Winter Weather Advisory issued Feb 11-12, 2-3″ snow expected

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 7:00am on Wednesday, February 12 in greater Glenside and beyond.

Snow is moving into the area and will continue overnight. Total accumulations across Montgomery County are expected to be around 2-3″, officials said.

“The watches were upgraded to warnings and advisories, and advisories were also issued north into the Philly metro. Snow could impact the Tuesday evening and/or the Wednesday morning commutes,” the agency said in a post. “Additional precip developing late afternoon or early evening on Wednesday. Light snow changing to a wintry mix, then to mostly rain from around the I-95 corridor and locations north, mainly all rain south. Wintry mix could impact the Wednesday evening commute.”

The NWS’ latest briefing is below:

Their seven-day forecast is below:

This Afternoon

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 28. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

A chance of snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain. Low around 33. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 36.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then rain. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night

Rain. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday

Rain. High near 48. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Washington’s Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

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