7:00 AM | **Bitter cold air for Thursday and Friday which could lead to problems on Saturday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philly Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, cannot rule out a rain or snow shower, highs near 40 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, could be a little snow, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, brisk and cold, upper 30's
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, breezy, colder, near 20 degrees
Thursday
Windy and very cold with partial sunshine, snow showers possible, maybe even a heavier snow squall, bitter wind chills, mid 20’s
Friday
Windy and very cold with partial sunshine, maybe a snow shower, bitter wind chills, low 20’s
Saturday
Cloudy, cold, snow changes to ice and then to plain rain, but there can be a buildup of snow and/or ice before the changeover, upper 30’s late in the day
Sunday
Cloudy, chilly, chance for more rain which could end briefly as snow before ending, mid-to-upper 40’s
Discussion
Another Arctic blast arrives later this week in the Mid-Atlantic region and it’ll be colder than the last one. In fact, temperatures on Thursday and Friday are likely to hold in the 20’s on both days and overnight lows by Friday morning could bottom out in the single digits near New York City, not far from 10 degrees in the Philly metro region, and close to the 15 degree mark in DC. This bitter cold, dense Arctic air mass will then begin to retreat on Saturday, but not before moisture reaches us from the Midwest and this potential collision of moisture and retreating Arctic air could lead to snow and/or ice problems in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor before a late day or nighttime changeover to plain rain.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com