As Philadelphians awoke to a misty morning with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, the National Weather Service has issued a detailed forecast for the coming week. The city currently contends with a dense fog that reduces visibility to a mere six miles, but this is set to lift as the day progresses. According to the NWS, today should reveal mostly sunny skies with a brisk northwest wind that could bring gusts up to 30 mph.

The outlook for this evening paints, a slightly cooler picture with temperatures expected to drop to around 24 degrees. The wind will slow down becoming northwest around 5 mph and then calming after midnight. Philadelphians can brace for an eclectic mix of winter weather over the weekend starting with a chance of snow on Saturday midmorning which is expected to evolve into a mixture of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet later in the day. The NWS predicts a 60% chance of precipitation with little or no ice accumulation expected.

For those planning their weekend activities,  on Saturday night, the chance of precipitation soars to 90%, underscoring a mixture of wintry elements including rain, snow, and potentially dangerous freezing rain. The low is anticipated to be around 29 degrees with new ice accumulation of up to 0.2 inches possible. The NWS highlighted less than one inch of new snow and sleet accumulation.

Come Sunday the clouds are forecasted to part, giving way to mostly sunny skies and highs hovering near 39 degrees, though rain remains likely before the early morning wanes. The coming week seems to uphold the trend of unsettled weather with a partly sunny Monday giving way to snow likely on Tuesday and a gamble of rain and snow mixing through to Thursday. The NWS concludes, with "a chance of rain and snow" for next Wednesday, with an associated chance of precipitation standing at 30%, and a more certain prediction of a 70% chance for rain and snow by Thursday.