7:00 AM | *Small-scale snow event focused over New Jersey can result in a few inches near the coast...storm threat still on the table for Sunday/Monday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow showers are possible; especially, in the immediate Philadelphia metro region and points nearby (e.g., Delaware County), heavier snow bands today across central and southern New Jersey and coastal sections could see a few inches of snow accumulations, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly clear, cold, mid 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late, mid-to-upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, mid 30’s
Discussion
A somewhat unstable atmosphere can result in snow showers today in the Philly metro region and there can be some small-scale heavier snow bands across New Jersey associated with an inverted ("norlun") trough extending to the northwest from low pressure over the western Atlantic. In fact, a few inches of snow are possible today in coastal sections of New Jersey in this small-scale snow event and a dusting to an inch is possible in Philly. Later in the week, another low pressure system will approach the southern California/northern Baja California region from the eastern Pacific Ocean and it will then re-emerge over Texas by early Saturday morning. From there, this late week/weekend storm should head towards the Carolina coastline and it should produce a swath of heavy rain along the way in the Deep South and heavy snow on the north side from Oklahoma-to-southern Virginia/North Carolina. After that, it is still somewhat unclear as to whether this storm will impact the big cities from DC-to-Philly-to-NYC with any significant snow, but the threat is still on the table.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com