7:00 AM | *Cold and dry today...a surge of record-warmth possible here on Saturday*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region

Today

Some sun today to be followed by increasing clouds, cold, highs near 40 degrees; NW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, lows near 30 degrees

Friday

Mainly cloudy, milder, maybe a shower or two, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs           

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, lower 40’s for late night lows           

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, becoming windy with gusts to 40 mph, unseasonably warm with possible record-breaking highs, chance of PM showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, upper 60’s (record high at PHL is 65 degrees set in 1971)

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, noticeably colder, mid 40’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees

Tuesday

Partly sunny, cool, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion              

Today will be a cold and dry day in the Mid-Atlantic region with plenty of cloud cover, but a big time warm up is coming by the weekend ahead of the next strong cold front.  The surge of warmth expected on Saturday is likely to come with strong southwesterly winds and record high temperatures in much of the eastern US including perhaps the DC, Philly and NYC metro regions. Temperatures could actually soar into the upper 60’s around here which would break the record of 65 degrees set back in 1971.  It’ll turn noticeably colder on Sunday following the passage of a strong cold front. However, the bulk of next week looks to be quite warm across the eastern two-thirds of the nation as strong high pressure ridging develops over the Great Lakes.  

Meteorologist Paul Dorian