7:00 AM | **Significant accumulating snow event on Saturday in the suburbs and this will be the third one this week**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
More clouds than sun, cold, highs near freezing (normal high at PHL is 46 degrees)
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the low 20’s
Saturday
Cloudy, cold, snow developing during the morning hours, significant accumulations by nightfall in the suburbs, low-to-mid 30’s
Saturday Night
Cloudy, cold with snow changing to a wintry mix, upper 20's
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Monday
Partly sunny, breezy, very cold, upper 20's
Tuesday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Discussion
Last weekend it was the Eagles game and tomorrow the Army/Navy football game will showcase another local snow event to a nationwide audience. This will be the third accumulating snow event in just six days for the Philly metro region which is quite an accomplishment for any time of year, and especially for this early in the winter season. Low pressure will move from the lower Mississippi Valley on Saturday northeastward to off the Northeast coast by early Sunday where it will strengthen. Snow will develop in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania on Saturday morning and continue through much of the day before slightly milder air changes the snow to a wintry mix for Saturday night. The precipitation will wind down by early Sunday and then more cold and dry weather will develop for the early part of next week.
This should be more of a “conventional” snow event around here with higher snowfall amounts as one goes farther and farther north and west of I-95. Accumulations on Saturday are likely to fall in the 3-6 inch range across most suburban locations, 1-3 inches in the city of Philadelphia, and an inch or less down at the shore. The Poconos should receive 8-12 inches of snow by early Sunday morning.
Video
httpv://youtu.be/78Z416O3AqA