SHORT TERM FORECAST
TODAY: Cloudy. A shower and snow shower in the morning. Maximum: 36.
Tonight: cloudy. A little fog. Watch the ice on the roads where the snow melted. Low: 28.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Maximum: 39.
FORECAST SUMMARY
Today we are cloudy as a cold front crosses us.
The cold forehead also brings some gusts this morning. Some spots in the mountains will even see some larger flakes fall from a snowstorm, but nothing builds up. Most of us stay dry all morning.
Everyone is dry this afternoon. But it’s cold this afternoon in the 1930s. There’s no wind heater.
On Monday, it is still not cold, but it is quite cloudy. In the afternoon there will be some sunbeams, but don’t expect to see much sun there. Tuesday afternoon will be sunnier and Wednesday mostly cloudy.
When you have a clearer sky on Tuesday and Wednesday, look for Jupiter in the evening just after sunset. It will be the brightest object in the night sky. Right next door will be Saturn.
Jupiter and Saturn are on the right. Jupiter is the brightest. This photo was taken last week in Northampton County.
Jupiter and Saturn have come very close to each other. In fact, they are so close on Monday that they would look like a big planet. But it will be too cloudy to see.
Monday night we will get some showers and snow showers from these clouds.
On Monday night, there will be some rain in Philadelphia and the Philly area. Poconos, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill and Berks counties will see some snowfall. Some of these snow showers will carry dusty snow. Not everyone has a shower or snow shower on Monday night.
The future radar shows some showers of snow, sleet and showers that pass Monday night.
Now, on Christmas Eve, everyone has rain in the afternoon and at night. At least an inch of rain is on the way, which will help melt a lot of snow.
The question is: does the rain end up as snow on Christmas morning?
One of the future radars we forecast wants the rain to turn to snow Thursday night. If that happens, we would get a little more than a powder of snow and get a white Christmas.
This future radar wants the rain to end like snow on Christmas morning. This is the future American radar.
All other future radars we use to forecast only show rain. So plan for the rain.
This is one of the future radars that only show rain at Christmas.
However, we’ll keep you up to date on the potential of a White Christmas all week at WFMZ, the WFMZ weather channel at 69.2, the 69 Weather app, and right here at WFMZ.com.
If we talk about the potential for snow, that means it’s getting pretty cold on Friday, and that’s true. We are in the 30s as temperatures drop throughout the day. It will be a change from Thursday 50!
Both Thursday and Friday will be abrupt, but you’ll really notice Friday’s wind due to how cold it is.
Cold air settles in even more for next weekend. The highs will be around 30 and on Saturday it is still windy.
Both Saturday and Sunday of next weekend will be sunny and dry.
Watch this cold weather for early next week.
DETAILED FORECAST
TODAY
Everyone is dry this afternoon.
Tonight
It’s cloudy and cold tonight.
TOMORROW
Monday is quite cloudy.
A LOOK AHEAD
Highs are set around 40 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays before a milder weather arrives.
HOLIDAY TIME
It’s a mild, rainy Christmas night. Then temperatures drop on Friday as we feel the effects of a cold front.
THE WEEK BEFORE
It’s a sunny, dry weekend, next weekend.
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