A Nice Day Ahead, Then Some Rain
By Geoff Bansen
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If you can, get out an enjoy the weather on Thursday! It's not going to last for very long.
Sunshine will mix with a few clouds this afternoon. Highs won't be as warm as they have been the previous two days, but it will still be seasonable with a high of around 70. After today, don't expect to see another 70-something until next week.
Clouds will increase tonight as a slow moving frontal boundary to the south approaches the region. Friday will be cloudy, with showers developing by the afternoon. Highs will be much cooler, only topping out in the lower 60s.
The rain becomes heavier and more steady Friday night and through Saturday morning before drying out Saturday afternoon. Partial clearing will also take place from west to east as this system moves away, which will set the stage for a better day on Sunday. Expect a mix of sun and clouds, with highs in the mid 60s.
Today's Highs:
Philly - 70
Shore - 71
Poconos - 61
On this day in weather history...
1804 - A hurricane moved from the Bahamas, made landfall in South Carolina on the 7th, then recurved to the northeast, passing over the Delmarva peninsula and extreme southern NJ, and into Nova Scotia. The storm did great structural damage, and was considered the severest blow on record at the time. "At Philadelphia a violent squall about 0800 on the 9th struck and submerged a newly arrived ship. Farther up the river the violence of the wind on the same morning upset the ferry at Trenton. To the east on the Jersey shore we have an important report of a ship being driven on Absecon Beach by a SE wind."
1895 - A trace amount of snow fell in Philadelphia, making it the earliest recording of snow. This is also a daily snowfall record, and the only October daily snowfall record that remains from the 1800s.
