7:00 AM | *Brisk and cold today with scattered flurries...accumulating snow threat continues for Saturday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, brisk and cold, a couple of snow showers are possible in the morning, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance for rain and/or snow showers towards morning, lows near 35 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, rain showers likely which may be mixed with snow at times early, mid 50’s for late day highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, colder, chance for rain, sleet and/or snow towards morning, low 30’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, much colder, a wintry mix changes to snow, mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, low 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance for rain and/or snow, mid 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, upper 40’s
Discussion
After a brisk and cold day today with scattered flurries, a “clipper-type” low pressure system will bring rain showers to the region late tonight and on Friday and the rain could be mixed with snow at times. In fact, there could be a coating of snow in the early morning hours across some northern suburbs before it turns milder later tomorrow. This low pressure system will push a cold front through the region by early Saturday which will usher in a very cold air mass for this time of year. A wave of low pressure will form along the frontal boundary zone on Saturday and precipitation will likely break out early in the day. The precipitation is likely to begin as rain or a wintry mix and then change to snow during the day on Saturday and some accumulations are likely along the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. It stays abnormally cold on Sunday following the Saturday storm and another system could impact the region early next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
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