7:00 AM | *Much milder, but quite wet next couple days with soaking rainfall...Arctic cold returns this weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, milder, highs near 50 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, periods of rain after midnight, some of the rain can be heavy at times, patchy fog possible, lows in the upper 40’s early, temperatures likely to rise late
Friday
Mostly cloudy, breezy, unseasonably warm, periods of rain in the morning and some can be heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, a shower or two during the afternoon hours, patchy fog possible, low-to-mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, breezy, periods of rain mainly after midnight, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, patchy fog possible early, turning colder late, lows in the mid-to-upper 30's by morning
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, windy and colder, rain showers possible early in the day which could mix with or change to sleet and/or snow before ending, temperatures slowly drop through the 30's during the day
Sunday
Mainly sunny, windy, quite cold, upper 20's
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, upper 20’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late in the day and at night, near 30 degrees
Discussion
A strong cold front will approach the region on Friday and a strong storm will form along the advancing frontal boundary zone in the Ohio Valley. Ahead of the front, our temperatures should climb towards the 50 degree mark this afternoon and then the 60’s are likely around here on Friday. Many parts of the Ohio Valley are likely to receive significant snow and ice from this storm that will slide just to our northwest late Friday night. Soaking rain will accompany this late week warm up in the I-95 corridor and it looks like the rain will tend to be concentrated in two separate time periods: late tonight/early Friday and late tomorrow night/early Saturday. After the front passes through the region early Saturday, the precipitation will wind down – perhaps mixing with or changing to sleet and/or snow before ending; especially, in the northern and western suburbs. In fact, accumulating snow is likely early Saturday across central and northeastern Pennsylvania as the Arctic air arrives. By Sunday, Arctic air will be fully in control and our temperatures will struggle to reach the 30 degree mark for highs. It’ll stay quite cold through the early part of next week and significant accumulating snow is possible by later Tuesday or Wednesday as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air arrives in the eastern US.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com