7:00 AM | ***Precipitation likely arrives by the early afternoon....rain or a mix to all snow later tonight...watch for possible snow burst early Saturday...next storm Sunday night/Monday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, rain or a combination of rain and snow develops by early afternoon, highs in the lower 40’s; E-NE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, rain or a mix of rain and snow changes to all snow, lows in the lower 30’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, cold, snow or a mix of rain and snow in the morning, watch for a burst of heavier snow early in the day, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Clearing, breezy, quite cold, mid 20’s for late night lows
Sunday
Increasing clouds, cold, chance for rain or a mix of rain and snow late in the day or at night, low-to-mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow, low-to-mid 40’s; snow or snow showers possible at night
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, windy, quite cold, chance of snow showers, near 40 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, breezy, quite cold, near 40 degrees
Discussion
The overall weather pattern will remain quite active across the nation during the next couple of weeks with most sections experiencing colder-than-normal conditions. In the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US, there may be as many as three storms during the next week or so presenting chances of rain and snow. Precipitation is likely to arrive here with the first system by early afternoon in the form of rain or perhaps a mix of rain and snow. As low pressure intensifies off the Mid-Atlantic coastline later tonight, an influx of colder air will likely change the precipitation to all snow. There can even be a burst of heavier snow early Saturday with an inverted trough extending from the ocean low back to the Mid-Atlantic coastline at the same time there is rapid intensification. Accumulations of a coating to an inch or two are on the table by mid-morning Saturday. Another system threatens with rain and/or snow from late Sunday into Tuesday. This storm could turn into a monster for the Northeast US early next week and it wouldn’t take much to have a significant impact on the northern Mid-Atlantic…stay tuned and so much for an early spring.
One final note, clocks turn ahead an hour this weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather