7:00 AM | ***Rain from late Saturday into mid-day Sunday...a spring tease on Sunday afternoon with 60 degrees possible...potentially damaging wind gusts from later Sunday into mid-day Monday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, a bit colder than yesterday, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, cold, lows near 30 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, some rain is possible by late in the afternoon, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Rain becomes steadier and heavier evolving into a real soaker in the overnight hours, maybe even a rumble of thunder late, cold early with temperatures in the upper 30's, but then rising in the overnight hours
Sunday
Rain still likely in the morning then remaining mainly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming windy and much milder, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs; very windy conditions on Sunday night
Monday
Very windy and cold with mainly sunny skies, lower 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cold, chance of snow or rain showers, near 40 degrees
Discussion
A rapidly intensifying storm this weekend will become an all-out blizzard for the Great Lakes and it will have big implications for our weather here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Rain is likely to overspread the Philly metro region early tomorrow night and evolve into a real soaker by late tomorrow night - perhaps even with a rumble or two of thunder. The rain will taper off by mid-day on Sunday and then much milder air will flow northward up along the eastern seaboard on increasingly strong winds. In fact, Sunday afternoon could turn out to be quite a spring tease with temperatures climbing to near 60 degrees. However, the warmth will be rather short-lived and those increasingly strong winds on Sunday afternoon will intensify from Sunday night into mid-day Monday with potentially damaging wind gusts of 50-60 mph.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com