7:00 AM | ****Accumulating snow and ice from Thursday into Friday with several inches on the table****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mostly sunny, breezy, cold, highs not far from 30 degrees; NW winds at 10-15 mph
Tonight
Thickening clouds, cold, chance of snow towards daybreak, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Thursday
Snow in the morning and it can come down hard for awhile, snow may mix with sleet later in the afternoon, several inches of accumulations are likely, breezy, cold, near 30 degrees for highs
Thursday Night
Occasional snow mixed with sleet at times, additional accumulations are possible, cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, still a good chance of occasional snow, possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain at times, mid 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, windy, cold, lower 30’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, near 40 degrees
Discussion
Attention now turns to the next storm system and this one is likely to generate significant accumulating snow in the Philly metro region and some ice as well. Snow likely breaks out early tomorrow during the 4-8AM time period and it can come down hard for awhile before mixing with or changing to sleet later in the day. Accumulations of 4-8 are likely before any changeover to sleet and there can be isolated higher amounts. Snow or a mix of snow and sleet will continue tomorrow night and there can even be occasional snow, sleet and/or freezing rain well into the day on Friday as this will likely turn out to be a long duration event. This low pressure system will take a track farther to the east compared to Monday’s storm and this track will help to keep a cold air mass in place with temperatures generally at or below the freezing mark.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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