Weekend Nor'easter: Here's What To Expect In The Philly Area

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Nor'easter storm moving over the Philadelphia region will make for a wet and windy start to the weekend. According to the National Weather Service, expect gusty winds and heavy rain across eastern Pennsylvania Friday night into Saturday.

However, our region will be spared the heavy snow that the storm will bring to parts of New England.

The storm, which is developing in the southeast, will evolve into an "intense" Nor'easter on Saturday. It is forecast to strengthen as it tracks across the Mid-Atlantic Saturday morning.

According to AccuWeather, the storm will begin strengthening Friday evening, bringing drenching rain and thunderstorms to the mid-Atlantic region. "Then rain and thunderstorms are likely to erupt across the Interstate 95 corridor of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern New England from Friday night to Saturday," AccuWeather said.

The storm's northwest flank will usher in a cold front, bringing a "reinforcing shot of cold air" to the interior Northeast.

"As per usual with a Nor'easter, there will be a sharp gradient between areas that see heavy snowfall and areas that see rain closer to the coast," the National Weather Service said.

While New England is expected to get the brunt of the snow, a small amount of accumulating snow is forecast over parts of northwestern New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and even in the mountains of northern and western Pennsylvania.

Here is the forecast:

Friday night: Showers likely before 8 pm, then rain after 8 pm. Low around 42. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain, mainly before 2 pm. High near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 7 pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7 pm and 8 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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