{"id":60577,"date":"2025-12-14T07:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/60577\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T07:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:25:12","slug":"snow-expected-tonight-across-philadelphia-new-jersey-delaware-forecast-totals-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/60577\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow expected tonight across Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware: Forecast, totals, alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snow is expected tonight into Sunday morning across PA, NJ and DE, with 1 to 5 inches likely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The heaviest totals are expected along and southeast of I-95, including parts of South Jersey and northern Delmarva.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bitter cold arrives Sunday night into Tuesday, with wind chills dropping into the single digits and even below zero in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>3:45 P.M. UPDATE: A Winter Storm Warning has now been issued for Gloucester, Camden and Burlington counties in New Jersey, as well as Delaware County and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PHILADELPHIA &#8211; A winter storm will bring snow to the Philadelphia region tonight, followed by a blast of dangerous cold lasting through early next week, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/phi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Weather Service in Mount Holly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">National Weather Service in Mount Holly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snow begins this evening and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/how-much-will-snow-weekend-philadelphia-timing-snowfall-totals-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:continues into early Sunday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">continues into early Sunday<\/a> morning. Some areas near and southeast of I-95 may start with light rain before the colder air takes over. Once temperatures fall below freezing, snow will begin to stick to roads and sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/052898035d39379c65583c1ce40a3c75.jpeg\"\/>How much is it going to snow?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Expected snowfall amounts from Saturday night into Sunday morning:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Philadelphia: 4\u20136 inches<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">South Jersey (including Camden, Gloucester, Burlington counties): From 1\u20132 inches near Cape May, to 2\u20133 inches near Atlantic City and more further north<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shore communities (Atlantic City, Toms River): 3\u20134 inches<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lehigh Valley &amp; Reading: 3\u20134 inches<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Northern NJ (Sussex, Morris): 3\u20134 inches<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The NWS predicts decent chances for even larger snow totals throughout the area. Officials said Philadelphia has a 75% chance of seeing 4 inches of snow or more through Sunday morning, and a 38% chance to see 6 or more inches.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/118e94f05e057cc24e080092f0e0a8e5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A narrow zone of 5+ inches is possible just southeast of I-95, where snowfall rates could briefly reach <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.gov\/media\/phi\/current_briefing.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExdFVhaTF1REx4RG1nNFQySnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5ft5szx-79nWN58DdTuWAkp7Lv8BzHZ2PorNHi1Ol0uX1c2hSnL9VYVoe5Gg_aem_TnxaRkZYY1bFZiGqBw6KXQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:1 inch per hour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">1 inch per hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Travel impacts<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Roads are expected to become snow-covered and slippery, especially after midnight. Visibility may drop quickly if heavier snow bands set up during the late evening and early morning hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wind gusts picking up Sunday into Monday may lead to blowing snow, reducing visibility even after the snow ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Warminster Township in Bucks County issued a state of emergency starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and continuing noon on Sunday, to help emergency management teams respond to the storm.<\/p>\n<p>When is the snow going to start?<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cdddc94f94eff9ce8887c6e46e4e5d94.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Based on the precipitation onset map:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Philadelphia: Snow starts at roughly 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">South Jersey: Between 11 p.m Saturday and 5 a.m. Sunday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lehigh Valley \/ Poconos: 8\u20139 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Delaware: 11 p.m.\u20137 a.m. Sunday<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most of the snow will fall between midnight and 9 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Dangerous cold to follow<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once the storm pulls away, Arctic air will move in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NWS Mount Holly projects wind chills near 0\u00b0F across much of the region late Sunday night into Monday morning, with below-zero wind chills in the Poconos.<\/p>\n<p>Minimum wind chills Sunday night into Monday:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Monday\u2019s air temperatures will remain below freezing for most of the region.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;div&gt;Snow potential for Midwest, Northeast. (FOX Weather)&lt;\/div&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/214952fc78c2b4ecb8ad663bdfeb2c47.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Snow potential for Midwest, Northeast. (FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p>Marine hazards<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Gale Warning is in effect Sunday afternoon into Monday for Delaware Bay and NJ\/DE coastal waters, with wind gusts up to 35\u201340 knots and possible freezing spray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What&#8217;s next<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Snow should taper late Sunday morning, but the cold that follows may linger through Tuesday. Residents are urged to prepare for freezing conditions, protect pets and pipes, and check for updated advisories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story is based on the National Weather Service Mount Holly briefing package and reports from FOX Weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Snow is expected tonight into Sunday morning across PA, NJ and DE, with 1 to 5&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[14732,32803,3687,69,71,70,28475,8091,15123,22470],"class_list":["post-60577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-atlantic-city","tag-burlington-counties","tag-national-weather-service","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-snow-totals","tag-south-jersey","tag-sunday-morning","tag-wind-chills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60577","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=60577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}