7:00 AM | Showers possible today...another cold shot arrives tonight, but weekend will begin a warmer spell

6-Day Philly Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, chilly, cannot rule out a couple of mid-day or afternoon rain showers and it's not out of the question that some sleet or snow is mixed in, becoming windy later in the day, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Tonight

Partly cloudy, breezy, cold, lows in the middle 20’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, upper 30’s

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, brisk, cold, low 20’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, milder, near 50 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, quite mild, near 60 degrees

Monday

Partly sunny, still quite mild, mid 50’s

Discussion

A substantial warm up will begin here this weekend and likely continue for a week to ten days, but we’ll have to go through another cold shot before we get to that point. Today will feature lots of clouds as one system passes by just to our north and a second system passes by just to our south. Showers are possible during the mid-day and afternoon hours and it is not out of the question that ice pellets or snow mixes in at times. Later tonight, these two systems will merge off the Northeast US coastline, a deep trough will form in the upper atmosphere, and NW winds will push colder air back into the region. High pressure returns by the weekend and, then shifts to a position off the east coast which will allow warmer air to move in from the southwest.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

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