7:00 AM | Showers and thunderstorms on Sunday...great weather Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...important tropical threat possible around the end of the month
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philly Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, quite warm, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for a few showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm, lows in the upper 60’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, quite warm, slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, mild, slight chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong with heavy rain, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, breezy, comfortable, near 80 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, pleasant, near 80 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, pleasant, low 80's
Discussion
The big weather story is that there is a very pleasant air mass headed to the eastern states for the early part of next week. High pressure will move across the region on Saturday and then a strong cold front approaches late Sunday with the threat of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms on Sunday can be on the strong side and some of the rain can be heavy at times. Once that frontal system passes through the region, it’ll usher in very comfortable air for the first half of next week. In fact, high temperatures should primarily hold in the lower 80's during the first half of next week.
Elsewhere, the tropics are getting quite active as we slowly approach the climatological peak in tropical activity (i.e., mid-September) with numerous waves in the eastern Atlantic and over Africa. One such tropical wave will be closely monitored as it grinds its way towards the US mainland over the next several days. It is still too far away to tell if it will actually reach the US coastline, but that possibility is certainly on the table. Indeed, signs point to a strong hurricane not far from the east coast around the time August turns into September...stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com