7:00 AM | **Minor snow threat comes later tonight across northern suburbs and another chance of snow comes late Thursday night/early Friday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, highs in the low-to-mid 30’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow showers mainly across the northern suburbs and there can be some sleet or freezing rain mixed in at times, lows in the upper 20’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late perhaps mixed with sleet and/or rain, mid-to-upper 20’s for overnight lows
Friday
Chance of snow in the morning possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain at times, mainly cloudy in the afternoon, cold, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, a bit milder, chance of rain possibly mixed with snow at times, low-to-mid 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, colder, chance of snow late in the day or at night possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain, mid 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow in the morning possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain, lower 30’s
Discussion
Winter is not going to give up without a fight despite what the groundhog predicted a few weeks ago. The calendar turns from February to March this Friday and the new month will begin with an active pattern to include additional cold air outbreaks and some snow threats. The first threat of snow will actually take place later tonight in the northern part of the Mid-Atlantic region as a “clipper-like” system drops southeastward across the Great Lakes. Snow showers could reach into the northern suburbs of the Philly metro region (e.g., Upper Bucks County) as this system passes by to our north, perhaps mixed with a bit of sleet or freezing rain. Another system could generate some snow here late Thursday night/early Friday morning – just as we begin the month of March - and it could even have an impact on the Friday AM commute. A cold air outbreak is likely to arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday and low pressure may form near the Southeast US coastline right along the cold frontal boundary zone. This could result in another wintry precipitation event from late Sunday into Monday with the chance of snow or a wintry mix. The first full week of March will be well below-normal in much of the nation including the Mid-Atlantic region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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