7:00 AM | *More unsettled weather conditions as we close out the week...improvement this weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Considerable clouds and only limited sunshine, comfortable, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, highs not far from 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, still the chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, cannot rule out a couple of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, an isolated shower or thunderstorm, mid 60’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, upper 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
It looks like another 24 hours or so of unsettled weather conditions for the Mid-Atlantic region due to the combination of upper-level energy, a meandering frontal system, and strong winds in the upper part of the atmosphere. There can be additional showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with the chance for some heavy rainfall at times and, given the already well-saturated grounds, this could lead to flash flooding in some spots. High pressure will build into the area this weekend and there will be improving weather conditions although a couple of showers cannot be ruled out for Saturday, maybe a thunderstorm. Elsewhere, the Atlantic Basin tropical scene looks rather quiet and should stay so for the next several days. One final note, the annual Perseid meteor shower will peak next week…best to look for meteors in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com