7:00 AM | ****Storm #1 winds down today...storm #2 arrives tonight with accumulating snow possible...storm #3 later Sunday into early Monday with lots of potential...all followed by Arctic cold****
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Residual light snow or freezing drizzle this morning or what I like to call "snizzle" then remaining cloudy this afternoon with a bit of light rain possible, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tonight
A wintry mix early changes to snow late with some additional accumulations possible, cold, lows near 30 degrees
Saturday
Chance of snow or a wintry mix early then remaining cloudy with a touch of light rain in the afternoon, cold, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, near 30 degrees for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow in the afternoon which may transition to all snow at night, snow accumulations are possible overnight; especially, to the north and west of I-95, near 40 degrees
Monday
Chance of snow or a wintry mix early then becoming partly sunny late, breezy, cold, mid 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, breezy, very cold, upper 20's
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, very cold, upper 20’s
Discussion
March is coming in like a lion with overnight accumulating snow and two more storms are on the way. Low pressure is now heading towards the Mid-Atlantic coastline and it is bringing us round one of an extended wintry precipitation event. That same low pressure system will hang around the Mid-Atlantic coastline during the remainder of today and it’ll get energized by early tonight as upper-level energy passes overhead. As a result, after a break for awhile in the precipitation, more rain, sleet and/or snow can fall early tonight and then likely transition to all snow late with additional accumulations of a couple inches possible. Yet another wintry precipitation event is headed to the Philly metro region for later Sunday into early Monday. This next system will have plenty of available moisture; consequently, a lot of potential, but it is unclear as to where the all-important rain/snow line may set up. Rain, sleet and/or snow can break out in the Mid-Atlantic region during the afternoon hours on Sunday and then possibly transition to all snow Sunday night with snow accumulations possible; especially, to the north and west of I-95...stay tuned. All of this will be followed by Arctic cold for the first full week of March.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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