{"id":120699,"date":"2026-02-22T18:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/120699\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T18:58:10","slug":"snow-forecast-for-philadelphia-area-latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/120699\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow forecast for Philadelphia area; latest updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">PHILADELPHIA &#8211; A potentially historic winter storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow on the Philadelphia area as the snow continues to fall through Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Blizzard warnings are already in effect for most of New Jersey and parts of Delaware, while a winter storm warning has been issued for Philadelphia and its northern suburbs.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Philadelphia and inland New Jersey could end up with a foot of snow by the end of the storm. However, the Jersey Shore is taking the brunt of the storm, possibly accumulating up to 18 inches of snow.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Heavy snow and strong winds could create dangerous travel conditions across the Philadelphia area \u2014 follow this live blog for the latest updates on snowfall, road conditions, power outages and weather alerts as the storm continues into Monday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FIND THE LATEST WINTER STORM FORECAST HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> LIVE STORM UPDATES 1 p.m. \u2014 NJ Transit suspends some services <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">NJ TRANSIT bus, light rail and Access Link services will be temporarily suspended at 6 p.m. Sunday. Rail service adjustments are expected later in the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> 12:30 p.m. \u2014 Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro provides update  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vaigkj50f1g1faq4.jpg\" alt=\"Pennsylvania winter storm: Gov. Shapiro on snow readiness\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   12:23 p.m. \u2014 Mayor Cherelle Parker declares a disaster emergency in Philadelphia  Noon \u2014 State of Emergency goes into effect for New Jersey <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Gov. Mikie Sherrill gave an update on New Jersey&#8217;s preparedness for the winter storm as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/new-jersey-declares-state-emergency-ahead-major-winter-storm-blizzard-warnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">State of Emergency <\/a>went into effect.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pzgujgwqmpuvkw8d.jpg\" alt=\"NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill provides update on state's response to blizzard\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   11:40 a.m. \u2014 Delaware declares a State of Emergency in preparation of winter storm 9:40 a.m. \u2014 PPA is offering a flat 24-hour $5 discounted parking rate at some Center City garages 8 a.m. \u2014 Sunday morning snow forecast; latest winter storm updates <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/philadelphia-weather-snow-blizzard-new-jersey-feb-22-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">major snow storm<\/a> is bearing down on the Philadelphia region Sunday, with many parts of the region expecting a foot of snow or more. Blizzard warnings closer to the coast will make for dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8l8c1r442p9wn2yt.jpg\" alt=\"Philadelphia snow forecast: Timing, totals, and the latest on Sunday's nor'easter\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   7:20 a.m. \u2014 Mayor Cherelle Parker declares a snow emergency in Philadelphia 6 a.m. \u2014 Winter storm begins with rain across the Philadelphia region  8 p.m. Saturday \u2014 School District of Philadelphia shifts to virtual learning <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The School District announced on Saturday night that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/philadelphia-schools-closed-virtual-class-feb-23-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">school buildings will be closed<\/a> on Monday, but classes will be held virtually.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Stay connected with FOX LOCAL. For 24\/7 winter storm coverage\u2014<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/foxlocal.onelink.me\/6abq\/2ecavop5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Stay ahead of the snow with FOX 29\u2019s expert meteorologists, streaming LIVE on FOX LOCAL. Get the latest on the forecast, snow potential, and preparation tips\u2014before the storm and all weekend long. <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/foxlocal.onelink.me\/6abq\/2ecavop5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download FOX LOCAL<\/a> for 24\/7 weather coverage on your smart TV and mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/weather\/winter-weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/pa\/philadelphia\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/nj\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/de\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Delaware<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA &#8211; A potentially historic winter storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[30284,139,1962,539,69,71,70,593,1133,15765],"class_list":["post-120699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-de","tag-news","tag-nj","tag-pa","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-us","tag-weather","tag-winter-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}