6:30 AM | ****A messy weekend with plenty of rainfall and strong winds...snow can precede the rain on Saturday and some accumulations are likely...mid-week snow threat****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, highs in the middle 30’s and there will be lower wind chill values; NW winds around 10-20 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, brisk, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow likely breaks out by late morning possibly mixed with sleet at times and then it should change to rain late in the day, snow accumulations of up to a few inches are possible before any changeover to rain takes place; especially, across northern suburbs, middle 30’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, periods of rain, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, mild, windy, chance of rain early then showers likely, maybe even a rumble of thunder, low-to-mid 50’s for highs; temperatures should drop sharply at night and winds will be very strong
Monday
Mainly sunny, very windy, cold, lower 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, upper 20’s
Wednesday
Becoming mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of snow late in the day or at night, upper 20’s
Discussion
A long-lasting storm system will impact the region this weekend with snow and/or ice likely at the onset later Saturday morning into mid-afternoon and then rain is likely from late Saturday into Sunday. There can be snow accumulations of up to a few inches on Saturday before any changeover to rain takes place; especially, across some of the northern suburbs. Some of the rain that falls on Saturday night and early Sunday can be heavy at times and a rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. A strong cold front pushes through the region later Sunday and its passage will usher in very cold air for the first half of next week. Winds will become very strong behind the cold front potentially gusting past 50 mph from later Sunday into Monday…power outages on the table.
Looking ahead, there are signs of an accumulating snow threat by the middle or latter part of next week (later Wednesday/Thursday time frame).
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather