White Christmas Possible In Delaware County

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? It might just happen this year in Delaware 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 Delaware County, forecasters say there is a 50 percent chance of rain before 9 p.m. Sunday, then a chance of rain and snow between 9 p.m. and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight.

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 around 30 degrees in Delaware County.

Here is the forecast:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain. High near 56. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. 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 37.

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