December 15, 2016
Philadelphians were greeted to their first snowfall of the year late Wednesday night, and whiter powder could sprinkle the region over the weekend.
Light flakes began falling around 11 p.m., lightly dusting the city with a fluffy snow.
#decorated the apt with #lights while watching #TheSantaClause & this start happening..wasn't expecting it, but it's gorgeous. #snow #philly pic.twitter.com/0BbwopeVpN
— kara ashlan (@karashlan7) December 15, 2016
LOVE it!!! The first snow of the season in #Philly! Woo hoo! A word of warning about that AM commute from @KathyOrrFOX29 @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/KKWJnOA1Y0
— Lucy Noland (@LucyNolandFOX29) December 15, 2016
First Philly snow 🌨❄️ pic.twitter.com/ZIWaRrL43Q
— Keeleyann (@keeleyannxo) December 15, 2016
Our friend SNOW made an appearance in Philly this morning... BUNDLE UP!! pic.twitter.com/jAcCzFoGV8
— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) December 15, 2016
The snow preceded a sharp drop in temperatures, as the high for Thursday is expected to be around 27 degrees with a low of 15 at night. Philadelphia has issued a Code Blue, which will stay in effect until this coming Wednesday morning.
Forecasters are calling for more snow overnight Friday into late Saturday morning. Up to 2 inches of accumulation is expected.
Temperatures should rise into the 50s Sunday, with rain likely instead of snow.
No snow is predicted for the beginning of the following workweek, but it should get cold again, with temperatures dropping to the 30s and 20s.
Here's the full seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday night: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 24. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday: Snow before 10 a.m., then rain. High near 49. South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible.
Saturday night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday: Rain, mainly after 8 a.m. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
