6:00 AM | ***Precipitation arrives early this morning...transitions to plain rain later in the day...watch for AM slick spots***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow, sleet, freezing rain transitions to plain rain, watch for slick spots during the AM hours and there can be small accumulations before the changeover, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s; E-NE winds winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Becoming partly cloudy, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, middle 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s; coldest night yet with overnight lows in the mid-to-upper teens
Friday
Partly sunny, very cold, near 30 degrees; chance of snow at night
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or a mix of snow and rain, mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s
Discussion
Low pressure will head to a position off the Mid-Atlantic coastline by later today at the same high pressure to our north retreats into the northwestern Atlantic. It’ll be cold enough for awhile this morning for snow, sleet and freezing rain to fall across many suburban locations, but the influx of slightly milder ocean air later today will cause a transition to plain rain throughout the area. Accumulations are possible before the changeover on the order of a coating in the metro region to an inch or two in some of the northern and western suburban locations…watch for AM slick spots on the roadways.
High pressure takes control of the weather for the mid-week and then a cold frontal passage on Thursday night will usher in the coldest air so far this season. As a result, temperatures are likely to bottom out in the upper teens across most suburban locations by early Friday morning. After that, we’ll have to monitor the movement of low pressure across the southeastern states. There is a chance that this system pushes far enough to the north by Friday night/ Saturday to produce some snow in the Mid-Atlantic region...we’ll closely monitor this threat during the next few days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather