More cold weather Thursday in Philadelphia, chance for spotty afternoon snow showers
Winter continues to dive deeper into the region with below average temperatures near freezing and a chance of snow showers later today and early this evening. Dusting of snow at best.
Skies clear tonight and temperature will fall to the mid-20s, but the week ends with sunshine and seasonable highs near 40.
We are tracking another system Saturday with rain and snow showers possible during the day. Highs will reach the low 40s before cold air slides in behind this system, creating an interesting setup for the second half of the weekend.
On Sunday, a different disturbance tracks through the deep south to the Tennessee Valley and off the Carolina coast as a coastal storm. Then it travels north off the Jersey Shore bringing a good chance of snow showers Sunday afternoon through Sunday night. Some accumulation is possible. Too early for any totals. Both global models are in alignment with this scenario, but changes are still possible.
A NEXT Weather Alert is being considered for Sunday afternoon through Monday morning due to possible snow during pre and post-Eagles game travel and the morning commute. The NEXT Weather team is keeping an eye on the forecast models and evolving track in the coming days.
On Monday, aka MLK Day, snow showers end early and sunshine returns. Temperatures will be frigid in the teens to start the day and only reaching the mid-20's. Monday night we drop to the single digits in the city and near or below zero in some area away from the city.
That cold blast on Monday is just the beginning of an Arctic blast that brings the coldest air we have had since 2018. Tuesday highs will only reach the mid-teens and lows that night will be in the single digits.
Wind chills will dip below zero at times. We remain below freezing 24 hours a day from Sunday evening through late week. A NEXT Weather Alert is already in place for Tuesday and Wednesday due to the dangerously cold conditions.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Thursday: Clouds and PM snow showers. High 32.
Friday: Sunny. High 43, Low 26.
Saturday: Clouds, PM rain. High 44, Low 30.
Sunday: Light PM snow. High 35, Low 30.
Monday: Colder. High 25, Low 18.
Tuesday: NEXT Weather Alert for cold. High 17, Low 7.
Wednesday: NEXT Weather Alert for cold. High 20, Low 7.