7:00 AM | Cold rain developing later today and there can be some frozen precipitation in the northern and western suburbs
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philly Forecast
Today
Cloudy with rain developing during the early-to-mid afternoon hours, there can be some sleet and/or snow mixed in at times in the northern and western suburbs, cold, highs in the low 40’s
Tonight
Occasional rain mainly before midnight, there can be some sleet and/or snow mixed in at times in the northern and western suburbs, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, a bit milder, chance for showers, upper 40’s
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, chance for rain showers early and snow showers late, mid 40’s
Friday
Windy and very cold with snow showers possible, temperatures held to the mid-to-upper 30’s for highs
Saturday
Partly sunny, windy and cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Sunday
Increasing clouds, still cold, near 40 degrees; chance for rain or snow showers at night
Discussion
Precipitation is advancing northeastward this morning from the Southeast US and should arrive here during the early-to-mid afternoon hours. This moisture will encounter some cold air in the Northeast US that is currently being anchored by strong high pressure. As a result, there can be some sleet and/or snow to mix in at times in the northern and western suburbs and a few inches of snow can accumulate during this event in the Poconos, NE PA and NW NJ. Low pressure headed for the Ohio Valley early today will transfer its energy to a newly forming coastal low near the NC/VA border and this will become the primary system later today. The precipitation will end late tonight from southwest-to-northeast across the Philly metro region. After a bit of a milder day on Wednesday, the coldest air of the season so far will arrive later Thursday. On Friday, temperatures will do no better than the 30’s for highs, the wind will generate even lower wind chill values, and there can be some snow shower activity. The below-normal cold will continue through the upcoming weekend and it looks like there will be additional Arctic blasts into the eastern US over the next few weeks.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com