WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST

Update 03/23/25 @ 8:42 AM — Sunny skies this morning will begin to very slowly fade as high cirrus clouds move in about noon. It likely won’t be truly ‘cloudy’ until after 5 PM.

Rain moves in before daybreak Monday and continues through about 4 PM, with some widely scattered showers afterwards. Total rainfall ranges from 0.32″ to 0.70″ in the models. Here’s the ECMWF-AI-Single total rainfall forecast—

06z ECMWF-AI Single Total rainfall for Monday Contours are 0.1″ (Click on image for a larger view.)

Update Sat 3/22 7:38 AM — The higher resolution models have any light showers moving through between 4:30 PM and 7 PM this evening. The lower resolution models keep any showers to our north. That includes the AI models.


Originally Posted Fri 5:01 PM —A reinforcing cold front will pass through about 2-5 PM Saturday afternoon. There will be a chance of light, scattered sprinkles/showers during the mid to later afternoon after the cold front passage.

NBM forecast hourly precipitation at 6 PM Saturday (Click on image for a larger view.)

Another approaching system for Monday will bring some cloudiness late Sunday with rain likely Monday.

Saturday Forecast

Cloudy early, then a varying degree of cloudiness with some sun through much of the afternoon. The front comes through mid to late afternoon with light sprinkles/showers. Increasingly windy and gusty in the afternoon. Temperatures drop below freezing Saturday night into Sunday morning.

NBM high temperatures: Blue Bell, PA 60º Philadelphia, PA 62º
Above average uncertainty (based on standard deviation): ±2.2º

Sunday Forecast

Sunny and cold in the morning, then sunshine through slowly thickening high clouds in the afternoon. Windy in the morning, diminishing during the afternoon.

NBM high temperatures: Blue Bell, PA 49º Philadelphia, PA 51º
Low Uncertainty (based on standard deviation): ± 1.7º