'Strong' Storm To Bring Snow, 60 MPH Winds To Eastern PA

Another round of snow is possible over the weekend in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Forecasters say a "strong" storm system will bring widespread precipitation to the region starting Saturday and continuing through Sunday. Precipitation will begin as snow in much of the region, before transitioning to all rain by Saturday night.

As much as 4 inches of snow is possible in northern Bucks County and the Lehigh Valley, with as much as 2 inches falling in Philadelphia and nearby communities. There could be areas of freezing rain near and north of I-78, the National Weather Service said.

As far as the specifics on the timeline: snow could start as early as 10 a.m. and continue until a switchover to wintry mix in the late afternoon, the National Weather Service estimated in its most recent briefing. By 10 p.m., precipitation should be all rain.

There's expected to be "widespread rainfall" though Sunday of up to 2 inches, which could lead to localized minor flooding.

It will also become very windy Sunday, with gusts of up to 60 mph possible though Monday.

Looking into next week, AccuWeather forecasters say they're eyeing how atmospheric conditions will stack up for a storm. The storm, which is possible mid-week, will form as a press of Arctic air advances from the Plains to the Atlantic coast.

"A storm will be moving along and ahead of that Arctic boundary, and depending on its track and intensity, it can bring heavy snow from parts of the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic and New England," AccuWeather Senior Director of Forecast Operations Dan DePodwin said.

Here is the local forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Snow after 10 am, mixing with rain after 4pm. High near 35. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday night: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 10pm. Low around 32. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Periods of rain. High near 52. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Wednesday night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 30%.