7:00 AM | *Oppressive heat and humidity peaks on Thursday...heavy rainfall and strong storm threat between this afternoon and the weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, hot, humid, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, any storm that forms can be strong with heavy rain and high wind gusts, highs near 90 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, lows in the low-to-mid 70’s
Thursday
Oppressive heat and humidity with partly sunny skies, chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, any storm that forms can be strong-to-severe, mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Occasional showers and thunderstorms possible, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, near 70 degrees for overnight lows
Friday
Occasional showers and thunderstorms likely, very warm, humid, some of the rain can be heavy at times and some of the storms can be strong, upper 80’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, much more comfortable warmth, low-to-mid 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warm, mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, warm, mid 80’s
Discussion
Over the next three days, there will be oppressive heat and humidity for the I-95 corridor, heavy rainfall at times, and possible strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity. High pressure will continue to influence our weather today and Thursday and it’ll produce some sunshine each day along with high heat and humidity. In fact, some locations could reach record high levels on Thursday afternoon. There will be enough instability in the atmosphere later today for some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region; primarily, north of the PA/MD border, and any storm that forms can be on the strong side with heavy rain, lightning and high wind gusts. As a frontal system slowly approaches the region later tomorrow night, our chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase and we are likely to see some heavy rainfall at times from later tomorrow into Friday night. In addition, there can be some strong-to-severe thunderstorms to deal with from later tomorrow into Friday night. Looking ahead, the weekend will feature much improvement with sunshine and more comfortable conditions.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com