7:00 AM | ***Accumulating snow threat back on for later today and roads could become a mess in a hurry***
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy and cold with snow likely to break out during the early afternoon hours, accumulations on the order of a dusting to a couple of inches, highs in the low 30’s
Tonight
Chance for lingering early evening snow; especially, near Philly and points east from there, becoming partly cloudy late, quite cold, lows near 20 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the lower 20’s by morning
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, chance for a few late day or nighttime rain and/or snow showers, near 40 degrees for highs
Monday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, near 45 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, good chance for showers, upper 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, windy, colder, upper 30’s
Discussion
Earlier in the week, it looked like we had a real threat for more accumulating snow at the end of the work week. Then the chances seemingly diminished at mid-week as it appeared a couple waves of energy would not consolidate in time to have an impact on the local region. Now, the threat is back on and indeed it looks like low pressure will form quickly enough near the Mid-Atlantic coastline later today to generate accumulating snow on the order of a dusting to a couple of inches, lesser amounts in the far northern and western suburbs. Many roadways are likely to quickly become slippery given the very cold ground-level conditions. At the South Jersey coastline, there could actually end up being around 3 or 4 inches by later this evening and in some isolated spots around here. After a cold day on Saturday, a milder stretch of weather will finally arrive for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com