7:00 AM | ****Heavy rain, possible damaging wind gusts later Thursday/Thursday night...power outages on the table...much colder air moves in on Friday****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
A good travel day...partly-to-mostly sunny, calm, cold, highs in the lower 40’s
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, lows near 35 degrees
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, becoming very windy and much milder, periods of rain mainly after noon, some of the rain will be heavy at times late in the day and there can be a thunderstorm, near 60 degrees
Thursday Night
Heavy rain, strong winds, and a possible thunderstorm, watch for localized flooding conditions, turning colder towards daybreak, low-to-mid 40’s for late night lows
Friday
Breezy and much colder with rain and/or snow showers possible early then becoming partly sunny, watch for icy spots with any leftover standing water on untreated surfaces, temperatures to drop from early day highs in the 40's to the 20's by late in the day
Saturday
Mainly sunny, very cold, near 30 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow, lower 40’s
Discussion
A powerful cold front will come barreling towards the east coast from late tomorrow night into early Friday and it’ll bring some wild weather with it to the Mid-Atlantic region. Ahead of the front, there will be heavy rain, possible thunderstorms, and potentially damaging wind gusts which, unfortunately, raises the prospects of power outages. It’ll become much milder as well on Thursday with temperatures likely flirting with the 60 degree mark for late day highs. The combination of heavy rainfall and mild conditions will cause a rapid melting of snow and this is likely to lead to localized flooding in areas of poor drainage. On the back side of the front, temperatures will drop rapidly on Friday from the 40's very early in the day to the 20's by late in the day. The cold air mass will stick around as we begin the upcoming weekend with temperatures on Saturday struggling to pass the 30 degree mark.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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