Weather: A Sunny Start To Fall
By Geoff Bansen
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Autumn is getting off to a nice start, with lots of sunshine and cool temperatures. Tuesday will be similar to Monday, with even less cloud cover. There will be a few clouds to the very far south, and that is a precursor of things to come. The initial hope for a blemish-free week is beginning to come to an end.
A coastal storm will get its act together and ride up the eastern seaboard, impacting the Delaware Valley late Wednesday and Thursday. It looks as though the heaviest rain will be confined to areas south and east of Philadelphia, with areas north and west still seeing clouds and showers. The timing of the heaviest rain looks to be on Thursday morning. It will also be very breezy throughout much of the area, borderline blustery along the coast.
Skies will eventually clear late Thursday night and into Friday morning, with perhaps a brief leftover shower. Sunshine will return on Friday and a strong area of high pressure will build in from the west. The weekend is shaping up to be fantastic with lots of sunshine and highs in the low 80s -- certainly a warm-up from what we've seen lately!
Today's Highs:
Philly -- 70
Shore -- 68
Poconos -- 63
On This Day In Weather History:
1882 -- A tropical storm formed north of the Bahamas on the 21st, passed over the NC Outer Banks on the 22nd then rode up the present day NJ Garden State Parkway on the 23rd. Torrential rains accompanied this system. Philadelphia recorded 1.72" of rain on the 21st, 4.65" on the 22nd, and 3.72" on the 23rd, for a total of 10.09" of rain. The 22nd and 23rd amounts remain as daily rainfall records.
1897 -- A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico crossed FL then moved up the coast, passing about 15 miles east of Atlantic City and carrying sustained winds of over 40 mph. Philly recorded 0.20" of rain on the 23rd and 0.11" on the 24th.
1989 -- Thunderstorms along a cold front deluged Roseland, NJ, with 2.25" of rain in 1 hour.