White Christmas Possible In Montgomery County

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? It might just happen this year in Montgomery County. The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook across Eastern Pennsylvania ahead of the storm system that they believe could drop "light snow" on the area Sunday night, plus bring strong winds on Monday.

In Montgomery County, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and snow before 8 p.m. on Sunday, then a chance of just snow after that. Christmas Day will be mainly sunny, with temperatures in the mid-30s.

Snow is expected in the northern areas of Pennsylvania toward the end of the day on Christmas Eve, according to AccuWeather. At this time, all or mostly rain is forecast from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia but snow and sleet is possible in the northern suburbs of the city depending on the temperatures, forecasters with the NWS say. Overnight lows Sunday into Monday are predicted to be in the upper 20s in Montgomery County.

Here is the forecast:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain. High near 52. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

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