25 March 2013

White in Philly, at least the weather is

Emily Babay has an article at Philly.com about (ugh) snow:
Snow and rain are causing a wet, slushy start to the work week.
The National Weather Service expects several inches of snow to hit the region today.
Most of the southeastern Pennsylvania is predicted to see two to four inches of snow, with rain also in the mix. Four to six inches could fall in parts of South Jersey.
The weather service says the area should see a mix of rain and snow before 9 am. The precipitation is expected to turn to snow between 9 am and 3 pm, then back to a mix in the late afternoon and evening.
By 7 am, snow was already falling around the area. Philadelphia International Airport was reporting some delays, and warning travelers that more were anticipated.
Some form of precipitation is expected to be falling most of the day. Periods of heavy snowfall could occur in the late morning.
The high temperature is expected to be around forty degrees. Forecasters say temperatures today should be cool enough to produce periods of all-snow precipitation, but may be too warm for much snow to stick.
The precipitation will have to "fight the March sun effect", AccuWeather says. "Even when concealed by clouds, enough energy gets through to warm road surfaces, causing some or all of the snow to melt," according to AccuWeather. "It would have to snow very hard in these areas to overwhelm the sun effect and accumulate on paved and concrete surfaces in urban areas during the middle of the day."
Any snow that does stick should mostly accumulate on unpaved surfaces, like grass. But the weather service is still warning motorists and pedestrians to be careful. "Some roads and walkways may become covered with snow and slush leading to slippery conditions," a winter weather advisory from the weather service says. AccuWeather says to expect slush and poor visibility.
The storm is expected to affect most of the mid-Atlantic, with snow projected to also hit Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Trenton, and New York City. That system has already been responsible for heavy snow that fell across the Midwest over the weekend.
A slight chance of rain and snow showers persists Tuesday morning, though the weather service says there's only a twenty percent chance of precipitation then.
Rico says four to six inches is good if you're a penis, but bad if you're snow...

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