WEATHER: Nor'easter Could Hit PA Next Week; Snow Possible

Could this be the first snow?

If not, it could be the next Nor’easter to hit Pennsylvania this year.

The National Weather Service is throwing water on predictions of a nicer-than-normal December - at least in the immediate futute - by saying that a Nor’easter is possible for Tuesday.

Lance Frank, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, says the storm “looks more like a rainmaker than a snowmaker,” but could deliver heavy precipitation and winds on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Gary Szatkowski, the meteorologist-in-charge for the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, says there is still considerable uncertainty, but did say on Twitter that the potential for a coastal storm is “on the increase.”

Frank said a disturbance in the jet stream is causing storms along the Pacific Coast, but could lead to developing an area of low pressure in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. From there, forecast models say a storm could develop up the coast.

If that low-pressure system combines with the cold air from the Great Lakes, we could have our first snow - combined with wet and wind, he said.

“It remains to be seen if that tracks up the coast,” he said.