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Frost Advisory 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 30, 2026Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this frost advisory at Apr 30, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT for Carbon County, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 30, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 1, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Carbon County, PA, Monroe County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 224 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2026-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2026-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

867 
WWUS71 KPHI 301815
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
215 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

PAZ054-055-010715-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0004.260501T0300Z-260501T1200Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
215 PM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT 
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 31, combined with light winds, will 
  result in patchy frost formation.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Deal
2 follow-up statements
879 
WWUS71 KPHI 010633
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
233 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

PAZ054-055-011200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260501T1200Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Stroudsburg and Jim Thorpe
233 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 31 will result in patchy frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MPS
993 
WWUS71 KPHI 011130
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
730 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

PAZ054-055-011230-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260501T1200Z/
Carbon-Monroe-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe and Stroudsburg
730 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

Temperatures are warming.

$$

RCM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this frost advisory went out at Apr 30, 11:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • 1. Weak low pressure passes through the region Friday night. A stronger area of low pressure passes south and east of the coast on Saturday.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 11:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1158 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
The Coastal Flood Advisory is no longer in effect for the tidal
Delaware River and its tributaries.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Weak low pressure passes through the region Friday night. A
stronger area of low pressure passes south and east of the coast
on Saturday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Weak low pressure passes through the region
Friday night. A stronger area of low pressure passes south and
east of the coast on Saturday.

Weak low pressure passes through the region Friday night,
bringing a quick shot of light precipitation.

A deep upper trough digs through the Midwest and Gulf Coast
states. Surface low pressure then develops over the Southeast
United States, and then lifts north towards the Mid-Atlantic
during the day Saturday. The low then tracks east Sunday night.
Wraparound rain will spread back towards the coast, but the
trend is for the heaviest rain to remain offshore. The highest
PoPs will be over Delaware and extreme southeast New Jersey.
Cloudy skies and onshore flow will keep temperatures in the 50s
to low 60s.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.

Today...MVFR/IFR cigs to start but conditions improve through
the morning with all sites expected to be VFR by around midday.
VFR. NW wind generally around 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25
knots.

Tonight...VFR with NW winds generally 5-10kts.

Outlook...

Friday through Friday night...VFR during the day, then sub-VFR
possible at night in RA.

Saturday through Saturday night...Sub-VFR possible in RA.

Sunday through Monday...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
Sub-SCA conditions expected through overnight. Winds will be
mainly SE 10 to 15 kts into the early overnight period. Winds
will then turn SW followed by a further turn to NW around dawn.
Low-end SCA gusts possible, but not certain. Showers through the
overnight becoming more scattered by dawn. Confidence is low
for SCA conditions on Thursday with mainly 3 to 5 ft seas.

Outlook...

Friday through Monday...Sub-SCA conditions Friday and Saturday.
A brief period of SCA conditions possible on Sunday, and then
widespread SCA conditions possible Monday afternoon.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NJ...None.
DE...None.
MD...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...MPS/OHara
AVIATION...Deal/MPS/OHara
MARINE...MPS/OHara
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:06 AM EDT, 9 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
506 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

MDZ012-015-019-020-010915-
Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
506 AM EDT Thu Apr 30 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Maryland.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.