6:00 AM | ****Bitter cold next few days...biggest impacts from weekend storm stay to our south and east****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, breezy, bitter cold, highs in the upper teens with below zero wind chills; W winds around 10-20 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, nostril-freezing cold, lows near zero
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, brutally cold, middle teens for afternoon highs with below zero wind chills
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, biting cold, at or below zero for late night lows
Saturday
Increasing clouds, still bitter cold, breezy, chance of some snow late in the day and/or at night, mid-to-upper teens
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, very cold, windy, slight chance of snow, lower 20’s
Monday
Partly sunny, cold, not as harsh, upper 20’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, cold, near 30 degrees
Discussion
It remains brutally cold around here for the next couple of days with afternoon high temperatures generally confined to the teens and overnight lows flirting with the zero-degree mark in many locations. The record low temperature at Philly Airport (PHL) for Friday, January 30th, is 7 degrees…definitely in jeopardy. As far as the weekend storm is concerned, low pressure will develop near the Carolina coastline by later Saturday and then intensify dramatically as it moves to the northeast later in the weekend. The biggest impact from this weekend storm will be across southern Virginia, North Carolina, and likely across eastern New England as well. Around here, the winds will become a noticeable factor this weekend and there is the chance for some snow from later Saturday into Saturday night...accumulations cannot be ruled out.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather