Cold snap ends
Our brief flirtation with arctic air brought us our first taste of overnight lows in the teens and yesterday’s high temperature near the freezing mark. That ends today with a southerly flow of air that will bring us clouds, temps near 50 degrees, and a chance of afternoon showers. By Monday, and again on Tuesday,…
Frigid start to the weekend
Salisbury wakes up to frigid conditions on this first Saturday of February, but the temps pale in comparison to those registered on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Their temps dropped to -28 degrees yesterday morning with a wind chill of -75 degrees. The AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature is forecast to drop to 100 degrees below zero…
Predicting 34 to 13
We’re not talking about a Super Bowl prediction. Today’s high temperature of 34 degrees should be falling to an overnight low of 13 degrees by Saturday morning. Brrr! After an unusually warm January and a bit of a chilly start to February it will finally feel like February today. Today’s sunny skies will set the…
What does Artificial Intelligence think about Groundhog Day?
Artificial Intelligence applications are all the rage these days. Apps like ChatGPT can write essays about any topic with stunning accuracy despite its inability to distinguish between fact and fiction with 100% accuracy. So, just for kicks, we asked it to tell us about Groundhog Day. Here is the ChatGPT response, quoted verbatim. “Groundhogs, also…
It will soon feel like February
February arrives today with a bit of a wintry tease. A mix of drizzle and light snow should amount to nothing more than a nuisance unless you are traveling to the north of Salisbury. Colder air may drift a bit to the south through early morning. How to sneak in the FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW of…
An unsettled transition from January into February
A month that has averaged more than 8 degrees above normal will turn sharply colder today under cloudy conditions with fog and some light rain possible. As we transition into February the rain showers may mix with snow overnight before ending early tomorrow. Any coating of snow is not expected to be significant. Wednesday’s high…
Becoming mostly sunny and warm
We head into the last two days of January a full 8 degrees above normal in 2023. The warmth continues today as morning clouds give way to afternoon sunshine. Temps should reach about 58 degrees. A major cool down begins tomorrow as cloudy skies return, bringing with them high temperatures that will just register in…
Mild today and again tomorrow
Warmer than normal temperatures will stick around both today and tomorrow. We should reach the mid 50’s today under partly to mostly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of a late day shower. More sunshine is on tap for Monday as temps rise into the upper 50’s. Once Tuesday arrives there will be multiple…
5 becomes 6
Yesterday marked 5 years since the first post was made on Salisbury Weather (sbywx.blog). Today begins year 6 with post #1927 in the past 1826 days. The first post was near an upcoming snowfall on Delmarva and just a couple of weeks before the Philadelphia Eagles played in and won the Super Bowl. Now, five…
Typical January Day
Everything about today’s weather is typical of a January day on Delmarva. Skies will be partly cloudy and high temperatures should reach 45 degrees. It cannot get any more normal than that for this time of year. Saturday and Sunday, on the other hand, will feature a warming trend into the 50’s with a continued…