6:00 AM | **Accumulating snow as low pressure heads toward the New Jersey coastal waters...mid-to-late afternoon start time**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow or a mix of rain and snow likely to develop during the mid-to-late afternoon hours, if precipitation begins as a mix of rain and snow it would soon change to all snow, watch for slick spots at the end of the day, highs not far from 40 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with snow likely in the evening, watch for slick spots, snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are on the table, clearing skies late and becoming quite breezy, lows in the upper 20’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, windy with gusts to 40+ mph, cold, a few snow showers likely, maybe a heavier snow squall, upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly clear, quite cold, near 20 degrees for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, still cold, but little to no wind, mid-to-upper 30’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, lower 50’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, even milder, chance of rain, lower 60’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, chance of showers early, near 50 degrees
Discussion
Low pressure will pull out of the Tennessee Valley early today and head towards the coastal waters of New Jersey by early tonight. Snow or a mix of rain and snow is likely to develop here during the mid-to-late afternoon hours. If the precipitation begins as a mixture, it would likely change to all snow shortly thereafter and stay as snow in the evening. Total snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are on the table for the Philly metro region and surrounding suburbs. The low will push away from the Mid-Atlantic coastline later tonight and another cold air mass will follow on Wednesday riding in on strong NW winds. Snow shower activity is likely on Wednesday in the Mid-Atlantic and there can even be heavier snow squalls. It stays cold on Thursday, but the winds die down and then a warm up begins at the end of the week. In fact, temperatures could reach the 60 degree mark on Saturday afternoon and it’s likely to rain for awhile before cooler, drier air returns late in the weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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