6:15 AM | ***Some accumulating snow from later this morning into early Saturday...may be mixed with rain at times...coldest air yet this season to follow this weekend into early next week***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, good chance of snow or a mix of snow and rain, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s; NE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, good chance of snow, lows in the upper 20’s
Saturday
Clouds early with lingering snow showers possible then becoming partly sunny, windy, cold, lower 30’s for high temperatures and much lower wind chill values
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, brisk, very cold, low-to-middle teens for late night lows
Sunday
Coldest day so far this season...Mainly sunny, brisk, very cold, low-to-mid 20’s; upper single digits possible late at night
Monday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, near 30 degrees
Tuesday
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late in the day or at night that can be mixed with sleet; middle 30’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees
Discussion
A “clipper” low pressure system dropping southeast from the Great Lakes will combine with an intensifying oceanic low to produce snow in the region from later this morning into early Saturday and it can be mixed with rain at times during the day. Accumulations of snow on the order of a coating to as much as 2 or 3 inches are on the table by early tomorrow morning. As the oceanic low intensifies on Saturday and pulls off to the northeast of here, the coldest air mass of the season so far will pour into the region this weekend. Temperatures on Sunday will be confined to the low-to-mid 20’s for afternoon highs – the coldest day so far this season - and the overnight lows by early Monday morning could be in the upper single digits across some suburban locations.
One final note, for those planning to attend the college football playoff game at Penn State on Saturday (noon start)…bring blankets…high temperatures in the middle 20’s, windy with much lower wind chill values, and maybe a snow shower or two.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather