Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey in for Frigid Temperatures
The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone, and now, it’s officially the holiday season, which means that it should seem like winter out there. Looking at the Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey weather forecasts for the next week, it appears the bitter cold will continue and even get colder, so get ready to get chilly. The area’s weather follows national trends, which has many areas of the U.S. in for a bitterly cold few days and even weeks. So, put on your warm, cozy clothing and get ready for a cold weather forecast.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey Weather
Looking at Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, according to the weather experts at Weather.com, all week is expected to see below-normal temperatures throughout much of the area. In Philadelphia, lows will get down into the 20s later in the week, and leading up to the point, lows will be in the 30s, so it’s pretty cold all week long. That pattern follows in Delaware and New Jersey, with all of the areas looking at highs around 40 and lows in the 20s and 30s all week. These areas will get some relief this weekend, when temps go up about 10 degrees, which should melt any lingering snow.
Winter doesn’t even officially start until later in the month, when Winter Solstice kicks in, but it sure feels like winter in much of the U.S. For example, New York City is having what’s likely its coldest start to December since 2019, with highs projected to be in the 30s and 40s from Dec. 1 through 5, according to the experts at AccuWeather.
“Many areas across the northern tier will start the month of December with temperatures well below historical averages,” Paul Pastelok, lead long-range expert for AccuWeather, said.
“Freezing temperatures will lunge deep into the Southeast, and the frigid air will be wind-driven and penetrating in the Midwest and Northeast,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski added.
According to AccuWeather, much of the very cold Arctic air will be in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early in the week after Thanksgiving, with highs only getting into the single digits, teens and 20s. “Even for this part of the country where bursts of Arctic air can hit frequently, these levels are 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit below historical averages into the beginning of December,” their expert note. I don’t like cold weather at all, and I’m certainly feeling it where I live. Is it summer yet? Contact me with your weather stories.
