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An Arctic Front is Expected to Bring Some Snow and Dangerous Cold to the Region This Weekend.

A period of light snow is expected across the area Friday night into Saturday morning, with some snow squalls possible. Saturday into Sunday, the combination of very cold air and strong winds will lead to dangerously cold wind chills. Please see the current briefing for full details. Read More >

Average monthly snowfall (1971 through 2015) in inches for the four 
National Climate Data Center climate sites in our forecast area
SITE January February March April October November December Total
PHL 6.4 6.6 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 19.3
ABE 11.1 9.4 5.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 3.8 32.3
ACY 4.6 5.5 1.3 0.3 0 0.3 1.5 13.5
ILG 7.5 6.3 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.9 18.9
Average number of days (1971 through 2015) of one inch or more of snowfall
for the four National Climate Data Center climate sites in our forecast area
SITE January February March April October November December Total
PHL 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.2 0 0.2 0.5 5.1
ABE 2.8 2.2 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.4 8.3
ACY 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0 0 0.5 4.0
ILG 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0 0.2 0.7 5.2

Annual Snowfall Across Climate Sites

Atlantic City Philadelphia Wilmington Allentown
Figure 1: Atlantic City Annual Snowfall Figure 2: Philadelphia Annual Snowfall Figure 3: Wilmington Annual Snowfall Figure 4: Allentown Annual Snowfall