7:00 AM | Some icing possible tomorrow morning in the N and W suburbs; strong front on Friday could bring brief downpours to the region

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy with an occasional snow shower possible this morning, partly sunny this afternoon and slightly milder, highs later today near 40 degrees

Tonight

Partly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid 20's

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy and chilly in the morning with some light rain likely at times and the rain can freeze on some surfaces in the N and W suburbs, becoming milder by late afternoon with highs in the low 40's

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, low-to-mid 20’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, mild, maybe a shower or two, low-to-mid 40’s

Friday

Cloudy, very mild, windy, chance for some rain and possibly even a strong thunderstorm with gusty winds, upper 50’s

Saturday

Cooler and partly sunny, near 50

Sunday

Partly sunny, breezy, chilly, low 40’s

Discussion

The quick thumping of snow earlier today dumped ~3 inches on much of the region including officially at Philly Int'l Airport which pushes this winter into 3rd place on the all-time snowiest winter list dating back to the 1800's. The total snow accumulation at Philly Airport is now 58.4" with the all-time high at 78.7" set just a few years ago in the winter of 2009-2010. While there can be another snow shower or two this morning, milder air will push temperatures to 40 degrees this afternoon, but then they'll drop back to below freezing in the overnight hours.

Wednesday morning could be a bit of a tricky period with light rain at times that can freeze on some sufaces N and W of the city. Looking ahead, it'll turn much milder by Friday afternoon ahead of a strong cold front with temperatures climbing towards the 60 degree mark. That front, however, will bring some rain to the region on Friday and maybe even a strong thunderstorm with gusty winds. The weekend will turn gradually colder and then much colder air is destined to return to the region by the middle of next week.