Bitter Cold Coming: The Hour-By-Hour Forecast

We’re in for bitter cold this holiday weekend, the likes of which the region hasn’t seen in years, forecasters say.

In fact, the last time the Philadelphia region experienced such a stretch of single-digit temperatures in February was in 1996, AccuWeather reports.

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Here are hour-by-hour forecasts for the region, according to the National Weather Service:

Bucks County

• Thursday: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday night: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Saturday night: Snow showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 19.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

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Chester County

• Thursday: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday night: Scattered snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Windy.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 21.
• Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

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Main Line

• Thursday: Scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -7. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Windy.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 20.
• Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

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Montgomery County

• Thursday: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday night: Scattered snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 19.
• Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.