Philadelphia: New week to bring next opportunity for snow

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

February 6,2016; 9:24PM,EST

 

 

Benign weather is in the offing for the Philadelphia area this weekend before the weather pattern turns wintry for the new week.
The dry and mild air dominating this weekend is not a sign of things to come for the Philadelphia area.

Chilly weekend, snow next week, but no big storm

Philadelphia will escape the winter storm set to graze New England to start the new week, but minor coastal flooding may develop at the Atlantic beaches on Monday.
Otherwise, the next opportunity for snow for the area will come at the hands of another storm arriving from the Midwest.
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The storm will reach the area Monday night with snow showers.
However, the track of the storm and intensity of the snow will determine whether the area is faced with nuisance to disruptive snow or a lighter mix of snow with fewer travel problems into Tuesday. Rain could even mix in south of the city.

The door will then open for colder air to arrive for the second half of the week and next weekend. The brutal cold next weekend could be the coldest so far this winter with biting winds creating bitterly lower AccuWeather RealFeel® temperatures.