7:00 AM | *Big change in temperatures for the weekend...all eyes on the remains of Gordon and Tropical Storm Florence*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, still muggy, but noticeably cooler with showers likely and maybe a PM thunderstorm or two, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy and cool with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, quite cool, good chance of showers, some of the rain can be heavy, near 70 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, quite cool, good chance of showers, some of the rain can be heavy, upper 50’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, very cool, good chance of showers, some of the rain can be heavy, upper 60's
Monday
Mainly cloudy, not quite as cool, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, mid-to-upper 70’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, a bit warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80's
Wednesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, becoming breezy, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
Hurricane Florence has been downgraded in the overnight hours to "tropical storm" status, but it is still lurking as a serious threat for the US east coast with potential impact during the latter part of next week. In the meantime, the remains of what was once Tropical Storm Gordon will interact with a cool frontal boundary zone in coming days and help to generate significant rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region through the early part of next week. More rainfall like this on top of already well-saturated grounds - and potentially before a big impact by Florence - is not a good thing. The weekend will turn out much, much cooler than recent days as strong high pressure to the north will keep us in an east-to-northeast flow of air.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com