BLOG: February 11th Morning Weather
By Kate Bilo
A frigid start to Friday this morning as many folks in Philadelphia's suburbs woke up to single-digit morning lows. The only saving grace this morning was that the wind was down, so we weren't experiencing those harsh subzero wind chills. And maybe the rest of the forecast will help us warm up!
Today's highs should climb to the mid-to-upper 30s with a lot of sunshine and a light wind. Still below normal, certainly, but feeling much better than the past two cold and blustery days! Tonight, clouds roll in and that should keep temperatures a bit more moderate - around 24 in the city and upper teens in the colder suburbs.
And then the pattern shift begins! The flow across the nation for the next week or so is what we call "zonal", meaning the winds travel more due west-to-east instead of diving north to south (that's called a "meridional flow", and is much more conducive to storm development). Temperatures will be moderating through the weekend, but it looks like the real warm spell will take hold during the latter part of next week.
So expect sunshine and an increasing wind through the day on Saturday, with a seasonable high of 42. Sunday will bring a few more clouds and the breezy conditions continue, but the temperature continues to warm, into the upper 40s. Valentine's Day Monday, appropriately enough, will continue to "heat up", with partly sunny skies, a gusty breeze and a high of 49. We'll hit a brief stumbling block Monday night into Tuesday as a weak push of colder air comes in, but we recover quickly Wednesday and by the end of next week, we could be challenging the 60 degree mark!
As far as precipitation is concerned, most of the period is dry but there is a small chance of snow showers Sunday night or Monday night. This will mainly be confined to our far northern regions.
