7:00 AM | *Brief period of sleet and/or freezing rain a possibility on Friday at the onset of a late week storm...second system likely to have an impact here on Sunday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Partly-to-mostly sunny, windy, cold, highs in the lower 40's
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of a rain shower or two towards morning, lows in the middle 30’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for a few rain showers in the morning, mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, turning colder, near 30 degrees for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, rain is likely for the afternoon, but it could begin as a brief period of sleet and/or freezing rain, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, noticeably milder, maybe a shower early, mid-to-upper 50’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, colder, chance of rain and/or snow, lower 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, lower 40’s
Discussion
An active weather pattern will continue into the new year with one low pressure system bringing precipitation here on Friday and Friday night and then a second system will likely impact us on Sunday. The first system will result in accumulating snow for parts of the Upper Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday and mainly a rain event for the Mid-Atlantic region. However, it can be cold enough at the onset on Friday for a brief period of sleet and/or freezing rain; especially, in some of the northern and western suburbs. After an unseasonably mild day on Saturday, it'll turn colder on Sunday and a second low pressure system will likely intensify near the Mid-Atlantic coastline bringing us more precipitation to close out the weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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