7:00 AM | **Soaking rain event possible on Thursday...weekend likely to start off with pretty decent weather**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Partly sunny, a bit milder this afternoon after a chilly start, highs near 60 degrees
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for showers late, lows in the mid 40’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, breezy, chance of a couple of showers, near 60 degrees
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, cool, periods of rain likely late, lower 50’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy with periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, windy, mild, mid 60’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, near 60 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, milder, mid 60’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers late in the day or at night, near 70 degrees
Discussion
A significant rain event is in the offing for the Mid-Atlantic region and it would primarily take place during the day on Thursday. Low pressure will push to the Great Lakes region at mid-week and a trailing north-to-south oriented frontal system will grind its way to the eastern seaboard on Thursday. The combination of this slow-moving front, vigorous energy aloft, and a long fetch of humid air up along the east coast from the Gulf of Mexico and SW Atlantic will likely result in some heavy rainfall around here on Thursday and localized flash flooding may become a concern. The good news is that after another unsettled day on Friday, the weekend is likely to start off with a nice day on Saturday, but another system could threaten us with showers by Sunday night and Monday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com