In Two Years
After a mild start to the winter season, a blast of true arctic air has invaded the Delaware Valley.
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After a mild start to the winter season, a blast of true arctic air has invaded the Delaware Valley.
A frigid day is underway with the high climbing to just 25 degrees – that is with sunshine. A vicious wind chill is adding insult to injury with gusts peaking around 35 mph - that means it feels no warmer than single digits for the better part of the day.
The coldest air thus far this season is taking over, and being reinforced by a quickly evolving and fast-moving system that will also usher in a little light snow mainly late this evening, just enough to drop a nuisance coating across the Delaware Valley.
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We have been keeping an eye on a developing storm tonight which has prompted Winter Storm Watches across southern portions of our viewing area. An area of low pressure will ride up along a stalled front on Thursday as colder air digs in from the north. We'll see plenty of clouds during the day in Philadelphia but the storm will have a difficult time spreading moisture this far north.
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A wave of low pressure riding along the front will bring another round of rain to Philadelphia tonight.
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