7:00 AM | **A cold week...frozen precipitation overnight...strong mid-week winds...weekend snow threat**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Thickening clouds, cold, a few afternoon snow showers are possible perhaps mixed with sleet, highs in the mid 30’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, a wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain, some slick spots are possible towards morning along with small accumulations of snow and ice, lows in the lower 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy skies with a light wintry mix possible early or just plain rain, becoming breezy and milder in the afternoon with partly sunny skies, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, cold, good chance of rain showers, mid 30’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, very windy, cold, upper 30’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, still windy and cold, mid 30’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, lower 30’s
Saturday
Becoming cloudy, cold, chance of snow late in the day or at night, lower 30's
Discussion
This looks like quite a cold week in the Mid-Atlantic region with frozen precipitation likely here late tonight, potentially damaging winds at mid-week and perhaps a weekend snow threat. Very cold air has dropped southward through New England from southeastern Canada during the past 24 hours or so and low pressure is headed towards the Great Lakes from south-central Canada. Precipitation is likely to arrive here later tonight and it should be cold enough for a wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain. Some slick spots are possible towards morning along with small accumulations of snow and ice. Another low pressure system and its associated strong cold front will cross the region tomorrow night and usher in a very cold air mass for the mid and late week. In addition, winds will become very strong following the Tuesday night frontal passage with gusts past 40 mph likely on Wednesday and Thursday. Looking ahead, a storm will try to get organized near the east coast this weekend and snow is a threat for the Mid-Atlantic region...stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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