7:00 AM | ***Biting cold today with Arctic air mass in place...winter storm threat continues for early next week and it could be a long duration event***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
The coldest day of the winter so far…mostly sunny skies, windy, very cold, flurries possible at times, highs in the middle 20’s and wind chills in the single digits; NW winds at 15-25 mph; gusts to 40 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, breezy, very cold, lows in the middle teens
Saturday
Mainly sunny, very cold, but not quite as harsh as Friday, near 30 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear early, clouds late, very cold, near 20 degrees for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of snow by late in the afternoon and continuing into the evening, near 30 degrees
Monday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance of snow mixing possible at times, low-to-mid 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance of snow, mid-to-upper 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, mid 30’s
Discussion
Arctic cold has gripped the Mid-Atlantic region and won’t loosen its control for awhile. Today will turn out to be the coldest day of the winter so far with a biting wind and temperatures confined to the 20’s for afternoon highs. The Arctic cold will stick around well into the upcoming weekend and attention will turn to the west as the next winter storm as it crosses the nation. That next storm system poses a threat for significant accumulating snow in the Mid-Atlantic region and it can be a long duration event with an impact here from late Sunday all the way into Tuesday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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