Philadelphia Weather

Biggest Storm This Winter To Bring Snow, Wintry Mix And Wind

... one model gave us a mere 2”, while another one was up to 24”! Yes, at the same time. With the same atmosphere. Wonder why winter storm forecasting is hard on the East Coast. TODAY’S MODELS. Here are three models from Sunday that are valid at 8 a.m. Tuesday. These models disagreed a good bit 24 hours earlier, but are very similar now. All three have a strong LOW along or just off the mid-Atlantic coast. The NAM, GFS, and Canadian all show major winter storms affecting our area, with a lot of rain near the coast and a lot of snow well inland. The dark blue represents the heaviest snow, which would fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour (or even more for the darkest blue). This is likely the peak of the storm-the heaviest snow inland, heaviest sleet and rain near the coast, and the strongest winds at the coast. Unfortunately, this is close to the time of high tide in South Jersey. Very heavy rain along with 60 mph gusts, and high tide add up to ...

First Alert Weather Blog

... about 20 degrees. That map for 1 pm shows that it might be cold enough for snow down to much of Delaware and South Jersey. The warmth of daytime in March will be fighting the colder air just above the ground. All precipitation around here at this time of year starts as snow up in the clouds. As the snow falls and hits warmer air closer to the ground, it melts and becomes rain. If it’s cold enough at 5000 ft. and snowing harder than flurries, it doesn’t matter if the ground temperature is above 32 degrees-the snow will eventually reach the surface. I’ve seen it snow with ground temperatures as high as 46 degrees! Of course that doesn’t last long-the snow cools things off fairly quickly. Here is one computer model forecast map for 10 a.m. Friday. Blue represents snow, and the darker the blue, the heavier the snow. This is still too far out for most short-range high-resolution models, so we’ll see what ...

Blizzard Warnings Issued For Some Counties As Nor'easter Moves In

... However, most of the area will see their first flakes later in the evening, closer to midnight. It’ll pile up quickly overnight, and it could fall at a rate of 1-2 inches an hour. The heaviest of the snowfall is expected to impact the area early Tuesday morning through mid-day. Tuesday afternoon the snow will finally begin to taper off as the storm pulls away from the area, but snow will continue to fall until early morning Wednesday as some leftover snow showers and flurries hang around. CLOSINGS: Track local school closings from FOX 29. The sweet spot with this Nor'easter lies further to the north in the Poconos and Lehigh where there is potential for 16-24 inches of snow. Next in line is the northwest suburbs who could see 12-15 inches, followed by the city, where residents are looking at 6-10 inches to a foot of snow. Philadelphia is also facing the potential for a wintry mix of some sleet and rain, which could help keep the ...

What To Expect & When From The Nor'easter

... storm intensifies. The snow began south and west and is quickly moving north and east. The heaviest snow should fall Tuesday morning with the far northern and western suburbs, the Lehigh Valley and Berks County getting the most snow – most likely 1 foot or more – with the Delaware Beaches and Jersey Shore likely seeing mostly rain, wind and possible flooding. In Philadelphia and the immediate suburbs snow could turn to sleet then to rain and back to snow again during the storm. Ahead of the storm municipalities declared states of emergency and made "Code Blue" declarations. Grocery Shopping Frenzy Ahead of Snow. Residents have been in and out of grocery stores getting their essentials ahead of an expected major snowstorm. (Published Monday, March 13, 2017). 10 p.m. Monday to 3 a.m.: snow begins to pick up. 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.: heaviest accumulation. 11 a.m. to Tuesday evening: snow ...

What You Need To Know

... weather service maps on Monday forecast seven inches as likely in Philadelphia, with the potential for more than 20. These early National Weather Service maps showed the minimum (left) and maximum snowfalls originally forecast in the Philadelphia region for March 13 and 14. This storm is also expected to be a windy one, with northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 35 mph near Philadelphia and over 50 mph closer to the coast. Wind gusts 50+ mph expected near the Atlantic coast. __link__/MS 8 DCh U 4 dp. — Gary Szatkowski (@Gary Szatkowski) March 13, 2017. The late-season storm is forecast to slam the bulk of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Here is a broader look across the region with NWS snowfall forecasts. __link__/5 MLca AR 3 EK. — Gary Szatkowski (@Gary Szatkowski) March 13, 2017. Tuesday's high temperature was expected to be in the low 30 s, with similar highs forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.  So the snow is unlikely to melt quickly. While the snow is expected to far exceed anything recorded in Philadelphia so far this winter , it would take the worst-case scenario for this storm to rank among the city's biggest ...

Powerful Nor'easter To Bring Heavy Snow To Northeast

... and intense lift within the deepening storm system will yield heavy intensity precipitation area-wide. Expect all snow north and west of the city, snow with a period of heavy sleet is expected along and east of I-95 into South Jersey, with mainly rain at the shore. Snowfall will begin to overspread the area from southwest to northeast by late this evening. Steady snow with times of heavy snow, at rates of 1-3″ of snow per hour, will impact Philadelphia, the immediate Jersey suburbs and all PA suburbs from 2 a.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Thunder is possible. The most likely time frame for sleet along I-95 will be between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tuesday. The event will briefly start as snow along the coast then change to rain with snow again possible at the end of the event near early afternoon. HOW MUCH SNOW. Widespread snowfall will begin to taper off by 2 p.m. with scattered snow showers thereafter. Forecast snowfall amounts are significant for much of the area with 18-24″ of snow possible for Berks county, the Lehigh Valley and Poconos. Expect 12-18″ in Philly’s northern and western suburbs, 6-12″ in Center City and immediate suburbs with a sharp ...

Snow Emergency Declared In Philly As Winter Storm Stella Looms

... buses, RVs and motorcycles are banned from these roadways until Tuesday evenings. Approximately 700 National Guard members are being deployed, along with more than 2,000 snow plows. The Philadelphia Zoo and the Museum of Art will be closed Tuesday due to the storm, 6 __link__ reports. Villanova, the top overall seeds in the men's NCAA Tournament, left Philadelphia Monday to get ahead of the storm. The team plays Thursday night in Buffalo. The entire region is under a winter storm warning as Stella moves in from the Midwest, where it dropped a foot of snow in several places. "I have to be prepared. I have kids, I have to be prepared ,” Michelle Tull of North Philadelphia told ABC 6. “They're going to want snacks. They're going to want to eat.”. Tull was just one of hundreds of shoppers who were out to stock up now while the weather is good and the roads still drivable, a strategy endorsed by city and state leaders. “This is the ...