Philadelphia Area Weather Forecasts

Philly Weekend Weather Forecast

This weekend will be much more tranquil than last.

A brief highly amplified upper air flow that is brought in by a deep low far offshore will bring cold weather for Friday, but by Saturday, the upper air trough will relax, allowing warm air to slowly move back into our area.

As is often the case, the warm air moves in aloft first, so a mix of clouds and sun are likely for Saturday.  High temps 38-43.

For Sunday, high temps are expected to approach 50, but again, some mid-level cloudiness will be likely with the warmer temperatures.

In the long range, a rain storm is likely for Wednesday, followed by very cold weather for the first weekend in February.

Weather Updates

Philly Storm Update 2PM

A quick update-  The immediate PHL area, now in a relative dry slot area, will begin to have heavier snow move back in during the late afternoon hours, as wrap-around moisture moves in from the west.  The HRRR (High Resolution Rapid Update) model, an hourly short range model,  has accurately captured this dry slot and shows the precipitation moves back in and finally ends in PHL about 7-9 PM.    But there’s still plenty of snow left to fall — as much as  4-6 inches more.

I’m not sure if we really qualified as having had a “blizzard”.  But that’s OK.

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