A soggy, gloomy Monday is expected to give way to a blusterous Tuesday that brings a wind advisory as gusts of up to 50 mph blow their way into the Philadelphia region ahead of the New Year. <\/p>\n
Strong winds are slated to ensue behind a cold front expected to descend upon the Philly area Monday afternoon. Behind the cold front, strong, sustained winds of up to 25 mph were expected to arrive late Monday as temperatures quickly fall from the 50s into the 30s, prompting the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly<\/a> to issue a wind advisory through 1 p.m. Tuesday<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cThere could be some lulls in the morning, but there is no clear signal as to when we will see the lowest lulls\u201d in wind speed Tuesday, said Sarah Johnson, a meteorologist with the weather service. \u201cIt will pretty much be windy all through the morning into midday.\u201d<\/p>\n With gusts potentially reaching into the 50 mph range, Johnson said, the primary concern for Philly-area residents is power outages due to downed trees and broken tree limbs. That element will especially be a possibility following Monday\u2019s rainy weather, which softened the ground in the area and primed it for potential treefall that could also bring down power lines.<\/p>\n Peco, meanwhile, has said that it is aware of the wind advisory, and that its crews are actively monitoring weather conditions<\/a> while remaining ready to respond to potential outages. The company on social media also advised residents to steer clear of downed power lines and report outages on its website. <\/p>\n