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Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend: Best Places To See Falling Stars
If you're looking to wish upon a shooting star, this is the weekend to do it.
The Northern Taurid — the second half of the Taurid Meteor Shower — peaks on Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12, according to Space.com.
"These showers produce infrequent, slow and long-lasting meteors associated with comet Encke, a small comet with a nucleus measuring approximately 2.98 miles (4.8 km) in diameter," the website says.
Taurid meteors, or "Halloween Fireballs," are visible from anywhere on Earth, except for the South Pole.
"The best time to look for Taurids is after midnight, when Taurus i…
'Temperature Turnaround:' Unseasonably Warm Weather Coming To Northeast
Mother Nature isn't ready for winter yet — or fall, for that matter.
While this week got off to a chilly start in the Northeast, the finish will be anything but, forecaster say.
Tuesday, Oct. 24, and Wednesday, Oct. 25 will be sunny with temps in the high 60s, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will reach highs around 75.
In Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore, temperatures could climb as high as 80, AccuWeather says, calling it a "temperature turnaround."
The forecast low tonight in Philly is 40°. The last time the low was 40° or less in Philly this year was April 10, when... Pos…
Cold Front Coming: Rainy Days Will Be Followed By Fall Temps Finally
After a day or two of rain, the weather will be feeling a lot more like fall here in the Northeast, meteorologists are saying.
The temps this last week have hovered somewhere around 80 with sunny skies, but that's going to change by Sunday, Oct. 8, forecasters say.
While Friday, Oct. 6 will be cloudy with patchy fog and a high near 75, a temperature change is expected overnight into Saturday, Oct. 7, as a cold front sweeps through the region, the National Weather Service says.
Showers will develop Friday into Saturday before the weather turns windy and cooler.
As the rain clears, the t…
