7:00 AM | ***A burst of heavy snow from mid-to-late morning to early-to-mid afternoon...can generate a rapid accumulation of 1-3 inches***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mostly cloudy, cold, snow likely to develop during the mid-to-late morning hours possibly mixed with sleet, snow to become heavy within an hour of onset time, precipitation should change to plain rain by mid-afternoon, accumulations of 1-3 inches are likely with isolated higher amounts possible, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s latein the day; S winds at 10-15 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain early, lows in the upper 20’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, chilly, chance of a couple of snow showers, mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly clear, cold, lower 30’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, milder, neaar 50 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, a bit colder, mid 40’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, cold, upper 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Discussion
A bit of a tricky situation today associated with a strong frontal system as there is likely to be a burst of heavy snow possibly mixed with sleet that can result in some rapid accumulations before milder air pushes in to change the precipitation to plain rain. The most likely accumulation amount is 1-3 inches from mid-to-late morning into early-to-mid afternoon and isolated higher amounts are possible. A southerly flow on the back side of the high will boost late afternoon temperatures to above freezing and any snow that falls should change to plain rain across the region from south-to-north. A clipper system to the northwest on Tuesday could produce a snow shower around here and the rest of the week looks rather quiet.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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