7:00 AM | *Hot and humid through tomorrow...some relief this weekend*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, but much of the day will be rain-free, highs not far from 90 degrees; SW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Chance of evening showers and thunderstorms; otherwise, partly cloudy skies, mild, muggy, patchy fog possible towards daybreak, lows in the lower 70’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be on the strong-to-severe side, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, patchy fog possible towards daybreak, lower 70’s for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, not as warm, humid, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s

Monday

Partly sunny, a bit warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s

Discussion

High pressure will remain in control through tonight and then a cold front will arrive in the area on Friday. This front will not have much of a push behind it and is likely to stall out in the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend. Its proximity on Saturday and Sunday should bring relief in the temperature department with temperatures likely confined to the low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs and there will continue to be a threat of showers and thunderstorms. On the tropical scene, there is a growing threat for a hurricane - perhaps even "major" - Louisiana coastal region by the early part of next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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