It might feel like spring today but winter will be back with a vengeance this weekend.
Highs in the mid-60s are expected Thursday across the Philadelphia region. But the mild weather won’t last long.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the weekend, saying a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is possible in Eastern Pennsylvania.
The winter weather, expected Saturday, could affect travel throughout the region, forecasters predict.
The storm is part of a system coming from the central Plains and the Midwest.
“Similar to the Central states, a wedge of cold air will knife into part of the eastern U.S., just as a new surge of moisture arrives Friday night and Saturday,” according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
“How thick the layer of cold air gets in the atmosphere will determine which areas get freezing rain, versus sleet, versus snow.”
While temperatures will be above freezing during the day Saturday, road conditions could “deteriorate quickly” as evening approaches and temperatures fall into the upper 20s, AccuWeather says.
Here is the forecast:
Today: A slight chance of showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 11 mph.
Saturday: Snow likely before 4pm, then snow and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night: Sleet likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
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