6:00 AM | *Accumulating snow threat for late Saturday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy with some patchy fog and a bit of light rain or drizzle early and then nothing more than an isolated shower possible during the rest of the day, becoming breezy and much warmer with late day highs in the lower 60’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, periods of rain, lows in the lower 50’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy with more rain likely in the morning, quite mild early in the day with morning highs in the 50’s, temperatures should drop later in the day as winds pick up in intensity
Friday Night
Becoming partly cloudy and turning much colder, breezy, lows by morning in the mid 20’s
Saturday
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, snow possible by late in the day and it should continue at night possibly mixing with or changing to rain, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Becoming mainly sunny, breezy, cold, mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, milder, chance of showers, near 50 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, warmer, chance of showers, low-to-mid 60’s
Discussion
A warm front passed through the region in the overnight hours and after some lingering early morning light rain or drizzle, temperatures today will soar to the 60’s and much of the day should turn out to be rain-free. This warm up, however, will be rather short-lived as a strong cold front arrives on Friday with additional rainfall tonight and early Friday and then much colder air will push in tomorrow night. On Saturday, cold high pressure will start the day nearby and low pressure will begin to pull out of the southern states and head towards the Mid-Atlantic coastline. This high pressure system will push off the coast by later Saturday and precipitation will likely arrive by the end of the day or early Saturday night. The precipitation will likely be in the form of snow at the onset and it may stay as snow Saturday night though there is the chance for a mixing with or changeover to rain. Some accumulations are likely in the Philly metro region before any potential changeover. It'll turn very mild again by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com