7:00 AM | ***March gets underway with accumulating snow and a messy early morning commute...threat continues for late weekend wintry event***
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Becoming mainly sunny, quite breezy, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tonight
Becoming cloudy, cold, chance for snow late possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Friday
Chance of snow in the morning possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain, mainly cloudy in the afternoon with a possible rain shower, cold, upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow and/or rain showers, near 30 degrees for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of some rain possibly mixed with snow at times, lower 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow late in the day or at night, mid-to-upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow in the morning, lower 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, lower 30’s
Discussion
March looks like it will get underway with accumulating snow in the Philly metro region as an active weather pattern continues across the nation. Low pressure will pull out of the Midwest later today and slide across our area late tonight and likely bring accumulating snow that can be mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain at times. Average accumulations of 1-3 inches are on the table by early Friday with the higher amounts on the southwest side of the area and there can be some impact on the AM commute. It stays unsettled later tomorrow, tomorrow night and Saturday with another couple of waves possibly generating some chilly rain for the area and snow or sleet can be mixed in at times. A cold front slides towards the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday and this could set the stage for an important late weekend wintry event, but it is too early to say if it will feature rain, sleet or snow or some combination of the three.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com