Philadelphia region gets first snow
The Philadelphia area saw its first snowfall of the season overnight.
Small amounts of snow fell throughout the region, with some places in the suburbs seeing up to about 2 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
In the region, West Caln Township, with 2.1 inches, had the highest snowfall total reported, the weather service said.
Also in Chester County, Elverson had 1.8 inches, Warwick had 0.9 inches, Exton reported 0.8 inches and Atglen saw 0.6 inches. Wayne in Delaware County recorded 1 inch
Most other places with measurable snow reported less than a half-inch.
The weather service said most precipitation at Philadelphia International Airport fell as rain, with a trace amount of snow.
Parts of the Poconos and northwest New Jersey saw several inches of snow, with the Highland Lake in Sussex County reporting the highest total at 4 inches.
For today, the weather service is calling for sun and a high temperature of 43 degrees. Forecasters say to expect a windy day, with gusts of up to 30 mph possible.
The low overnight is expected to dip to 29 degrees, and highs of 44 and 48 degrees are forecasted for Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Another round of rain mixed with snow could move through the region Sunday night into early Monday.
The below-normal temperatures are likely to stick around, the weather service says, with high temperatures expected to remain below 50 through at least late next week.
Here's how much snow was recorded in select places throughout the Philadelphia region overnight, according to the weather service:
Bucks County
-Furlong: 0.5 inches
-Trevose: 0.4 inches
Chester County
-West Caln Township: 2.1 inches
-Elverson: 1.8 inches
-Warwick: 0.9 inches
-Exton: 0.8 inches
-Atglen: 0.6 inches
-East Coventry Township: 0.3 inches
-West Chester: 0.2 inches
-Devault: 0.1 inches
Delaware County
-Wayne: 1 inch
-Chadds Ford: 0.2 inches
Montgomery County
-Gilbertsville: 0.6 inches
-Graterford: 0.6 inches
Burlington County
-Southampton Township: 0.4 inches
-Florence: 0.2 inches
-Mount Laurel: 0.2 inches
-Mount Holly: 0.1 inches
-Marlton: 0.1 inches