Accumulating Snow In PA Forecast, Days After Record Warmth

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — Remember last weekend, when it felt like spring and you frolicked outside with the gleeful disbelief that can only come with a 70-degree day in January?

Yeah, well the real January is back and it would like to remind you of its wrath.

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for accumulating snow expected later this week.

Snow is "probable" Saturday, the National Weather Service said. A change to a wintry mix and rain is possible south to north for much of the area.

"The details however remain less certain as does the impacts, however if you will be traveling across the region keep up to date on the latest forecast," the outlook said.

The Weather Channel is currently predicting the greatest chance of heavier snow accumulations could come on Saturday.

"Areas closer to the Interstate 95 corridor from coastal southern New England into the mid-Atlantic could have snowfall to start before potentially changing to rain," the Weather Channel said.

It's too early to determine how much snow will accumulate, forecasters say.

The next winter system comes just days after record high temperatures were recorded across the Philadelphia region, with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s recorded.

Here is the forecast:

Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 8 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday: Snow before 1 p.m., then rain and sleet. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent.

Saturday Night: Rain and snow likely before 1 a.m., then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.