Forecasters Eyeing Several Storms: Snow In PA Soon?

Forecasters are eyeing several storms that could bring snow and ice to the region for the first time this season.

A fast-moving clipper-style storm will travel from Canada to the northern United States this week. While the Mid-Atlantic region will be "on the warm side of the storm," the air may still be cold enough to allow pockets of snow mid-week along the Atlantic coast, AccuWeather predicts.

"The amount and precise locations of that snow will depend on the track and intensity" of the storm, AccuWeather said.

The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of snow showers in the Philadelphia region on Wednesday night, and another chance of rain and snow showers Thursday morning. Precipitation is expected to taper off by Thursday afternoon.

There's another chance of snow showers on Saturday night, according to The National Weather Service.

Looking farther ahead, AccuWeather meteorologists say they are monitoring the chance of a bigger snowstorm closer to the middle of December.

"There continues to be an indication that a storm will track from the southern Plains or lower Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast in the span from Dec. 9-11," AccuWeather Senior Long-Range Meteorologist Joe Lundberg said.

The storm could evolve into a potent nor'easter, or it could weaken before moving out to sea. More details will become available as the dates approach.

Here's the current local forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 10 pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10 pm and 1 am, then a chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1 pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.