7:00 AM | Snow winds down today, but the cold air remains until later this week
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Cloudy and cold with periods of snow during the morning hours, highs in the low-to-mid 30’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, very cold, lows near 20 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 40
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, upper 20’s
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance for a few rain showers, mid-to-upper 40’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, milder, low 50’s
Friday
Partly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 50’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, mild, showers possible, mid-to-upper 50’s
Discussion
Philly Airport has officially reported 4.5 inches of snow which now makes this the 2nd snowiest winter ever - surpassing the winter of 1995-1996 and leaving only the winter of 2009-2010 ahead on the list. While snow accumulations were generally "moderate" in the Philly metro region, they were more significant just south of here. DC's Reagan National Airport received 7.2 inches of snow which made this the 3rd biggest snowstorm ever for this late in the season and 10th biggest March snowstorm ever down there. Dulles Airport received 10" of snow making this their 2nd biggest March snowstorm ever. Elsewhere, Cape May, NJ has come in with 7" (so far) and 10" of snow has been reported in Egg Harbor, NJ.
Snow will wind down around here by the mid-day hours, but the cold will stick around right into mid-week. Low pressure centered off the North Carolina coastline will move out to sea today and cold high pressure will build into the region from the north for tonight and tomorrow. A frontal system could cause some rain showers on Wednesday and then the latter part of the week will get noticeably milder (spring begins on Thursday). This late week warmup will not be part of anything sustained, however, as there is certainly plenty more in the way of cold for at least the next few weeks.
Video
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