7:00 AM | **Blast of summer heat/humidity today and a chance for a strong-to-severe storm...active tropical scene**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Partly sunny, becoming breezy and much warmer, humid, good chance of mid-day or afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, breezy, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any rain that falls can be briefly heavy, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any rain that falls can be briefly heavy, mid 60’s for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms, near 85 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warm, still the chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, more comfortable, mid-to-upper 70’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, nice, mid-to-upper 70’s
Discussion
A warm front has lifted north of the region and the result today will be a blast of summer-like temperatures and humidity. In fact, highs this afternoon will be near the 90 degree mark in many spots to go along with the noticeable humidity and afternoon showers and thunderstorms are likely. Any storm that forms later today and tonight can be on the strong-to-severe side with damaging wind gusts, hail, and brief heavy rainfall. A cool front will approach the region by tonight and then this system will stall nearby on Thursday. As a result, there will be unsettled conditions for the remainder of the work week with additional chances of showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain can fall heavily at times. Another cool front will arrive this weekend and it should become more comfortable around here on Sunday and Monday. Elsewhere, all eyes on the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Cristobal should head northward over the next few days towards the central/western Gulf coast.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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