Attention: Weather tends to become drier and seasonally milder
Meteorologists Brian Slocum and Dylan Hadler give us their Groundhogs Day forecast
Updated: February 2, 2024 7:43 AM ET
with one of the performers appearing in the next half hour. So on Friday she's number 615. Are you ready for early spring? I am, I am. In case you didn't know, today is Groundhog Day, and the country's famous Punxsutawney Phil will be giving us a hint of just how much winter has to endure. Legend has it that if Phil saw his shadow, winter would last another six weeks. No shadow means spring is just around the corner. Well, now more than 30,000 people are gathering in Gobbler's Knob and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to celebrate and witness Phil's prediction firsthand. I'm very excited to see this myself. So let's ask Brian Slocum, a real-life meteorologist, to tell us more about this. Brian, there are 30,000 people there. Yeah. Well, there's a party going on in north central Pennsylvania this morning. They like us and there are some clouds around us. First thing this morning. Meteorologist Dylan Huddle will be tackling it all. And what his prediction means will soon become clear here. The mild sunshine has returned as predicted. It looks like we'll have dry conditions over the weekend. And on to next week. We are monitoring a storm system to the south early next week. Things are becoming increasingly unfortunate for us. Dry weather continues in this region. Yesterday afternoon, we were in the mid to upper 50s across the area. It's certainly an improvement from the day before, and in fact, temperatures have been about 5 degrees above normal for the past few days. Despite a cold start. And naturally, no records were set or achieved. Yesterday we were in a very even Stephen situation, right in the middle of things. The temperature is quite high. There are heavier clouds to the north, with temperatures currently reading 49 degrees in Martinsville and 47 degrees in Mount Airy. This morning, most of us are in the 40s to a few degrees, including most of the mountains, foothills, and across the Piedmont triad. Temperatures are about 8 to 15 degrees higher, but 23 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. Clouds in the area this morning will thin out quickly. No rainy weather. The northern front is dry. Wet weather continues in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic as cold air begins to move in. This is the storm we've been predicting to form in the desert Southwest for the past few days, bringing rain and snow to Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Clear the conditions in the afternoon. A breezy day with a northwest wind in the 10s to 20s and temperatures below 60 degrees. The maximum temperature at the foot of the mountain today is about 58 degrees. A cold front has arrived. So the further north and west you go, the higher the temperatures will reach at some point today. The further north or west you go, the earlier the afternoon will be. It will probably be in the mid 40s in the mountains today. From the highlands to the lowlands, temperatures vary by as much as 15 degrees, with northwesterly winds blowing 10 to 20 degrees. I wanted to give you a quick chance to tour the space station tonight. His 7-minute pass of the space station will be visible a little more than half way up the sky at 6:21 p.m. Viewing conditions will be excellent. Please check it by all means. Please wait a few minutes. If you can't watch it now, watch it until around 6:30 tonight. The 7-day forecast looks like this. Let's take a look at the temperature. Temperatures will be in the 50s this weekend and early next week, but temperatures are expected to ease a bit heading into the weekend, which will likely be temporary for groundhogs for now. Take meteorologist Dylan Hudler. We're having a party at Gobbler's right now. Now they are having a good time. Brian, I wish you were there. look. Look at that. I do it on Tuesdays. I think they're just trying to stay warm. no. Yes, it probably is. I just checked. The temperature is 38 degrees and balmy. Over there. Yeah. A cold front has just passed through. I'm confused about this too. But Groundhog Day is fun. Phil is no real meteorologist, but if he steps out of his den and we don't see his shadow, that means spring is coming early for us. Phil says he's not necessarily at his best, but if we see his shadow, it means we have six more weeks of winter and it's going to be cold. Meteorologically speaking. I think that's the best way to explain it. A cold front had just passed over Pennsylvania. There are thick clouds and even snow as far north as the sky. We have Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Please say it 5 times fast. How about that? I practiced all morning. There are some clouds, so it will be difficult for Phil to see his shadow. And in my personal opinion, Elon, Lee's temperature outlook for February, especially he's going to have near average or slightly cooler temperatures in mid to late February. Above average. Warm-ups are scheduled for the end of next week.But it's similar
Attention: Weather tends to become drier and seasonally milder
Meteorologists Brian Slocum and Dylan Hadler give us their Groundhogs Day forecast
Updated: February 2, 2024 7:43 AM ET
Friday's mild weather will turn seasonally cool by the weekend. Dry weather will continue over the next few days.
Friday's mild weather will turn seasonally cool by the weekend. Dry weather will continue over the next few days.
