7:00 AM | **Rain changes to snow this morning as Arctic air filters into the region**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Rain changes to snow by mid-morning today and then winds down around mid-day; remaining mostly cloudy in the afternoon, breezy, cold, temperatures should fall slowly during the remainder of the day likely reaching the mid-to-upper 20’s by later this afternoon; N winds at 10-15 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, breezy, bitter cold, lows of 10-14 degrees with even lower wind chills
Friday
Mainly sunny with some late day clouds, very cold, low-to-mid 20’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, very cold, chance of snow, low-to-mid teens for late night lows
Saturday
Chance of snow early then becoming partly sunny, quite cold, upper 20’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Monday
Partly sunny, quite cold, upper 20’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, cold, near 30 degrees
Discussion
Rain will change to snow later this morning from northwest to the southeast with the arrival of an Arctic air mass and accumulations are likely to fall into the coating to an inch or two inch range – watch out for slick spots on the roads later today as temperatures slowly fall. In fact, the high temperatures for the day have likely already been reached during the overnight hours and should drop well down in the 20’s by later this afternoon as Arctic air continues to filter into the region. Bitter cold conditions for tonight with late night lows likely in the 10-14 degree range in many spots and highs tomorrow will certainly do no better than the low-to-mid 20’s as the Arctic air mass becomes quite well established. Low pressure will then attempt to push northward just off the eastern seaboard by the early part of the upcoming weekend. Currently, that system appears to be more likely to generate accumulating snow to the south and east of the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor with a possible focus zone in the region from southeastern Virginia to the Delmarva Peninsula to coastal southern New Jersey…still something to monitor though.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather