7:00 AM | Becoming windy and warmer today...showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday...much colder air moves in later this weekend
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philly Forecast
Today
A mix of sun and clouds, becoming windy and much warmer, slight chance for a late day shower, highs near 70 degrees
Tonight
Cloudy and breezy with a couple of evening showers, occasional showers after midnight along with a possible thunderstorm, temperatures will hold up overnight in "record minimum" territory as they should not drop below the upper 50's which is very balmy for this time of year
Friday
Occasional showers and a few thunderstorms possible, breezy and still quite warm, low-to-mid 70's
Friday Night
Showers possible early; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, turning colder late, upper 40’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, couple of showers possible during the day, mid-to-upper 50’s for highs; becoming very windy at night with rain showers possible before midnight and snow showers possible after midnight
Sunday
Partly sunny, windy, cold, windy, maybe a snow shower or two especially early in the day, low-to-mid 40’s for highs with even lower wind chills; below freezing possible overnight
Monday
Sun followed by increasing clouds, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s; rain or snow showers possible at night
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, still cold, chance for rain or snow showers, mid-to-upper 40’s
Discussion
It’ll become much warmer today as a broad southwesterly flow of air develops ahead of an approaching cold frontal system. Showers will develop tonight and continue on Friday as the strong cold front closes in on the eastern seaboard. There can also be a few thunderstorms mixing in later tonight and Friday which can produce some strong winds and brief downpours. A secondary cold front will push through the area Saturday night/early Sunday with possible rain or snow showers and the winds will pick up quite dramatically. Sunday and Monday will be quite cold for this time of year and below freezing temperatures will threaten again by early Monday morning. The unfolding colder-than-normal weather pattern will continue for the first week-to-ten days of April and there can even be some accumulating snow in portions of the Northeast US during this time period.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com