I woke up this morning and it was a brisk 14 degrees outside, by the time I took the above picture it had 'warmed' up to a not-so-balmy 19 degrees. It's not expected to get too much warmer in the coming days, it looks like winter has finally set in. It has been incredibly windy and incredibly cold, not a great combination if you're planning on visiting the Poconos this … [Read more...]
Messy weather this morning in the Poconos
The good news is that we got about 5-6 inches of snow last night(at least up in Mount Pocono), the bad news is that it is raining. Schools have been closed for the day and events canceled, but that is to be expected with winter in the Poconos. I'm a person with the belief that winter should be winter, fall should be fall, etc. when it comes to the weather. Snow in the fall … [Read more...]
First snowfall in the Poconos, no I’m not joking
It gets me every year...just when I think that snow can't begin, or end, too late here it comes. It's just barely mid-October, it's the peak week for the fall changing of the leaves and what's this? From my weather.com email alert: "AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE THE INTENSITY WILL LESSEN OVERNIGHT AND ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END DURING … [Read more...]