Snow, Record Cold Headed To Eastern PA

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — A shot of cold air will bring the possibility for snow this week in Eastern Pennsylvania. Little accumulation is expected, however.

According to the National Weather Service, "the coldest surge of arctic air so far this season" is headed our way, and will bring widespread record low temperatures for the Eastern half of the country.

Expect it to "feel like in the middle of winter rather than in November for much of the eastern two-thirds of the country for the next few days," the National Weather Service said in its short-range forecast.

But first, the week gets off to a mild start, with a high in the 60s predicted Monday.

Overnight into Tuesday, expect snow showers between approximately 2 and 4 a.m. Rain mixed with snow is possible throughout the morning. Little to no accumulation is expected.

Tuesday will see near record low temperatures, the Weather Channel predicts. Overnight low temperatures Tuesday into Wednesday could plummet to the teens across the region. The current record low temperature for Philadelphia on Nov. 12 is 21 degrees (record made in 1961) and for Nov. 13 it is 26 degrees (record made in 1976).

The daytime high on Wednesday will only get up to the low 30s. It will be breezy, making it feel even cooler.

Daytime temperatures will creep up Thursday, when a high in the 40s is predicted. By Friday, expect a high in the 50s. Overnight lows will remain chilly, predicted to be in the 20s all week.

Here is the forecast:

Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A chance of showers between 2 and 4 a.m., then rain likely after 4 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain, mixing with snow after 10 a.m., then gradually ending. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5 p.m. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.