7:00 AM | ***Hot and humid next couple of days with strong storms a possibility..."Elsa" comes close later Thursday with possible impact here***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, any storm can be on the strong side, highs in the low-to-mid 90’s; W-SW winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can be on the strong side, lows in the lower 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can be on the strong side, low-to-mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can be on the strong side, lower 70’s for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, not as hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain is possible later in the day or at night depending on the movement of “Elsa”, upper 80’s
Friday
Partly sunny, warm and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warm, chance of showers, upper 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
It’ll turn hot and humid for the next couple of days in the Mid-Atlantic region with the chance for showers and thunderstorms late today, tonight and again on Wednesday. Given the expected high and humidity, any thunderstorm that forms during the next 48 hours can be on the strong side with gusty winds and heavy rainfall. “Elsa” is a strong tropical storm this morning near the Florida Keys and has slowed down from its rapid movement during the weekend. This system will ride up to the north today just off the west coast of Florida and then cross northern Florida on Wednesday. After that, the remains of “Elsa” will likely turn to the northeast and move up along the eastern seaboard – perhaps to a position by later Thursday over the Delmarva Peninsula or southern New Jersey. Any impact here from “Elsa” would come from later Thursday into Thursday night with the potential of an enhanced chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
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