Why has the wheather been so weird? in Pennsylvania warm then cold then more snow..?
because that is how spring works cold air masses and warm air masses interact and move over the same area eventually, as spring progresses, you get more of the warm air masses, and less of the cold ones
Can a magnolia tree grow in Northeast Pennsylvania?
Yes, some magnolia species can grow in NE Pennsylvania. Here is the problem you will have with your seeds. Virginia is one or two cold hardiness zones warmer than your area. That seed is from a tree that does not necessarily have the genetics to survive your winters, even though the species may be listed as hardy in your zone. The best I can tell you is to try it, but you could lose the tree in a cold winter. Though most varieties of Magnolia can be propagated by seed, they will produce trees that are slow to flower and differ from the source tree. Yes, those are the seeds you see inside the buds. Magnolia seeds have a fleshy outer pulp and a hard inner seed shell. You should remove this outer pulp first for best germination rates. Soak the seeds in water for a couple of days, changing the water every day. Remove any pulp and dry with a tissue. Plant immediately indoors or store in the refrigerator in a zip-lock bag with moist sand/vermiculite and sow in spring. Remember to not plant too deep. Sow seeds no more than two times their diameter deep in your soil. .
What is the weather like in Pennsylvania in the Fall?
The weather will probably be very different from south CA. The weather in fall is absolutely perfect. Once the summer heat (which is probably arctic compared to your summer) is gone it gets nice and cool (usually 50-60). Everything is crisp and cool. Unlike most places in the USA, the trees start to change beautiful colors (red, yellow, and orange). It is also the most amazing place for Halloween and Thanksgiving because of the pretty autumn nature. Pennsylvania autumns (in my area of PA) is completely made up of apple cider, pumpkin and apple picking, scarecrows, fall harvest, and halloween. You will really love it. It has a sort of warm and inviting atmosphere. Because you will not be use to the weather, I suggest bringing a jacket, hoodies, and/or pullovers for the cooler weather. Then, of course, winter comes right after. Even though fall officially 'ends' in December it much more like winter here. Last year it snowed in mid-october. In winter it snows ALOT and is usually 20-30 or 40s on a warmer day. Don't worry though. Because of the snow and nature, Christmas and winter is the idea winter that you see in movies. White, sparkly snow and christmas lights shining on little houses. We rarely get earthquakes, tornados, and few hurricanes. Our main problem (if any) would be floods and blizzards. Although nothing like this ever happens. It usually rains on a good schedule but this summer, it has rained almost every day. It is really weird. You should definitely bring a heavy coat, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots. The weather may be a bit of a shock to you but don't worry. We have the best weather here!
How crazy are the winters in Pennsylvania?
Our winters vary, but you can usually expect temperatures to dip well below freezing. We have winter weather from late October to March, although we always have random warm spells in fall and winter.In January and February, I’ll often wake up and look at the weather report to find that it’s ten or even five degrees Fahrenheit. That means that if there was any melting or precipitation earlier, the roads will be covered in black ice.When it’s not quite as punishingly cold, we do get a lot of fog. Some mornings, it’s impossible to see more than five feet in front of you. I remember being on the school bus this past winter and feeling like I was underwater.We used to get snow more often here when I was a little kid, but we still get a blizzard almost every winter. When the blizzard comes, it can drop about three feet of snow, which then melts a few days later and causes the black ice problem. We also get a lot of freezing rain and sleet, which hurts when it hits your face and also contributes to the ice on the roads.Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to live in PA and not get the kind of winters they get in Wisconsin or Maine or up in Canada, but Pennsylvania winters are still pretty much five months of crappy weather, power outages, and car accidents.
Why do people live in the northeastern part of the USA despite its extremely cold weather, even if they can afford to move anywhere else in the USA?
Weather isn't everything.Southern California -- to which I assume you are referring given the focus in your question on weather -- has lots of not so great qualities. The weather is great and proximity to the Pacific is great. Proximity to the Mojave desert is pretty cool too. And it is nice once in a while to have a drink where Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe hung out while they were shooting Some Like It Hot. But that is basically all that is great.Its most obvious negative is that its cost of living is insane and there is so much money around that it is impossible to not realize how poor you are on a regular basis. You like the beach? Great, get used to not living anywhere near it unless you are a multimillionaire. Even miles and miles away from the coast shitty houses cost substantially more than half of a million dollars. Do you know what half a million will buy you in Pittsburgh?The other obvious thing is the extent to which you will spend your life sitting around in a traffic jam. There is no up side to California's car culture. At least with the cost of living you can think, hey, maybe I'll get rich some day and then I can live by the beach! There is nothing similar to hope for regarding the cars. You can sit in traffic thinking about East Coast style density, of cities in which you walk to work and walk home or take the subway if you are feeling lazy, of cars being a choice you make when you are feeling really lazy.But as I said the above is the obvious stuff. I assume that the asker of this question is not from the United States. Americans know the trade-off that you make between the East Coast and the West Coast. You're choosing the weather and the ocean over authenticity, over pizza joints and dive bars that have been around since your grandfather was young, over the smoky smell of late October. It's about whether you want Disneyland or whether you want old weird America. There is, however, something to be said for Disneyland and Disneyland is winning anyway .... i.e., Have you seen what Harvard Square looks like these days?
Do thermal shirts keep you cold when its hot and warm when its cold?
like this sweatshirt i wanna buy its linned with white thermals i like wearing sweatsirts all the time wouldnt it be cool to have clothes that you can like wear all the time no matter what season
Has anyone ever heard of a topping on snow cones called seafoam, i had it as a kid, and wold like to know?
I'm not sure about the snow cone part. My grandmother who was born in 1913 told me in the past her mom made a candy called Seafoam. She grew up in Pennsylvania then moved to Texas. She always lamented she couldn't make it here because of the humidity. It had 2c. brown sugar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup cold water, 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 egg whites. She mixed the sugar, water and cream of tartar well and boiled it until it spun a fine thread. Take from heat and pour over stiffly beaten egg whites. Add vanilla and beat until it stands in peaks. Drop by tsp. on waxed paper. Could this be what was on your snow cones?
Why is Pittsburgh weather so erratic?
Weather in Pittsburgh is erratic because of its location. it is located on one side of the Allegheny Mountains and south of the great lakes and north of southern climates. The Alllegheny mountains block cold air from the great lakes and block warm air from the southern states and the jet stream flows storms the west coast. Pittsburgh is therefore combination of these in one location causing its erratic weather.
How is the weather in Pittsburgh?
Unlike Shane Smith I haven't found the summers to be overly humid (at least in these recent years), in fact because we have doors that allow a breeze through the house we've only used the AC a few days this summer, even with the heat wave. The worst part about Pittsburgh is lack of sunshine. Pretty much October through April is mostly dark. Many people don't realize that we have about as many overcast days as Seattle. Winters are rough and getting longer. Very cold, very dark, lots of slushy snow. And PA roads are all terrible.All that said we do have gorgeous summers and early fall.Source: lived in Pittsburgh since 2008.
Why is New York warmer than London?
That depends upon the season… In winter, London is substantially warmer than New York. Despite a century of myths that this is the result of the ‘Gulf Stream’ effect, recent scientific studies have demonstrated precisely why this is the case, caused by two predominant factors. First, in the northern hemisphere, prevailing winds and weather conditions pass from west-to-east. This is the result primarily of the rotation of the Earth. It is well established that air traveling over water tends to be more moderate than air traveling over land during winter (water gains and loses heat much more slowly than land, so water doesn’t cool nearly as fast as land in the winter). As such, regions located on an ‘east coast’ of a landmass during winter, get much colder air. New York is on the East Coast, while London sits on a ‘west coast’ receiving its winter air primarily from the ocean, not the continent. This is not unlike why the US West Coast is milder than the US East Coast. An Additional, significant factor that makes London (and Paris for that matter), milder than New York in the winter, is because the Rocky Mountains cause an effect known as ‘angular momentum’, which causes the jet stream to dip far further south in the eastern-half of the United States, than it does in Europe. The rush of air in the Jet Stream is forced up north, and then angular momentum causes it to plunge downward on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. That plunge draws arctic air well south into the continental US bringing much colder air than would exist were the jet stream simply a more-or-less straight line across North America.Conversely, in the summer, the ocean doesn’t gain warmth nearly as fast as the land. As such, ‘West Coast’ climates like Britain, are more moderate than East Coast climates like New York. Combine that with the fact that New York is significantly closer to the equator than Britain (it is at a much lower latitude - 40 degrees North vs. 51 degrees North), and that explains why New York is so much warmer in the summer.