6:15 AM | ***Snow later tonight which can mix with sleet towards daybreak...freezing rain possible early Thursday...watch for slippery road conditions during the AM commute***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, cannot rule out a few flurries, highs in the middle 30’s; N-NW winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Snow is likely to develop after midnight, and it can mix with sleet towards daybreak, watch for slippery spots late, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow and sleet may with or change to rain which can freeze on untreated surfaces during the morning hours, plain rain winds down in the afternoon, watch for slippery spots during the AM commute, near 40 degrees for highs late in the day
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, a bit of rain or drizzle possible, lows in the upper 30’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, chilly, lower 40’s
Saturday
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow in the afternoon, mid-to-upper 30’s; snow, sleet and/or freezing rain at night
Sunday
Mainly cloudy in the morning with the chance of rain, partly sunny in the afternoon, low-to-mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, colder, mid-to-upper 30’s
Discussion
A fresh, cold and dry air mass pushed into the region last night following the daytime passage of a cold frontal system. This air mass is being anchored today by strong high pressure over New England and it helps to set the stage for snow here later tonight which can mix with sleet by morning. Snow and sleet in the morning can mix with or change to rain which can freeze on untreated surfaces…expect slippery road conditions for the AM commute. Enough milder air pushes in by mid-day on Thursday for the precipitation to wind down as plain rain and afternoon temperatures should peak near 40 degrees. A repeat performance is possible this weekend with a ”snow-to-sleet-to-freezing rain-to-plain rain” scenario on the table. Looking ahead, there is an accumulating snow threat for the Mid-Atlantic region during the early-to-middle part of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather