Extreme Weather

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Hey City Hall — When Are You Going to Clear the Bike Lanes?

Listen to the audio version here: Lo and behold, Philadelphia: The polar vortex is gone. The Arctic blast is no more. Two-and-a-half weeks after a […]

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Is This Frigid Winter Harming Our Birds?

We have a lovely neighbor named Carol out here on the fringes of West Philly. Whenever she makes a big pot of soup, Carol is […]

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Remembering the Other January 6th: The Great Philadelphia Blizzard

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

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NASCAR Wants to Race at Franklin Field in Philadelphia

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Cecily Tynan On the Epic Philly Blizzard of 2025 That Isn’t

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Diary of a Philadelphia Snowmageddon

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The sun over Philadelphia, where we've been experiencing quite a heat wave
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Goodbye, Oh Philadelphia Heat Wave

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

Photos of icy Philadelphia streets and sidewalks submitted by residents to 311 (photos via Philly 311)
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Philly’s 311 Service Inundated By Ice Complaints

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The PECO Outage Map showing power outages in Philadelphia and the surrounding area as of Wednesday morning.
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PECO Says Some Customers Won’t Have Power Until Saturday

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6ABC meteorologist Cecily Tynan, who just had a birthday and is now 55 years old
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Cecily Tynan Has Had Enough of Your Post-Storm Complaining

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Friday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

wilt chamberlain, the subject of a new documentary on showtime
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A.I. Wilt Chamberlain Narrates Showtime’s New Wilt Chamberlain Documentary

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whyy radio times host marty moss-coane, who is retiring
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Philly Today: WHYY’s Radio Times to End, Ian Remnants Arrive

Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking reporters, please send it […]

schuylkill river flooding hurricane ida
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Photos: Flooding in Philadelphia in Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

On Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, flooding and tornados swept through and near the Philly region as a result of Hurricane Ida. The significant […]

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Here Comes the Snow! Philly Area Prepares for First Big Snowfall in a Really Long Time

Out near Pottstown today, a Philly Mag staffer reported “big wet snowflakes on the western front.” Cue celebrations among the snow-philic and assumption of blanket-wrapped […]

a photo of Hurricane Schwartz during his 2019 Philadelphia winter weather forecast on NBC 10
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End of an Era: Hurricane Schwartz Abandons Long-Range Winter Forecasts After 23 Years

Every November, 6 ABC’s Cecily Tynan and NBC 10’s Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz come out with their long-range Philadelphia winter weather forecasts. They purport to tell […]