7:00 AM | *Powerful cold front arrives today with showers and perhaps a strong thunderstorm...wind gusts to 50 mph this afternoon...winds stay strong tonight/Fri....heavy rain threat Sun. night/Mon.*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy through mid-afternoon with occasional shower, perhaps a strong thunderstorm, becoming very windy this afternoon with gusts possible to 50 mph, some clearing late today, mild, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, very windy with gusts to 45 mph, turning much colder, cannot rule out a rain or snow shower, lows in the mid 30’s
Friday
Partly sunny, very windy with gusts to 45 mph, chilly, cannot rule out a rain or snow shower, highs near 50 degrees
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, still quite windy, lows in the lower 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, still on the cool side, quite breezy, near 55 degrees
Sunday
Increasing clouds, mild, highs in the mid 60’s; rain is likely at night and some of it can be heavy at times
Monday
Mainly cloudy, warmer, rain is likely and some of it can be heavy at times, near 70 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, upper 50's
Discussion
A very active weather pattern will continue across much of the nation during the next week or two in part due to a continuation of cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These on-going cold air outbreaks from Canada will combine with increasingly warm and humid conditions across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation and it’ll increase chances for widespread severe weather outbreaks. A strong cold front will advance across the Great Lakes today and to the eastern seaboard with accompanying showers and perhaps a strong thunderstorm or two. Winds will increase markedly this afternoon with gusts possible to 50 mph and they'll stay very strong tonight and Friday. A major storm system is likely to form this weekend over the central US and it should take a northeast turn towards the Great Lakes region while a secondary system forms near the east coast. The result of this storm system could be heavy rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night and Monday. In addition, this storm is likely to result in accumulating snow across parts of the Upper Midwest, and perhaps a widespread severe weather outbreak in the southern US extending from Texas/Louisiana to the Carolinas on Easter Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com