7:00 AM | **Strong frontal passage tonight can produce brief downpours and a possible strong thunderstorm...50 mph wind gusts possible on Thursday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy although there can be some brightening at times, mild, occasional light rain or drizzle possible, patchy fog as well, highs in the mid 50’s
Tonight
Evening showers and a possible strong thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, becoming windy late tonight and turning sharply colder, lows by morning in the middle 30’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, very windy with gusts possible to 50 mph, cold, lower 40’s for highs
Thursday Night
Mainly clear, still quite windy, cold, low-to-mid 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, maybe an isolated snow shower early, mid 30’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still on the cold side, upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, not quite as cold, mid 40’s
Discussion
It’ll be rather mild again today in the Mid-Atlantic region with occasional light rain or drizzle possible and there will be some patchy fog. An energetic weather situation is evolving for tonight as a strong cold front will come barreling through the area with brief heavy downpours, gusty winds and perhaps even a strong thunderstorm or two. It’ll turn much colder late tonight following the frontal passage with stiff NW winds and the winds can gust as high as 50 mph on Thursday. The colder-than-normal conditions that kick in on Thursday will stick around through Sunday following the arrival of a reinforcing shot of cold air early this weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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