Snow
Here Comes the Nor’Easter
NBC 10 says to get ready for the Nor’Easter: Most of the day Tuesday, temperatures will be above freezing limiting accumulation to colder grassy areas. […]
Winter’s Back, Because Nature Hates Your Guts
(Sigh.) Spring is here, but the winter weather isn’t quite done yet. A nor’easter is approaching our area and should hit parts of the region […]
Cheer Up: Winter’s Almost Over. And Next Year’s Might Not Be So Bad
The latest iteration of FiveThirtyEight, baseball and politics geek Nate Silver’s quantitative journalism site, launched yesterday. And, in an article by Matt Lanza on this […]
Philly’s Snowiest Half-Decade, Ever
FiveThirtyEight writer Matt Lanza says this was one of the most miserable winters on record—and that Philly, in particular, has experienced a rather extraordinary half-decade […]
Snow Snow Snow Snow….
Spring starts this week! But one of the snowiest winters in city history just won’t let go. Philly.com reports:
State to Examine Ice Storm Power Outage
Remember last month’s ice storm that led to a record number of power outages, a problem so vast that some parts of suburban Philly didn’t […]
The Weather Won’t Suck This Weekend
A couple of things to know about this weekend: • Daylight savings begins! Spring your clock forward an hour on Saturday night, so that when […]
“Cyber Snow Days” Could Keep Classes on Schedule
NewsWorks reports on the possibility of Pennsylvania educators implementing “cyber snow days” to keep education rolling when the snow makes travel impossible: Following this winter’s […]
The Philadelphia Streets Department Just Made an Example of Wendy’s
Don’t shovel snow into the street. Or else the Philadelphia Streets Department will publicly humiliate you on Twitter: $100 ticket issued to Wendy’s today for […]
Our Favorite Instagrams From the “Upside Down” Snow
Even a subpar snow makes for some great, or even funny, photos. To wit:
Are My Savesies Chairs Nice Enough?
I’m not going to name the town where I live. Go ahead and feel superior if you like — if you and all your kumbaya […]
“Upside Down” Snow Storm Hits City
Here’s the weather situation as of 5 am Monday: The schools are shut down. City Hall’s opening late. The snow has arrived–but in Center City, […]
UPDATE: National Weather Service Calling for Somewhat Less Snow
UPDATE [10:55 p.m.]: National Weather Service has just released an updated snowfall map (left) which has pushed snowfall totals down somewhat. They’re now looking at […]
Philadelphia Schools Closed On Monday
Hours after the city officially declared a snow emergency in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Streets Department announced that those of us with Monday trash pickup […]
Guess What? More Snow Is on the Way
With this winter already the third-snowiest on record — so, perhaps since the quaternary glaciation — it’s no surprise that, yes, there is more snow […]