6:15 AM | ***Becoming milder today...colder by mid-week with good chance for some icing before plain rain and a similar scenario possible this weekend***

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Becoming partly sunny and turning milder, highs in the lower 50’s; Calm conditions this morning, S winds around 5 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, lows near 40 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, chilly, breezy, upper 40’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of late day snow, low-to-mid 30’s; snow, sleet and freezing rain at night

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, chance of rain, lower 50’s

Friday

Partly sunny, colder, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or rain late in the day or at night, near 40 degrees

Discussion

A warm front lifted through the region last night and today will become milder with afternoon temperatures likely reaching into the lower 50’s for highs. A colder air mass pushes in by mid-week and it’ll be supported by a strong high pressure system situated over New England. This is likely to set the stage for some frozen precipitation around here from late Wednesday into early Thursday including a period of sleet and freezing rain. On Thursday, temperatures should climb to warm enough levels for plain rain in most of the Mid-Atlantic region. Looking ahead, there may be a similar scenario to deal with this weekend with the possibility of some frozen precipitation later Saturday/Saturday night and then likely plain rain on Super Bowl Sunday. Yet another system could threaten us with snow by the middle of next week as the overall pattern looks very active for the month of February.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather