Ralph Wiggum Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Dense cloud cover. Looks like a January afternoon at this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Getting darker....birds chirping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Buffalo just about complete darkness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Getting some shots of it appearing through the clouds no special glasses needed kinda cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Thickest cloud cover of the day But dark and I can feel the temp drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Think 3:23pm was peak. Or was it start? If so, no way that was 90%... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Pretty sure we got jipped...show's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: Think 3:23pm was peak. Or was it start? If so, no way that was 90%... Yeah, 3:23 was it. Goes to show how little sunlight is needed for day ight. Welp...unless I make travel plans, this is the last solar eclipse I'll experience in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 minute ago, Birds~69 said: Pretty sure we got jipped...show's over. Underperformer?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 minute ago, JTA66 said: Underperformer?? Super-underperformer. If someome/media didn't mention we were having a eclipse, I wouldn't have noticed and thought we have some clouds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 It all worked out. Definitely the best thing I've ever seen. Birds freaked. Crickets and mosquitoes came out. It got cold and much darker than I imagined. Can't wait to get these photos processed. Now, the 6.5 hour drive home. lol 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 17 minutes ago, JTA66 said: Yeah, 3:23 was it. Goes to show how little sunlight is needed for day ight. Welp...unless I make travel plans, this is the last solar eclipse I'll experience in my life. The next eclipse (2044) is mainly Canada (Montana, N/S Dakota in the states) After that (2045) eclipse goes from Cali to Florida. By that time you may be and retired in Florida so it may work out... 64F/Partly sunny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Just had a shower Show me a forecast that had chance of showers today lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 48 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: Pretty sure we got jipped...show's over. Why didn't the world end feels cheated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 minutes ago, RedSky said: Why didn't the world end feels cheated Let's not add drama or I'll have to invite the "off topic" crew over here. Just though we'd see more darkness.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Birds~69 said: Pretty sure we got jipped...show's over. We did get jipped! A 90%er post on this board much different than our 90%... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 13 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: We did get jipped! A 90%er post on this board much different than our 90%... Gotta say, the earthquake and chinooks were way better than the eclipse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 26 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: We did get jipped! A 90%er post on this board much different than our 90%... Allentown was 93% and I can say there was no apparent difference then some clouds over the sun. 2017 was better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 11 minutes ago, JTA66 said: Gotta say, the earthquake and chinooks were way better than the eclipse. Quite honestly I wasn't expecting much but thought it may surprise me...but nope. Looking forward to Wed-Fri w/clouds, showers and rain....absolutely thrilled. Mow tomorrow.... 63F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 7 minutes ago, RedSky said: Allentown was 93% and I can say there was no apparent difference then some clouds over the sun. 2017 was better Odd how a total eclipse can give you total darkness but 93% you barely notice. Either the sun is that strong that 7% can give daylight or someone is screwing up the predicted percentages in each area. Seems a bit wishy-washy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 On 4/6/2024 at 3:32 PM, RedSky said: So far several Chinook copters passed overhead with military staging in the Lehigh Valley. I heard them on and off all weekend and finally heard something on KYW about a mix of helicopter activity that was scheduled over the weekend and today. Tried to jump up to catch them but they were gone by the time I would get outside. I know I used to see them when Willow Grove Naval Air Station (later renamed as a Joint Reserve Base) was active. Plus whenever there are celebratory flyovers down in South Philly over the stadiums, they zoom back and forth over this area. 2 hours ago, Birds~69 said: Think 3:23pm was peak. Or was it start? If so, no way that was 90%... I was at my sister's house in her front yard during the event and a nice dark cloud literally sat over the sun right at 3:23 but I caught some pics at 3:22 pm and 3:.24 pm (plus an earlier one using an app taken at 2:59 pm). Also did a snapshot of the temps (circled) during that the eclipse time frame and you see the drop. I had bottomed out at 35 this morning but made it up to 68 about 30 minutes after the eclipse had started (at 2:35 pm). All in all, it was a nice day with a little breeze that kicked in. Currently 64 with dp 40. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Today could be our warmest day so far this year - our warmest reading so far was the 74.1 back on March 14th. After today the weather looks a bit unsettled with shower chances through Friday (we could see near another inch or rain in some spots) with the greatest likelihood coming on Thursday. Sun returns this weekend! Chester County records for today: High 89 degrees Phoenixville (1959) / Low 20 degrees Devault (1977) / Rain 2.32" Kennett Square (1906) / Snow 6.0" West Chester (1917) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Even with the 200 miles of bumper to bumper traffic and the almost 10 hour drive home ....it was still completely worth it. Totality and the diamond ring. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 74F at noon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Current temp is 77 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Back to tracking potentially the wettest April on record First week of April finished near 3F below normal and with a months worth of rain. Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 1026 AM EDT Tue Apr 09 2024 PAZ105-101426- Upper Bucks- 1026 AM EDT Tue Apr 09 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for upper Bucks County in Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Through tonight. There is a low probability of widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Several instances of flooding are possible on Thursday, especially in urban and poor-drainage areas and near particularly vulnerable small creeks and streams. Windy conditions may cause isolated instances of tree damage and power outages on Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 4/8/2024 at 4:55 PM, JTA66 said: Gotta say, the earthquake and chinooks were way better than the eclipse. In Souderton today (got fried being outside), chinook hovering then slowly took off. They definitely have a distinct sound. 77F/Sunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Today was the warmest day across Chester County since last October 28th. Some high temps across the area included as high as 79.7 at West Chester/ 78.9 at Warwick/ Nottingham and Devault / 76.1 at Atgen / 77.4 at Glenmoore / 77.3 at East Nantmeal and 77.0 at KMQS airport in Coatesville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiEaglesfan712 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Still in Buffalo, where it is 78. Hard to believe, but that's not a record. It does beat out the 72 from March 4 and 5, and is the average high for July. It never got this hot the 3 days I was here in July 2009. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 After a 44 low, I actually made it up to 78 for a high! Had been watching a sea breeze front move inland until it hit the Delaware River and dissipated. It did bring in some more clouds as it approached though. Currently 69 with dp 49, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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