7:00 AM | ***Still the risk of downpours today and flash flooding as overall pattern turns slightly cooler***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, but still quite humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, watch for flash flooding, highs in the lower 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, still a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, watch for flash flooding, lows near 70 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, quite breezy, comfortable temperatures, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, even cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70's
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80's
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
The overall weather pattern will remain quite unsettled around here over the next few days with the threat for more torrential downpours and localized flash flooding. The combination of an extremely humid air mass, a stalled out frontal boundary zone, and multiple low pressure systems should be able to provide enough “lift” in the atmosphere to result in additional heavy rainfall and given the already well-saturated grounds, this can lead to flash flooding conditions. As far as temperatures are concerned, it will not be as warm today as recent days and below-normal temperatures should be the rule for Friday and the upcoming weekend as strong high pressure builds across southeastern Canada.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com