When to Expect Fall Weather in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey
September is here, and fall is on the way, but we don’t really feel that way yet in areas of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. Now, we’re heading into the week, and some are wondering when fall weather will be coming to the area. So, when can we expect cool, fall-like weather to come to our region?
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey Fall Weather
If you’re someone who loves cool, fall weather, then you might not like the upcoming forecast for the region. But, at least we’re not looking at wild-hot temperatures in the 90s or anything like that, which has been known to happen this time of year, on occasion. According to the National Weather Service, Philadelphia, and much of Pennsylvania will be in the 70s on Tuesday (Sept. 3) and then be back into the 80s on Wednesday (Sept. 4), Thursday (Sept. 5) and Friday. This weekend will be cooler, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. The same weather pattern follows for much of the region, including New Jersey and Delaware. So, you can expect some fall-like temperatures to hit the region this weekend, especially in the evening.
But, next week, the temperatures will go back up, with highs back in the upper 70s and 80s for most of the region. So, it’s really going to be quite warm and summer-like for a long time. According to the long-range forecast at Weather.com, fall-like weather won’t be here for good until late September, at the earlier, or October. According to Weather Spark, the Northeast, on average, doesn’t get true cool, fall weather until mid-October.
Looking ahead to the long-range weather forecast, the Farmer’s Almanac already has their projections out for this winter. They predict a “calmer, gentler” winter for most of the U.S., which makes me very happy. They also state that their weather forecasts are “traditionally 80% accurate.” So, I love to hear that this winter will be calm and genle, but the Farmer’s Almanac notes that there are some exceptions to their forecast, including “winter rainstorms” in “Florida, the Deep South and southern California,” that will leave those areas soaked, and “heavy snowfall” in central and southern Appalachia, the western Ohio Valley and the Rockies.
“While there will still be plenty of chilly temperatures and snow for most slopes, the high heating costs associated with the season shouldn’t hit so hard,” Carol Connare, the Almanac’s editor-in-chief, says of this winter’s forecast. “We’re predicting a temperate, uneventful winter—potentially a welcome reprieve from the extremes of recent years.”
