7:00 AM | *And now the (plain) rain phase of the storm and some will be heavy*

6-Day Philly Forecast

Today

Cloudy, windy, much milder, rain develops by mid-morning and it'll fall heavily at times from late morning into mid-afternoon hours, maybe a rumble of thunder, temperatures surge into the 50's

Tonight

Rain showers possible early, maybe a snow shower late, turns colder late, lows near freezing

Wednesday

Partly sunny, seasonably cold, near 40 degrees

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, mid 20’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, colder, mid 30’s

Friday

Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, milder, near 50 degrees

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, mild, near 50 degrees

Discussion

A coastal (warm) front pushed in from the east during the wee hours of the morning and temperatures jumped about ten degrees in a very short time. In fact, temperatures have now risen nearly forty degrees in most areas since early Sunday morning. First there was the accumulating snow phase of this storm on Monday, then the ice buildup last night, and today will feature the heavy rain and strong winds side of the storm. Rain develops here by mid-to-late morning and will fall heavily at times from mid-day to mid-afternoon and there can be a rumble of thunder along with strong wind gusts. Given the frozen nature of the ground – at least just below surface level – much of today’s rainfall will runoff instead of soaking in and this could cause some flooding issues later in the day. Looking ahead, it looks like a mild weekend with temperatures approaching the 50 degree mark on both days.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

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