7:00 AM | ***Late weekend storm threat on the table for Saturday night/Sunday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, breezy, not as cold as recent days, highs near 40 degrees; NW winds at 10-15 mph; gusts to 20 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance for some snow late which can be mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, snow and/or rain showers in the morning, rain showers in the afternoon, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, cold, low-to-mid 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Sun followed by clouds, cold, upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or a combination of snow and rain, mid-to-upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, a bit colder, mid 30's
Tuesday
Partly sunny, cold, chance of snow and/or rain showers, showers, near 40 degrees
Discussion
High pressure will be the main player today in the Mid-Atlantic region generating plenty of sunshine which will be quite a change from recent days. Clouds will increase this evening and there can be snow showers towards morning - possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain - as a strong cold front pushes towards the eastern states. It’ll turn milder on Friday ahead of the front and there can be some AM snow/rain showers and PM rain showers as temperatures climb to the 40’s. It turns a bit colder this weekend following the passage of the cold frontal system and attention will turn to a storm system over the Southeast US. There continues to be a chance that northern and southern stream energy "phase together" in time for this system to push far enough to the north and east to have an impact on the Mid-Atlantic region.. If so, there would likely be snow or a combination of snow and rain in the Saturday night/Sunday time frame...stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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