As the region recovers from its second snow of the week we are looking towards a third weather system that could bring even more winter weather to the region this weekend.
“A tremendous amount of moisture” is currently off the Pacific Coast and should be moving our way as the week goes on, said NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz.
At this point it's unclear how significant the winter weather will be. The system should arrive from the west Saturday morning bringing snow early, before changing to a wintry mix of sleet and rain later in the day.
Some accumulation is likely to occur throughout the morning and into the afternoon, when the Army-Navy Game will be underway at Lincoln Financial Field. But the fast-moving system makes it difficult to predict the total amount of precipitation.
Ahead of the storm expect bitter cold temperatures, which will likely stay below the freezing mark all week before bottoming out in the mid-teens Friday. That cold air will cool off the ground enough to cause any moisture that arrives to almost immediately stick to surfaces.
The trick is how quickly temps go up on Saturday. Lows are expected in the mid-20s in Philadelphia Saturday morning and should push into the 30s as the day goes on but how fast and how quick could be the difference maker between notable accumulation or not.
In general, early models show more snow to the north and west but totals aren’t clear this far out.
The best bet for now is to continue to check back with the NBC10.com Severe Weather Central and the NBC10 First Alert Weather team.