6 Inches Of Snow Followed By Extreme Cold Forecast For Philadelphia Sunday

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia area could see up to 6 inches of snow Sunday followed by wind chills below zero degrees early in the week, according to the National Weather Service.

Snowfall rates potentially exceeding 1 inch per hour were expected to start late Sunday morning and continue through Sunday evening, with the most snow falling near and northwest of the Interstate 95 corridor, the service said in a briefing Sunday morning. Snow covered roads were predicted to make for difficult travel.

Philadelphia was under a winter storm warning Sunday, with 4-6 inches of snow in the forecast. Parts of the state further northwest, like Reading, Allentown and Mount Pocono, were expected to see a higher accumulation of 6-8 inches

Starting Sunday night and continuing through Wednesday night, wind chills were predicted to dip below zero degrees, with the coldest conditions expected in the southern Poconos and Lehigh Valley.

“There will be an increased risk of hypothermia and frost bite,” the briefing said. “Impacts to infrastructure could include frozen pipes and increased demand for heating energy.”

Wind chills Monday night through Tuesday were predicted to be as low as 19 degrees below zero for Mount Pocono and minus 10 degrees for Reading. In Philadelphia, they were predicted to be 6 degrees below zero. Low temperatures Tuesday morning were forecast at minus 2 degrees for Mount Pocono and 6 degrees for Philadelphia.