Philly's biggest snow in five years has an icy finish, and it isn’t going anywhere soon. The storm brought a nasty icing of sleet, weighing up to 18 inches of pure snow, and it may take some time before bare ground resurfaces. Alex Staarmann, a meteorologist, predicts a glacial snowpack for the foreseeable future. Despite the mess, the region appeared trauma-free, thanks to the storm's timing and the anticipation that had been building for a week. The snow turned to sleet during the late morning, adding weight and endurance to the snowpack. The sleet is expected to yield to freezing rain Sunday evening, possibly adding up to 0.2 inches of ice. Temperatures are expected to drop, with highs in the 20s and overnight lows in the single digits. The next several days should be dry, with a potential storm threat late next weekend or early in the week.
