6:30 AM | ***One system moves away and another heads this way***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow showers this morning and some “snizzle” (snow drizzle), snow or a mix of snow and sleet may return by the end of the day, highs in the middle 30’s; E winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow and sleet this evening changes to rain later tonight, the rain can freeze on untreated surfaces in the normally colder suburban locations to the north and west, lows in the lower 30’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, not as cold, chance of AM rain, upper 40’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lows in the middle 20’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, cold, middle 30’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, can be a burst of snow in the AM hours, chance of rain in the PM, mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy with rain likely, the rain can change to snow before it ends, windy, mild early, turning colder late, near 50 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, upper 20’s
Discussion
One low pressure system is departing off to our east this morning and another is headed towards the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes. Given the track of this next storm to our northwest, warmer air should push northward along the east coast by later tonight and Thursday. In the meantime, there can be some snow shower activity this morning…perhaps even some “snizzle”…a word I have coined for “snow drizzle”. After a lull in the precipitation, snow or snow and sleet may return by the end of the day and then it should change to rain in the overnight hours with freezing on untreated surfaces still a possibility in the normally colder suburban locations to the north and west. High pressure builds in for Friday and then a double-barreled strong storm system will impact us from Saturday into Sunday. There can be a burst of snow on Saturday morning and then rain is likely during the PM hours and also on Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather