7:00 AM | ***A strong cold front arrives later today with showers and possible severe thunderstorms...damaging winds, hail are primary threats...near freezing by late tonight***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Becoming cloudy and breezy today with occasional showers likely during the mid-day and afternoon, a possible afternoon strong-to-severe thunderstorm with damaging winds and hail on the table, mild, highs not far from 60 degrees
Tonight
Becoming mainly clear, windy and turning very cold, lows near freezing
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold and way below-normal for this time of year, lower 50’s
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows
Thursday
Becoming cloudy with occasional PM rain likely, mild, near 60 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain primarily in the morning hours, near 60 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny early then mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain late in the day or at night, near 60 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain, near 60 degrees
Discussion
The overall active weather pattern will continue for at least another week or so with multiple chances of rain and there will be additional cold air outbreaks in the central and eastern US. A strong cold front will approach the region today causing shower activity and there can be a strong-to-severe thunderstorm with damaging winds and hail a threat. Following the passage of the cold front, much colder air will return late tonight on stiff NW winds and temperatures will once again drop way down into the lower 30’s for overnight lows which is way below-normal for this time of year. Another low pressure system is likely to impact the region with more rain later Thursday and Thursday night and yet another storm could follow over the upcoming weekend. The weekend storm will be followed by another cold air outbreak for the early part of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com