7:00 AM | A thaw through the weekend; multiple storms to deal with next week
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy skies with a bit of snow and/or sleet this morning across the northern and westurn suburbs that could produce a fresh coating, becoming noticeably milder this afternoon, highs in the upper 30’s
Tonight
Mostly cloudy and quite cold, lows in the low 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny skies, even milder, low-to-mid 40’s
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, chilly, cannot rule out a rain or snow shower, near 30
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for a couple of rain showers, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mostly cloudy, colder, chance for some snow or rain, upper 30's
Tuesday
Partly sunny, breezy, cold, chance for some ice, snow and/or rain at night, mid-to-upper 30’s
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, breezy, milder with any remaining frozen precipitation changing to plain rain, low 40’s
Discussion
A band of snow and sleet has formed this morning across SE PA as warmer air tries to move into the region and some of the N and W suburbs could see a fresh coating over the next couple of hours. A thaw will occur in the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday and Sunday, but then a Sunday cold frontal passage will usher in moderately colder air for early next week. One storm system will slide by to our south on Monday possibly spreading some snow or rain into the Delaware Valley by early in the day. A second system will have significant moisture associated with it as it arrives for Tuesday night and Wednesday. There will be cold air initially for that second storm, but warmer air is likely to move in as the surface low pressure pulls to our northwest. The end result may be a period of frozen precipitation (ice and/or snow) before a changeover to plain rain at mid-week. Following that second storm, colder air will flood the Mid-Atlantic region during the second half of next week. A third storm will then likely head towards the east coast at the end of next week or beginning of the weekend with the chance of snow or rain.
Video
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