7:00 AM | ***Hot and humid for the next two days...heavy rain threat 2nd half of the week...cool, unsettled weekend**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, highs in the mid 90’s; SW winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, muggy, lows in the lower 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall and gusty winds, mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, not as hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, mid 80’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, mid-to-upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 70’s
Sunday
More clouds than sun, cool, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 70's
Discussion
The weather for the next two days in the Mid-Atlantic region will continue to be controlled by strong high pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean - in the familiar “Bermuda-high” position. As a result, the low-level flow of air will remain from a southwesterly direction on the backside of the high and this system will continue to pump hot and humid air into the region. Temperatures both today and Wednesday will soar well up into the 90's for afternoon highs to go along with high humidity values. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase for the mid and late week time periods as a frontal system slowly inches its way towards the area. In fact, there is a good chance that the second half of the week will feature downpours as the front stalls out in the region and temperatures will trend downward. The holiday weekend is looking cooler-than-normal and quite unsettled in the Mid-Atlantic region with rain still a threat as it gets underway.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
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