Philadelphia winter weather: First 'accumulating' snow may be on the way

PHILADELPHIA - The New Year has just begun, but the first significant snowfall of 2025 could be just days away.

It all started with a bang on New Year's Eve with thunderstorms across the region that brought a blustery January 1 with wind gusts of up to 50 mph and possible passing snow showers in the Poconos.

The wind will subside Thursday as a cold air blast moves into the Philadelphia area, bringing the first chance of snow for the New Year on Friday.

Flurries and light snow showers could fall at the end of the week, before another chance of winter weather next week.

Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs could see a round of accumulating snowfall Monday, though the current models do not show a lot of snow.

FOX 29 Meteorologists Scott Anderson and Kathy Orr say multiple models are currently showing different predictions, and should give a more detailed snow forecast in the next couple of days.