7:00 AM | ****Wild weather day in the Mid-Atlantic with heavy rain, potential damaging wind gusts of 60+ mph, possible PM severe storms...power outages on the table****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
A stormy day to start the week…Occasional showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy at times, some of the afternoon storms can be severe, very windy with damaging wind gusts of 60+ mph possible, watch out for localized flooding, power outages are possible, warm, highs in the lower 70's
Tonight
An evening shower or thunderstorm possible then becoming partly cloudy, windy, colder, lows in the lower 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, windy, cool, mid 50’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, rain and/or snow showers possible late, upper 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy chilly, rain and/or snow possible, near 50 degrees
Thursday
Partly sunny, chilly, lower 50’s
Friday
Partly sunny, cool, near 55 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, cool, near 55 degrees
Discussion
Wild weather is in store for the region today as a powerful cold front advances towards the east coast trailing a deep and intensifying low pressure system now over the Great Lakes. There will be occasional showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain will be heavy at times…watch out for localized flooding. There is the chance that some of the thunderstorms reach severe levels later today with hail a possibility and even isolated tornadoes. It’ll be very windy throughout the day with the potential for damaging wind gusts of 60+ mph and these winds can occur with or without the development of severe thunderstorms. Watch out for downed tree limbs and unfortunately, there is the chance for power outages. Much colder air moves in overnight and then a weaker low pressure system could produce some precipitation tomorrow night into Wednesday – perhaps even cold enough for some wet snow to be mixed in.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com