6:00 AM | ***Very windy today with gusts to 50 mph...reinforcing Arctic blast by Thursday...snow showers at times next few days including a chance of small accumulations as we begin the new year***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Very windy, cold, partly sunny skies, maybe a snow shower or two, highs in the lower 30’s with much lower wind chills; W-NW winds around 15-25 mph; gusts to 50 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance of snow showers late, lows in the lower 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, quite cold, chance of AM snow showers, lower 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of snow showers late, lower 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Chance of snow showers early; otherwise, partly sunny skies, breezy, quite cold, upper 20’s
Friday
Partly sunny, breezy, still quite cold, lower 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, brisk, quite cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, brisk, quite cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Discussion
A powerful cold front barreled through the region on Monday and the post-frontal winds picked up dramatically as much colder air poured into the northeastern part of the country. The winds will continue to be strong today from a west-to-northwest direction with gusts of up to 50 mph making it feel even colder than the actual outdoor temperatures. Another blast of Arctic air will push into the Mid-Atlantic region later tomorrow night setting the stage for a very cold start to the new year on Thursday.
In addition to the wind and cold, the next few days will also feature a couple of upper-level “short-wave” disturbances that will rotate through a “long-wave” trough of low pressure centered over the eastern states. As a result, there can be snow showers at various times including late tonight and early tomorrow from one disturbance and again late tomorrow night into early Thursday from a second disturbance. The second “short-wave” is the stronger of the two and small snow accumulations cannot be ruled out as we transition to the new year on Thursday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather