7:00 AM | Cold air remains for today; tomorrow could be a bit tricky with a light wintry mix possible in the morning
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Cloudy skies this morning and then some clearing this afternoon, cold, highs in the low 40’s (normal high is 53 degrees)
Tonight
Becoming mostly cloudy, cold, lows near 30 degrees
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, chilly, a few rain showers are likely possibly mixed with ice pellets at times in the morning, mid 40’s
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, cold, a few rain showers likely, mid 30’s
Thursday
Mostly sunny, milder, low 50’s
Friday
Partly sunny, even milder, maybe a shower or two, mid 50’s
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, mild, showers possible, mid-to-upper 50’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, colder, low 40’s
Discussion
One final recap from yesterday's snowfall...Philly Airport in South Philadelphia officially recorded 4.7 inches of snow accumulation which moved them into 2nd place on the all-time "snowiest winter" list. Yesterday's snowfall pushed Philly into 2nd place ahead of the 1995-1996 winter which means only the winter of 2009-2010 has had higher seasonal snow accumulations as measured at the Philly Int'l Airport. The record amount from the winter of 2009-2010 is 78.7 inches which puts us only 11.1 inches behind and still within reach given the cold pattern expected for at least the next couple of weeks. One final note...in one sense this winter can already be classified as the snowiest winter ever considering the fact that there have been an incredible 19 separate snow events whereas the winters of 1995-1996 (now 3rd place) and 2009-2010 (1st place) were largely impacted by a few blockbuster storms – you may recall the “back-to-back” snowstorms during February of 2010 which accounted for a large chunk of that winter's totals.
Arctic high pressure remains in control of the region and temperatures will respond by staying way below normal for this time of year. A frontal system will approach the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday and there can be some rain showers at times possibly even mixed with ice pellets or freezing rain. Once the front clears the region, milder air will return for the last couple days of the work week. The milder weather will continue into the weekend, but colder air will push back into the Mid-Atlantic by early next week.
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