7:00 AM | **A couple of strong cold fronts to impact our weather on Tuesday and Wednesday**

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, becoming quite breezy, cold, highs in the upper 30’s; W winds increasing to around 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, cold, lows in the upper 20’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, watch for a couple of snow showers, maybe even a heavier snow squall, upper 30’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, a couple of snow showers possible, lows not far from 25 degrees

Wednesday

Partly sunny, windy, milder, chance of a couple of rain or snow showers, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs

Thursday

Partly sunny, windy, colder, mid-to-upper 30’s

Friday

Increasing clouds, chilly, chance of rain, ice and/or snow late in the day or at night, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, ice, and/or rain, mid-to-upper 30’s

Discussion

After a cold, dry and quiet weekend, high pressure will remain in control as we start the new work week and westerly winds will strengthen as the pressure gradient tightens between low pressure to the north and high pressure building in from the southwest. A couple of strong cold frontal systems dropping southeastward from Canada will impact the northeastern states on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The first of these fronts can cause strong winds on Tuesday and some snow shower activity; primarily, focused on the morning hours…there can even be a heavier snow squall. The second front can produce more strong winds at mid-week and some rain or snow shower activity as well as it passes through the region. At the end of the work week, low pressure to our west will try to push a warm front through the area and there can be a mixed bag of precipitation around here from later Friday into Saturday to possibly include rain, ice and snow.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather