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Spring temps have the peepers confused

Last Saturday, temperatures jumped up into the mid-70s across Southwestern Pennsylvania and it was enough to hear the sounds of the spring peepers singing from area ponds and waterways. Peepers are a small chorus frog found in ponds. Their calls are an indicator that winter cold is giving way ...

The hunt for spring

March has been on the chilly side. Despite a few mild days mid month, temperatures are averaging about 4 to 6 degrees below normal and this has contributed to a delay in the spring growth that is usually evident in the later days of March.In the urban areas, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ not uncommon to see the white ...

El Nino, is it all related?

Late this past fall, Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of South America began to warm and a weak El Nino weather pattern was born. Warmer waters are associated with more energy and more energy means more storms. El Nino strengthened this winter, and over the past few months, it has been ...

Some years, winter just goes on and on and the milder weather just seems forever in coming. This year has not been too bad as we have experienced a visit from the Polar Vortex along with a few mild and rainy spells and our normal supply of cold and snow. What gets to me is the constant stream ...

Staying out of harmÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ way

Last week, a dip in the jet stream brought a return of winter weather to our area as the winds transported a supply of cold dry air from the Arctic region. The result was cold and some snow for most of the week along with some cold wind chill temperatures.As this cold air continued its’ ...

A dip in the jet stream

Jet streams are referred to as fast flowing narrow bands of meandering currents of air and have a lot to do with what kind of weather will visit our area.  It looks like the air flow next week will favor a jet stream that will pick up some cold air in the Arctic and transport it down over much ...