7:00 AM | *A very active weather pattern is setting up for the next week or so...strong storms possible later today, tonight and Wednesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of PM showers, maybe a strong late day thunderstorm, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s
Tonight
Showers likely, maybe a strong thunderstorm, mainly cloudy skies, cool, lows in the lower 50's
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy early, some sun late, warm, chance of showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, lower 70’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, cool, showers are possible, upper 40’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, mild, good chance of showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, lower 60’s
Friday
Windy and much cooler with mainly sunny skies, lower 50’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cool, mid 50’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of rain, lower 60’s
Discussion
A very active weather pattern is setting up for the next week or two partly as a result of continuing cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These cold air outbreaks will combine with increasing warmth and moisture across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation. In the short-term, a warm front will generate showers and thunderstorms in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from later today into Wednesday and some of the storms that form can be on the strong-to-severe side. A strong cold front will then drop southeastward across the area later Thursday and it will be accompanied by showers, perhaps a strong thunderstorm, and increasing winds which will remain quite strong on Thursday night and Friday as well. Another storm system could impact the Mid-Atlantic region late in the weekend or by the early part of next and then another system could follow a few days later in this unfolding very active weather pattern.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com