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Seasonal Snow totals for Western Chester County PA from 1888 through 2022 - average seasonal snowfall = 36"

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Today will be a near normal day today with highs in the mid to upper 30's. The weekend looks mostly cloudy with a slight chance of some showers on Sunday night (Go Birds!) It looks like we will start off February with below normal temperatures and maybe a couple shots at some snow....but the way this season has gone I would not hold my breath for snow! The record high for today is 71 degrees from 1916. Our record low is 2 below zero from 1987. Daily precipitation record is 1.46" from 1990. The daily snow mark is the 6.5" that fell today in 1941.

Today will be a near normal day today with highs in the mid to upper 30's. The weekend looks mostly cloudy with a slight chance of some showers on Sunday night (Go Birds!) It looks like we will start off February with below normal temperatures and maybe a couple shots at some snow....but the way this season has gone I would not hold my breath for snow! The record high for today is 71 degrees from 1916. Our record low is 2 below zero from 1987. Daily precipitation record is 1.46" from 1990. The daily snow mark is the 6.5" that fell today in 1941.

After our largest snow event (0.8") of the year here in the philly burbs of Chester County PA yesterday turned to rain we ended up with a combined melted snow equivalent and rain of 0.94". We are now running 0.39" above normal in the rain department for 2023...however our seasonal snow of 2.1" is 12.6" below our normal snow totals through yesterday. Of note over in Philadelphia and New York City they have both yet to receive any measurable snow this season. NY has an excellent chance to set a new record for longest periods between snowfalls. Philly has a long way to go as they are only at 320 days with the record being the snowless winter of 1972-3 as they experienced 616 days between snowfalls. We are well on our way to a Top 5 warmest January here in Chester County but we will finish well below the warmest January way back in 1932. Above normal temps look to continue through the end of the month (next Tuesday) with our next chance at showers likely by Tuesday night. The record high for today is 75 degrees set in 1950. The record low is 1 below zero from 1922. The daily precipitation and snow record is 1.40" and 14.0" of snow that was part of the 2 day snowstorm that resulted in 16.0" of snow across the county ending on the 27th back in 2011.

After our largest snow event (0.8") of the year here in the philly burbs of Chester County PA yesterday turned to rain we ended up with a combined melted snow equivalent and rain of 0.94". We are now running 0.39" above normal in the rain department for 2023...however our seasonal snow of 2.1" is 12.6" below our normal snow totals through yesterday. Of note over in Philadelphia and New York City they have both yet to receive any measurable snow this season. NY has an excellent chance to set a new record for longest periods between snowfalls. Philly has a long way to go as they are only at 320 days with the record being the snowless winter of 1972-3 as they experienced 616 days between snowfalls. We are well on our way to a Top 5 warmest January here in Chester County but we will finish well below the warmest January way back in 1932. Above normal temps look to continue through the end of the month (next Tuesday) with our next chance at showers likely by Tuesday night. The record high for today is 75 degrees set in 1950. The record low is 1 below zero from 1922. The daily precipitation and snow record is 1.40" and 14.0" of snow that was part of the 2 day snowstorm that resulted in 16.0" of snow across the county ending on the 27th back in 2011.

Rain with a few ice pellets and up to 34.1

Down here in the western Philly burbs of Chester County we briefly went to a mix of sleet and rain but now back to mostly snow. Here in East Nantmeal I have recorded 0.8" of snow today...this represents our "biggest" snow event of the season which brings our monthly total up to 1.3" which is 7.2" below normal for January to date. For the winter season we now stand at 2.1" which is 12.6" below our normal snow of 14.7" for the season to date for Chester County PA.

may try posting there along with here....have not been there

Looks like we have mixed with some sleet and rain just a few flakes still coming down. I recorded 0.8" of snow here in East Nantmeal - our "biggest" snow event of the season which brings our monthly total up to 1.3" which is 7.2" below normal for January to date. For the winter season we now stand at 2.1" which is 12.6" below our normal snow of 14.7" to date.

Our "largest" snow event of the season with 0.8" so far

Heavy Snow here in NW Chesco roads and driveway are caving temp at 32.9

Heavy Snow now in East Nantmeal temp at 33.5 race is on to rain

2.7" out west already around York

It's all about the depth of the cold air....if the primary tracks to the Northwest and pulls above 0c air in at the 850mb (5k feet) level it is unlikely unless you have a bombing low off the coast to drag the freezing level back to the 850 level. Plus there is really nothing preventing warm buoyant air from surging above the surface with the absence of the deepening pressure off the coast. So normally once you turn to non-snow you stay there. That said if enough low level cold air you could certainly see a transition back to some ZR etc.

After a brief bit of snow now just cloudy and 33.6....could be plain rain by the time we get through this virga

Just started snowing here but very light so far...although about 8 miles NW of here at the Morgantown Turnpike entrance it is already snow covered - the models have Chester County going over pretty quick to rain so not expecting much here

We could see between 0.75" and 1.00" of rain today across the county with more in Southeast Chester County. We dry out and stay above normal through the weekend with our next chance of rain later Sunday night. There are signs of a cold and possibly stormy start to February. The record high for today is 73 degrees from 1967. Record low is 2 below zero from 1935. Daily precipitation record is 2.54" and the daily snow record is the same day in 1905 as 25.4" of snow was recorded bringing the 2 day storm total to 29.0" of snow. That blizzard was the 3rd largest snowstorm in Chester County history behind only the 45.3" in the February 1899 blizzard and the 38.0" from the December 1909 storm. The 1996 blizzard is #4 on the list at 28.9" of snow.

Should see a little sun today with temps as usual slightly above normal. Snow should arrive after rush hour tomorrow and quickly mix with and then change to rain...up to at most 1" looks possible before the rain. The NWS has put a Winter Weather Advisory in place for our bordering counties of Berks and Lancaster so those in the Far Western areas of the county should see the best chance of seeing the most snow we have seen this season >0.5" We should dry out for most of the rest of the week into the weekend with above normal temps and the next shot of rain not till Sunday Night into Monday. The record high for today is 72 degrees set in 1967. The record low is 4 below zero from 1930. Our daily precipitation record is 2.76" from 1979 and the daily snow mark is the 3.7" that fell today in 2015.

Snowy couple of weeks incoming....

Today's "event" brings our monthly snowfall to 0.5" Seasonal snow is now up to 1.3" which is only 12.4" below normal through today or 9% of average snowfall. If we receive no additional snow this would be the 8th least snowy January on record since 1894

Snow has started again but temps are well above freezing at 35.7

Wet snow here and 34.2 - likely won't accumulate as much as 7 years ago today...

We have picked up 0.60" of rain so far since last evening with 0.14" since midnight. We have started to see some snow mixing in with the rain here in East Nantmeal this morning. The rain should change to wet snow and taper off by around noontime today. Any minor accumulations would likely be in the more elevated spots in Western Chesco. Tomorrow looks to be a brief break in precipitation with partly sunny skies. It looks like snow will arrive Wednesday morning with possible accumulations of 2" to 4" before a change to rain late in the day. Clearing and colder by Friday with moderating temps again by next weekend. The record high for today is 69 degrees from 1906. Record low is 5 below zero in 1936. The daily precipitation and snow record is from the Blizzard in 2016. We picked up an additional 22" of snow today following the 4" that fell on the 22nd bringing our snow total to 26.0". That ties for the 8th largest snowstorm in Chester County history along with January 29, 1922.