7:00 AM | Very cold through tomorrow; snow on Saturday followed by a wintry mix on Saturday night
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Scattered early morning snow showers; otherwise, mostly sunny skies, becoming breezy and remaining very cold for this time of year, temperatures holding relatively steady today in the mid-to-upper 20's and there will be even lower wind chills later today as the breeze picks up (normal high at PHL is 47 degrees)
Tonight
Mostly clear, bitter cold, lows on average in the low-to-mid teens; however, some of the normally coldest suburbs could see lows in the upper single digits by morning
Friday
Sun early and then clouds late, cold, near 30
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, cold, near 20
Saturday
Cloudy, cold, periods of snow likely changing to a wintry mix by night, low-to-mid 30’s
Sunday
Chance for lingering freezing rain early; otherwise, mostly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Monday
Partly sunny, windy, very cold, near 30
Tuesday
Partly sunny, windy, cold, mid-to-upper 30's
Discussion
Scattered snow showers this morning mark the arrival of another Arctic air mass that will send temperatures way down tonight. Most local areas will drop into the teens overnight, but some of the normally coldest suburban locations could see upper single digits by morning. Clouds will gradually increase on Friday and then moisture will slide into the region on Saturday from the Midwest and Deep South. It should be cold enough at the start of this next event for snow, but then enough milder air should move in to change the precipitation to a wintry mix by Saturday night which would then wind down by early Sunday. If it does indeed snow on Saturday then that would be the third time in six days which does not happen often around here; especially, this early in the winter season. Preliminary snowfall estimates for this upcoming event: 2-4 inches in the suburbs with slightly lesser amounts this time in the city of Philadelphia and at the shore. Another cold air mass will follow the weekend storm for the early part of next week. Looking ahead, there are signs that the cold pattern will continue through December and some extremely cold air is possible during Christmas week in much of the country...not sure at this point if that will include the East or if it would be confined to the heartland and still on its way here.
Video
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