Chance Of Weekend Snow To Follow Short-Lived PA Warm-Up

A short-lived February warm-up is in the forecast, but it doesn't look like it will continue very long without an interruption of winter weather. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 60s on Thursday and Friday but then the very next day, winter returns with a chance of weekend snow.

The National Weather Service predicts a chance of snow Saturday afternoon and evening. The chance of precipitation is currently up to 60 percent on Saturday night.

The spring tease will end abruptly Friday evening. Temperatures in the 60s on Friday will give way to extreme chilliness. Temperatures will drop more than 35 degrees by nighttime.

When you leave the house Friday morning and it feels pleasant, don't forget that winter hat and gloves. You'll need it by nightfall, when temperatures will plummet from 60 all the way down to the mid-20s.

On Saturday, the cold will linger and bring with it the chance for snow. The NWS predicts there is a 30 percent chance of snow in the afternoon, with the likelihood of snow increasing as the day goes on. By nighttime, forecasters predict a 60 percent chance of snow, with low temperatures in the upper 20s.

Sunday will be clear, with seasonal temperatures in the mid-40s.

Here is the forecast:

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 52. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Saturday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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