7:00 AM | ***Next storm likely to begin here with accumulating snow on Thursday before a likely changeover to a wintry mix***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mostly cloudy in the morning with some lingering light rain or drizzle, partly sunny skies in the afternoon and turning milder and quite windy, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s; W winds at 5-15 mph; gusts to 25 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, windy, quite cold, lows not far from 20 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, cold, chance for snow towards daybreak, low-to-mid 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, cold, breezy, snow develops in the morning and can mix with sleet in the afternoon hours, accumulations are likely, lower 30’s; snow, sleet, and/or freezing rain at night
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, sleet and/or freezing rain early, upper 30's
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, lower 30’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 30’s
Discussion
One storm system will push away today and attention will turn to another system that will impact the region from late Wednesday night into early Friday. High pressure will build over New England on Wednesday and act as an anchor for a cold air mass in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a result, the chance of accumulating snow at the onset of the next storm system will be quite high in the Philly metro region from late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The snow is likely to mix with or change to sleet and/or freezing rain later in the day on Thursday or at night and there can be some ice buildup on any accumulated snow that falls earlier in the event. Stay tuned…something to closely monitor next couple of days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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