7:00 AM | Heavy rain event on Wednesday with near record warmth

6-Day Philly Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, noticeably cooler than yesterday, but still pretty decent for this time of year, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Tonight

Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, showers likely late, possible patchy fog towards morning, lows in the upper 30's

Wednesday

Cloudy, very mild, becoming windy, periods of rain and some of the rain can be heavy at times, patchy fog possible, near 60 degrees

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely, mild early, but turning colder late, upper 30’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cold, low 40's

Sunday

Mainly sunny, cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Discussion

A cold front passed through the region late yesterday and the result will be noticeably cooler conditions today, but still above-normal for this time of year. Watch for early morning black ice patches; especially, in northern and western suburbs where temperatures are near the freezing mark this morning. Meanwhile, a major storm will pound the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today with blizzard conditions and this storm will send a strong cold front in our direction over the next 24 hours. In the storm’s warm sector, severe weather is possible later today across the Mississippi Valley. Temperatures here on Wednesday will jump ahead of the front – likely reaching 60+ degrees for highs – and the rain will fall heavily at times. The combination of the heavy rain and melting snow will cause some flooding on Wednesday all along the I-95 corridor. Seasonably cold air returns for the latter part of the week and upcoming weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Vencore, Inc.