7:00 AM | **Heat increases today and reaches a peak on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...watching the tropics**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Partly sunny, very warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, highs not far from 90 degrees; S winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, lows in the lower 70's
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 70’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, hot, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, hot, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, not as hot, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warm, chance of showers, mid 80’s
Discussion
An extended stretch of hot and humid weather is setting up for the Mid-Atlantic region for the period from today through Friday. High temperatures will climb to 90 degrees this afternoon and perhaps reach the middle 90’s on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and there will be a daily shot at afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. A cold front should arrive at week’s end and provide some relief as we head into the upcoming weekend. Elsewhere, the tropical Atlantic has become active once again and a system now over the eastern Caribbean Sea is very likely to become a named storm ("Fred"). It could have an impact on southern Florida by the early part of the weekend and then spill out over the eastern Gulf of Mexico…stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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