Itstrainingtime

Made it to 76 for the high today.

Unfortunately...it looks that way.

MU weighing in on Sunday and his verdict on temps/precip: Despite a mostly cloudy start this morning, skies should gradually brighten through the afternoon hours. Due to the clouds, highs will likely fall short of reaching 80°F but should still peak in the mid-to-upper 70s. The large, Jet Stream ridge currently in place over the eastern United States will remain amplified enough to control our weather pattern through the start of Halloween weekend. As a result, partly sunny and unseasonably warm conditions will persist on Saturday with highs back in the upper 70s to low 80s. Unfortunately, the cold front that I talked about in Tuesday's discussion will move through the Lower Susquehanna Valley earlier than previously anticipated. Instead of stalling near the I-80 corridor, it should move 100-150 miles farther south Saturday night before finally coming to a halt near I-70. This has big implications on the forecast for Sunday and Monday. In the wake of the front, winds will turn northeasterly and usher much cooler air into south-central and southeastern PA. Low temperatures Saturday night should still only drop into the low-to-mid 50s, but clouds and showers on Sunday will prevent highs from exceeding the mid-to-upper 60s. There is still some uncertainty as to the exact location of the front's placement on Sunday and Monday, but the odds now favor cooler and cloudier conditions.. along with intermittent showers.. during this period. If rain is steadier and the front even farther south on both days, then high temperatures could be even lower, or only in the upper 50s to perhaps 60°F. The most widespread showers should impact the region on Sunday morning and then again on Monday. A wave of low pressure will still develop near the tail end of the front on Sunday, but it will now track over southern PA or northern MD instead of across southern New England. The second round of showers late Sunday night into Monday will be associated with this system. It will also drag the cold front farther south and east and into the Carolinas by Tuesday. From Sunday morning through Monday afternoon, rainfall totals may range from a mere one tenth of inch or less south of the Mason-Dixon Line up to 0.75" in northern Perry, Dauphin, and/or Lebanon Counties.

Temps could take off quickly - could definitely see at least a 10-12 degree rise yet.

MU backed his high temps for today down several degrees, but is still calling for 84 tomorrow.

Mainly cloudy and 64 in Maytown. WAY behind yesterday's readings.

You are probably right. I am not one of them. Never have been. I'm a sports fan who happens to have favorite teams in those sports.

Yes! I've been waiting for the first Peter Sinks reading of the season.

I think a lot of diehard baseball fans will be watching. I'm one of them. It's not just about the Orioles to me...I love the game which is bigger than my team.

It' so nice I left the office and yelled "Wahoo!"

Official: Record high has been set today at MU - previous record was 78, it's gotten to at least 79 this afternoon.

"The river giveth...the river taketh away"

80 in Maytown, 78 here along the river in Conestoga.

3pm, THV coming in at 81, CXY at 80.

Temp is now 78.3....

I have a garden pond. I've seen a lot of activity in it over the years...

You moved to Maytown?

Looks like MDT was just 72 at the last hourly update.

Sunshine and 75 at 1:15pm.

You should here the sounds from the FedEx jets - not sure why, they always seem to cross over much lower than the commercial aircraft. I can usually tell in advance if it's FedEx. I guess they need to deliver the load quickly...

Wow...I had an oldies station on the other day and heard that wonderous afternoon song that was such a delight years ago...

Fair point. I asked, I received. And I appreciate.

At my age, it's become a snooze-ner.

(channeling my inner Lee Corso) Not so fast! I actually was sitting adjacent to my monitor watching it while enjoying a late dinner. Thing is, if you go by hourly readings, mine weren't that alarming. It was what happened in the interim that seemed wonky. And let me say this - my station is 100% accurate. Don't even think about questioning my data, sir. You and everyone else can suffer through your smoothed-out data while I'm enjoying my highly sensitive, highly accurate data. There was a mix of cloud cover and clear skies last evening, and along with the southerly wind component, I truly believe that reflected in the readings. I had adjusted my barometer a couple of years ago and ever since it has been lock/step with MDT's data except for events such as frontal passages when my station obviously responds a little later. I'm all good here.

Had a low of 44 overnight. Haven't had that happen before. Had a crazy temp fluctuation last evening between 6:30 - 8:30pm: 6:30: 61.1 6:45: 65.5 7:00: 59.9 7:15: 63.3 7:30: 57.8 7:45: 64.1 8:00: 62.8 8:15: 64.7 8:30: 58.6 After that, the temp slowly but steadily fell off. It's not super uncommon to have temp swings, but given the sensible weather, the duration, and the amount of variation, it seemed very unusual. Did anyone else record anything similar last evening?