Wintry mix moves out of Philadelphia, Christmas Day to be cloudy with highs in the upper 30s
A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell across the region Tuesday morning as a fast-moving system swept through. The precipitation tapered off by midday and skies will continue to clear out this afternoon.
Road conditions deteriorated quickly as the precipitation moved in. Roads and sidewalks, especially elevated surfaces were icy in spots through the morning hours before temperatures warm back above freezing this afternoon.
The clouds will briefly clear and allow for some sunshine as temperatures back a run for the upper 30s or low 40s this afternoon. Skies will remain partly cloudy tonight as temperatures drop back below freezing into early Christmas morning.
After some melting Tuesday afternoon, we could see some overnight refreezing which could produce some patchy black ice early Christmas morning. If your plans take you out on the roads Wednesday morning, be cautious and aware of some icy spots.
Christmas day itself will feature partly cloudy skies with temperatures once again in the upper 30s. Hanukkah, which begins Wednesday night, will be partly cloudy as temperatures slowly cool into the middle 20s by Thursday morning.
Thursday is the first day of Kwanzaa and it will be mostly sunny and seasonable with highs in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees.
As we look ahead toward the final weekend of 2024 the temps will warm back into the upper 40s and even 50s by Sunday, with some plain ol' showers possible late Saturday into the day on Sunday.
A quick look ahead to New Year's Eve shows a pretty large system developing to our west, ushering warm air for the holiday. The evening looks to be wet and warm, with midnight temps potentially in the mid-40s.
7-day forecast
Tuesday: High of 40, morning wintry mix
Wednesday: High of 38, low of 28, partly cloudy
Thursday: High of 38, low of 24, partly cloudy
Friday: High of 42, low of 25, near normal
Saturday: High of 44, low of 30, showers late
Sunday: High of 53, low of 38, few showers
Monday: High of 53, low of 42, chance for showers
