7:00 AM | **Much colder air returns later today/tonight...accumulating snow tomorrow night with several inches possible**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy skies today with occasional showers, becoming windy and turning colder this afternoon, highs today will be reached this morning in the 50’s, but then temperatures should drop this afternoon
Tonight
Becoming mainly clear, breezy and cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Saturday
Some sunshine gives way to increasing clouds, cold, snow is possible by the end of the day, upper 30’s for highs
Saturday Night
Periods of snow and it could mix with or change to rain and/or sleet at times, cold, accumulations of 2-5 inches possible, near 30 degrees for lows
Sunday
Becoming mainly sunny, cold, but a bit better than Saturday, mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Monday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, milder, chance of showers, near 50 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, warmer, chance of showers, low-to-mid 60’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers, low-to-mid 60’s
Discussion
A strong cold front will push through the region today and this morning's warmth will be replaced by windy and colder conditions later in the day. The full brunt of this next cold air mass will arrive tonight and temperatures will tumble well down in the 20’s for overnight lows. On Saturday, cold high pressure will start the day nearby and low pressure will begin to pull out of the southern states and head towards the Mid-Atlantic coastline. This high pressure system will push off the coast by late Saturday and this will open up the door for precipitation to head our way from the southwest-to-northeast. The precipitation will likely arrive as snow late in the day or early Saturday night and then it may mix with or change to rain and/or sleet for awhile, but not before possible snow accumulations of 2-5 inches with the higher amounts in that range to the north and west of Philly. This will be a fast-moving, but potent system and all precipitation is will be over by very early Sunday morning. A major warm up will then take place in the early and middle parts of next week and temperatures will jump to the 60’s by Tuesday and Wednesday – perhaps even higher than that.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com