Winter has come early to Philly, with temperatures falling into the low 40s Wednesday – despite the bright sunny skies – and a weather forecast the predicts things will take a turn for the worse as early as Thursday morning.
The wintry mix and freezing rain considered a possibility earlier this week is now predicted to come as snow and freezing rain Thursday, starting in the morning and continuing into the early afternoon.
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Throughout the afternoon Thursday, the forecast shows a continuation of rain and snow before turning to just rain around 4 p.m. Temperatures aren't expected to go higher than 37 degrees.
Rain will continue into Thursday night and early Friday. Throughout the day Friday, sun will return with a temperatures reaching 47 degrees and likely melting any ice accumulation, which could range from less than half an inch to three-quarters of an inch.
As precipitation is predicted at 100 percent for Thursday, the next few days also look to be a bit blustery. Winds will range from 13 to 15 mph on Thursday and Friday.
Take a look at the seven-day forecast from National Weather Service below:
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. At night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Thursday: Snow and freezing rain before 1 p.m., then rain and snow until 4 p.m., Followed by more rain. High temperature near 37 degrees. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. In the evening, more rain. Low temperature about 37 degrees. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph. Rainfall total between one-half and three-quarters of an inch.
• Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Then partly sunny, high near 47 degrees. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Skies mostly clear at night; low around 35.
• Saturday: Sunny, high temperature near 49 degrees. Then mostly clear at night, temperature falling to around 34.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, high near 48 degrees. Sunday night mostly cloudy; low around 35.
• Monday: Partly sunny, high of 47. Then becoming cloudy and temperature dropping to about 31.
• Tuesday: Sunny, high near 42 degrees.
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