7:00 AM | **Accumulating snow from late tonight into tomorrow morning**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, breezy, occasional showers mainly after noon, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s early in the day, but temperatures should fall during the mid and late afternoon
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, breezy, turning colder, rain in the evening changes to snow after midnight, lows late in the lower 30’s
Wednesday
Snow likely in the morning and it could mix with rain as it winds down at mid-day, may have to watch for some black ice late in the day as it clears, mid-to-upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly clear, very cold, lows near 20 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Friday
Increasing clouds, cold, chance of rain late in the day and the rain can be heavy at night, low-to-mid 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, rain possible early, low-to-mid 50’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, chilly, chance of showers, upper 40’s
Discussion
A strong cold front will slowly work its way through the region this afternoon and colder air will push in during the late day and early evening hours. There will be occasional rain showers today ahead of the slow moving cold frontal system; primarily, during the mid-day and afternoon hours and temperatures will peak early in the mid and upper 50's. The precipitation could actually slacken off or end briefly this evening, but as a wave of low pressure forms along the frontal boundary zone, it'll then resume and likely change from rain-to-snow shortly after midnight. The snow will continue through much of the morning on Wednesday, but it can mix with rain again as it winds down around mid-day. Accumulations are likely to average out in the range of a coating to three inches with the lower amounts in Philly and the higher amounts in the northern and western suburbs. Snow will have a more difficult time sticking to the roadways as compared with grassy surfaces, but there still can be some impact on the morning commute.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com