SHORT TERM FORECAST
TONIGHT: cloudy with a few spells of light snow or sleet; patchy icy drizzle. Low: 22
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy and lively with some persistent light snow or gusts until midday. Total extra build-ups of a coating up to an inch or two. High: 36
FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with a snow shower or gust, especially in the Poconos. Low: 22
SUMMARY FORECASTS
Our last round of winter weather delivered a round of consistent snow and sleet on the first half of Thursday, bringing 5 to 15 inches of snow over much of the area, with amounts of 6 to 9 inches thanks to some heavier snow tires on Thursday morning. many of Chester and lower Bucks and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania and Mercer and Monmouth counties in central New Jersey. While the most steady snow and sleet have cleared, we will still have to contend with a few pockets of ever-lighter snow and sleet from time to time until tonight and even Friday morning. Additional build-ups will be a spotty layer down to an inch or two for some, but not all as temperatures remain below freezing and into the 1920s until early Friday. Also keep an eye out for some spotty freezing drizzle that can cause a slight icing of ice on any surface. Dry weather arrives later on Friday, with clear skies by Friday evening leading to a partly to mostly sunny weekend. While it’s brighter, it will also stay quite cold all weekend, with highs only in the low to mid 30s, with a brisk breeze adding an extra chill on Saturdays. A little light rain and snow may be possible early next Monday, but little accumulation or impact is expected at this point.
DETAILED FORECAST
TONIGHT FRIDAY MORNING
Expect plenty of clouds and some periodic spells of light snow and sleet from night to Friday morning, with temperatures remaining in the mid to mid-20s and any extra build-ups spotty and only around an inch or two layer. But given some light snow and sleet is still possible and temperatures will remain below freezing, you should pay attention to slippery spots all morning on some roads. Tonight and also at night, some spotty freezing drizzle might be possible, which can add a thin layer of ice cold frosting to any surface and add to the slippery conditions.
LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy skies will remain, but drier weather will prevail and there may still be a gust or snow shower, especially in the Poconos, but usually it should be dry. Highs will be Friday in the mid 30s which should help improve road conditions with some modest meltdown, but watch out for another Friday night freeze as lows plummet in the low 20s. Clouds can start to break from one day to the next.
THIS WEEKEND
For the first time of the month, an entire February weekend looks dry with lots of sun, but also with quite cold temperatures. Expect partly sunny skies with a brisk and cold breeze and only high temperatures around freezing on Saturdays, then mostly sunny skies with lighter winds on Sundays, but still cold with only high temperatures in the mid 1930s. being quite cold and dropping well into your teens.
START NEXT WEEK
A cold front on Monday will cause some clouds and some light rain and snow, but it is not expected to be much at the moment. Otherwise, expect the highs to soar into the 1940s for the rest of next week as a less cold and active weather pattern finally arrives, just in time to close out the month of February.
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