May 13th, 2008 Forecast
Now: Rain is tapering down slowly from west to east across the Mid-Atlantic in an otherwise rotten and miserable May day that is the feel of March to it with temperatures in the 40's to near 50 regionwide. Assuming we don't hit 50 today in Philadelphia (which as of 1 PM has not happened) this will be the first May day since 1977 where the high temperature did not hit 50. I'll have more on that later this evening.Tonight: Rain and drizzle will end as the powerhouse Nor'easter pulls away from us, with skies clearing after midnight from Philadelphia on east and before then to the west of I-95. Low temperatures will reflect where clearing takes place with low 40's (perhaps upper 30's) in the Lehigh Valley and Central PA and low to mid 40's along I-95 and east. Winds should die down to around 10 mph late tonight except in New Jersey where they could still gust to over 20 mph.
Tuesday: The sun will come out tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow will not only be warmer but there will be sun. Despite gusty (at times) breezes from the north and northwest during the early part of the day we should see temperatures bounce close to 70 for nearly everyone but the immediate Shore Points, which should get to around 60. Winds could gust over 20 mph, especially in the morning, before diminishing late.
Wednesday will be nice, sunny, and will be our first seasonable day temperature-wise in a while with temperatures near 75. Clouds increase on Thursday with a chance of a shower as a cold front tries to cross through the region, with the weather possibly turning unsettled again for Friday and Saturday as a storm system tries to develop and run up the coast, bringing more rain.China Earthquake: An earthquake hitting China has reportedly killed over 8000 individuals. The 7.8 magnitude tremor was powerful enough that it was felt over 1200 miles away from the epicenter.
Twister Destruction: Over 20 were killed in tornadoes over the weekend as a result of the storm system that brought us the 70 mph plus winds. Some residents of the town of Pincher, OK, may not rebuild as the former boom town that hosted many lead and zinc mines took another blow to the town's fortunes.
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