Winter is only a few weeks away, and AccuWeather meteorologists say the season is expected to be much different in Philadelphia compared to last winter, especially regarding snowfall. Meteorological winter begins on Friday, Dec. 1, and runs through the end of February.
The ingredients will come together for snowstorms in the Northeast this winter, and it could spell an end to the snow drought in Philadelphia that began more than 600 days ago.Updated Oct 20, 2023 4:56 PM EDTAccuWeather’s long-range experts are warning the snow drought could be broken. Find out what to expect.meteorologists say the season is expected to be much different in Philadelphia compared to last winter, especially regarding snowfall.
Meteorological winter begins on Friday, Dec. 1, and runs through the end of February. Astronomical winter starts a few weeks later, getting underway on the solstice on Thursday, Dec. 21, and continuing until the equinox on Tuesday, March 19, at 11:06 p.m. EDT.•Accumulating snowfall only happened one time last winter when 0.3 of an inch fell in the city on Feb. 1. This is tied for second for the least-snowiest winter since reliable weather records in Philadelphia began in the 1880s.
•AccuWeather is calling for 16-24 inches of snow in Philadelphia this year, right around the historical average of 23.1 inches. Most of this snow is likely to fall during bigger storms rather than a series of smaller snow events. Accumulating snowfall is predicted to occur on 3 to 6 days, below the historical average of 12 snow days.It has been over 600 days since the City of Brotherly Love measured at least an inch of snow. On Jan. 28-29, 2022, a storm dropped 7.5 inches of powder.
A family plays on the snow on Independence Mall, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Philadelphia. The 2023-24 ski season is predicted to be a good one across the Northeast, especially during the second half of the winter and into the start of spring.Despite the forecast for more snow this winter, temperatures throughout the season are predicted to be 1-2 degrees above the long-term average.
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