7:00 AM | ***Freezing rain/rain later today/tonight with icing possible well to the north and west...second storm can have accumulating snow at the onset on early Thursday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mostly cloudy, cold, chance of some freezing rain andor plain rain during the afternoon hours, highs in the low-to-mid 30’s; NE winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, freezing rain possible early then plain rain late, watch for icing well to the north and west, lows near 30 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy in the morning and chilly with lingering plain rain possible, partly sunny in the afternoon, lower 40's for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, near 20 degrees for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 30 degrees
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow in the morning, snow and sleet in the afternoon, some accumulations are likely, mid-to-upper 30’s; chance of freezing rain at night
Friday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain and/or snow, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 30’s
Discussion
A very active weather pattern will continue this week with two separate storms to deal with in the Mid-Atlantic region. The first system will pull out of the southern states today and push a lot of moisture into the region with freezing rain/rain possible this afternoon and likely tonight. There can be icing early tonight in areas well to the north and west of I-95 (e.g., western Chester County, northern Bucks, Montgomery Counties). A second storm later this week will have more cold air out ahead of it than the initial system; consequently, there can be a period of accumulating snow at the onset early Thursday before an eventual changeover to sleet/freezing rain/rain.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com