7:00 AM | *Quite warm today with highs not far from 90 degrees...still warm tomorrow...an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia metro region

Today

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, slight chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80’s

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, lows near 70 degrees

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night

Mainly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mild early and turning cooler late, lower 60’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, noticeably cooler, chance of showers, lower 70’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, warm, mid 80’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, warm, mid 80’s

Discussion

High pressure has moved offshore and this will allow for a warmup today that will bring high temperatures to the upper 80's this afternoon and it'll stay warm on Thursday as well. A cool front will drift towards the region over the next day or so raising the chance for showers and thunderstorms; especially, during the PM hours It’ll turn cooler on Friday following the frontal passage and then the weekend turns warmer again with somewhat unsettled conditions. On the tropical scene, there are three different waves lined up in the Atlantic right now as we arrive at the climatological peak of the tropical season. The first system should head to the Gulf of Mexico by late this weekend and will have to be monitored, the second wave has little chance of survival, and the third wave may very well become an important issue for the SE US/Gulf of Mexico region in about ten days or so...stay tuned.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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