6:00 AM | **An Arctic blast has arrived in the Mid-Atlantic region on the heels of a strong cold frontal passage and it won't be the last...weekend snow threat(s)**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy this morning with a couple of snow showers that can be mixed with graupel (snow pellets), partly sunny during the mid-day and afternoon hours, windy, quite cold, temperatures dropping from early day highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s with even lower wind chills; W-NW winds around 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, windy with gusts to 30 mph, very cold, lows not far from 20 degrees
Friday
Increasing clouds, breezy, quite cold, lower 30’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of snow showers, middle 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or snow showers, near 40 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, very cold, chance of snow or snow showers, near 30 degrees
M.L.K. Day
Mainly sunny, breezy, very cold, near 30 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, bitter cold, lower 20’s; single digits on the table for overnight lows
Discussion
An Arctic air mass has pushed into the Mid-Atlantic region on the heels of a strong cold frontal passage and temperatures will drop to the 20’s from their early day highs in the 30’s. There can be another snow shower or two during the morning hours and perhaps some graupel (snow pellets) mixed in at times. The winds will be quite strong through the day from a west-to-northwest direction making it feel even colder than the actual ambient temperatures. It stays much colder-than-normal on Friday and then an upper-level disturbance will head in this direction on Friday night and Saturday potentially resulting in some snow or snow shower activity around here. Another system will try to slide up along the east coast on Sunday and it too can bring some snow or snow shower activity to the area during the second half of the weekend. More Arctic air is on tap for the Mid-Atlantic during the early part of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather