7:00 AM | *Very cold at mid-week with strong NW winds as well...temperatures may not reach 30 degrees on Wednesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, cold, highs near 40 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow and/or rain showers after midnight, sleet can mix in as well, lows near freezing
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, becoming breezy, chilly, chance of rain and/or snow showers, low 40’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, quite breezy, becoming very cold, chance of snow showers, lows in the upper teens by morning
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, windy, very cold, upper 20’s for highs, but much lower wind chill values with gusts to 30 mph
Thursday
Partly sunny, still very cold, chance for snow showers, low 30’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, still quite cold, chance of snow or snow showers, low-to-mid 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s
Discussion
A significant cold air outbreak is headed to the Mid-Atlantic region and will result in mid-week temperatures that will struggle to reach the 30 degree mark. In addition, winds will be strong out of the NW on Wednesday with gusts to 30 mph generating even lower wind chill values. Before this next Arctic blast arrives, there may be some rain and snow shower activity to deal with from late tonight into tomorrow night and sleet can be mixed in as well at times. Some snow is possible later in the week as additional upper-level energy drops into the eastern US from the Northern Plains. One final note, the official airport (PHL) snow total on Saturday was 4.1 inches from the first accumulating snow event of the season.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com