7:00 AM | *Hot and humid into Thursday...big cool down by Friday and Saturday...an active tropical scene*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, highs in the lower 90's
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, lows in the lower 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, lower 70’s for overnight lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, even cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, still on the cool side, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 70’s
Discussion
High pressure ridging has set up shop over the Northeast US and it will result in hot and humid conditions around here into Thursday. A strong cool front will arrive later Thursday with the chance for showers and thunderstorms and it’ll turn noticeably cooler at the end of the week and for the upcoming weekend. Meanwhile, the tropical Atlantic has become quite active as we head towards the climatological peak (mid-September) of the tropical season. In fact, there is now a tropical storm (Gordon) over the Gulf of Mexico on its way towards the Mississippi/Louisiana border region where it will make landfall tonight and another tropical storm (Florence) out over the Atlantic Ocean. Yet a third system follows Florence still close to the Africa west coast – quite an active period for the next couple of weeks in the tropical Atlantic.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com