7:00 AM | ***Accumulating snow on Friday begins early in the day...an Arctic blast for the weekend...warmer next week***

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, cold, but not as harsh as yesterday, cannot rule out a couple of afternoon snow showers, highs in the low-to-mid 30’s; SW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow towards morning, lows in the middle 20’s

Friday

Periods of snow, cold, snowfall accumulation estimates of 3-6 inches, lower 30’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Snow winds down early; otherwise, mainly cloudy, cold, middle teens for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, very cold, windy, low-to-mid 20’s for highs with even lower wind chill values

Sunday

Mainly sunny, cold, blustery, upper 20’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, cold, mid 30’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, milder, lower 40’s

Discussion              

Another round of accumulating snow is headed to the Philly metro region on Friday as low pressure intensifies just off the Carolina coastline. The snow should arrive between 3 and 7 AM and snowfall estimates are 3-6 inches across the area. On the heels of the late week snow event, another Arctic air mass will plunge into the eastern states from Canada and single digits lows will be possible this weekend in some suburban locations. Looking ahead, the Arctic chill will fade away around here early next week and we’ll turn warmer-than-normal for the middle and latter parts of next week with rain likely back in the forecast.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather