March 25th, 2011 Forecast

By late March standards, the next few days are going to be pretty cool as a northwesterly flow at the surface and aloft help remind us all that despite being in Spring things don't transition to warmth all that smoothly.  Expect a few cool to chilly days forthcoming.  At least sunshine will be out and about tomorrow and Saturday to ease the last swipes of winter chill.

Tonight:   Clearing out and cooling off.  Lows by morning will range from 20 in the Lehigh Valley to the upper 20's in Center City.  Northwest winds will taper to 5-10 mph after sunset.

Friday:   Not a bad day...and if it were late February and not late March temperatures would not be all that bad.   However, highs in the lower and middle 40's are more typical for a month ago and not this time of year so it is going to be seasonably chilly out.  The good news is there will be mostly sunny skies.

Weekend Sneak Peek:   A storm system is poised to track to the south of the region on Sunday.   Model guidance as of this morning waffled on how close precipitation ultimately gets but my thinking, as of now, is to keep it south of the city for Sunday...and in the form of rain and snow (specific precip type is still up in the air but we're not looking at a major storm by any stretch).   Saturday will be the nicer of the two days regardless of location as Sunday will feature more clouds.  If the Sunday system tracks a bit more north and we get in on the rain/snow/slop temperatures may be hard pressed to hit 40 in the city.   We'll update this over the coming couple of days.