5:30 AM | **Philly metro on the northern fringes of low pressure today with light snow possible**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Becoming mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of light snow at times from mid-morning to the afternoon, highs near 30 degrees; Light and variable winds
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, middle 20’s for late night lows
Sunday
Increasing clouds, cold, upper 30’s; chance of rain, ice and/or snow showers at night
Monday
Becoming partly sunny, windy, quite cold, upper 20’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, not as cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Discussion
Low pressure is pushing to the northeast today from the southeastern states and its moisture field is moving into some very cold and dry Arctic air across the Mid-Atlantic region. The result is that snow has broken out across the southern Mid-Atlantic region and accumulations are likely today in the region from DC/Virginia to the Delmarva Peninsula to southern New Jersey. In fact, the DC metro region can see as much as 2 or 3 inches of snow and as much as 4 or 5 inches can accumulate in sections of central and southern Virginia. The Philly and NYC metro regions will be on the northern fringe of this system with light snow a possibility and perhaps a coating in some areas. Following today’s system, the bulk of the weekend will turn out mainly dry and moderately cold with some sunshine likely on both days. By Sunday night, another strong cold front and “clipper” low pressure system could throw some precipitation into the Mid-Atlantic region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather