6:00 AM | ***All eyes on potential coastal storm for Friday...heavy rain, gusty winds on the table as we end the work week with strong rip currents in the ocean***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Early morning patchy fog then partly sunny skies, quite warm, humid, slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, highs not far from 90 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers late, lows near 70 degrees
Friday
Mostly cloudy, warm, tropical-like humidity, gusty winds, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rainfall can be heavy at times and there is the potential for flash flooding, lower 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rainfall can be heavy at times and there is the potential for flash flooding, mild, muggy, gusty winds, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, muggy, still the chance of showers and afternoon thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continued to plague the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, but today will present only a slight chance of rainfall as we have a brief break in the action. Attention now turns to the Outer Banks of North Carolina as low pressure over that region is likely to push to the northeast later today and then move in a more northerly direction reaching the southern part of the Delmarva Peninsula by early tomorrow. With this expected move out over the warm waters of the western Atlantic, there is a chance for intensification and a possible "naming" of the storm by NOAA's National Hurricane Center as it potentially reaches tropical storm status (it would be "Fay"). Whether or not "naming" of the storm takes place, heavy rainfall is on the table for Friday across the Delmarva Peninsula, eastern PA, New Jersey and New York City and there can be gusty winds as well; especially, at coastal locations. This storm is also likely to generate strong rip currents in the ocean on Friday which could stick around into the weekend. The departure of this coastal storm on Saturday will not be the end of the wet weather pattern in the eastern US. An impressive upper-level trough should form by later in the weekend likely leading to more rainfall around here during the first half of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com