WEATHER UPDATE: Montgomery County's Latest Forecast for First Day of Spring Snow

The National Weather Service says that 1-3 inches of snow will blanket much of Pennsylvania on Friday. Snow started in the morning and will continue until nightfall, according to the forecast.

The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory and Hazardous Weather Outlook, saying a heavy, wet snow is expected to continue through much of the day and it should mix with sleet and rain during the afternoon.

Meanwhile, some area school districts have cancelled afternoon classes. Click here to view the list.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for Montgomery County:

• 12 p.m. 32 degrees, snow
• 1 p.m. 34 degrees, light snow
• 4 p.m. 34 degrees, snow
• 8 p.m. 34 degrees, light snow
• 9 p.m. 34 degrees, mostly cloudy

Here is the forecast for the next few days in Montgomery County:

• Saturday: high of 53 degrees, partly cloudy
• Sunday: high of 45 degrees, sunny
• Monday: high of 43 degrees, sunny

High temperatures are expected to tumble as a cold front sweeps in over the weekend, falling 5 to 15 degrees below the normal for this time of the year on Sunday, according to an AccuWeather release.

“Longer daylight hours and strengthening sunshine will negate some of the chill,” said AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski in the release.

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