7:00 AM | ****Tropical Storm Elsa to bring heavy rain and possible strong thunderstorms to the Mid-Atlantic region from later today into early Friday****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Increasing clouds, warm and humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms by the late afternoon hours, some of the late day rain can be heavy at times, any storm can be on the strong side, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; S-SW winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain will be heavy at times, any storm can be on the strong side, watch for localized flooding, mild, muggy, breezy, lows near 70 degrees
Friday
Showers likely early in the day then becoming partly sunny with an afternoon thunderstorm possible, warm, humid, breezy, mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, maybe a lingering shower or thunderstorm, near 65 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warm, lower 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall yesterday in the northern Gulf coastal region of Florida and will push northeastward today through the Carolinas. This storm will cross over the Delmarva Peninsula and into the southern part of New Jersey by the wee hours of the Friday morning bringing with it some heavy rainfall and possible strong thunderstorms to the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. The timetable for the heavy rainfall here will be from late this afternoon into early Friday with 1-3 inches on the table north and west of I-95 and 2-4 inches to the south and east of there and isolated higher amounts are possible...watch out for localized flooding. Winds in the this part of the Mid-Atlantic region will likely be highest along coastal sections of New Jersey and in the southern part of Delmarva Peninsula with gusts of 50+ mph possible. By later Friday, the remains of Elsa will head to the eastern part of New England and then ultimately to near Nova Scotia Canada by the early part of the upcoming weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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