7:00 AM | ***A cold, dry start to the week...very cold at mid-week...early weekend storm threat to monitor***

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region

Today

Sun followed by clouds, quite cold, highs in the lower 30’s; N winds around 5 mph this morning shifting to southerly in the afternoon at same speed

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the mid 20’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of a bit of rain and/or snow, upper 30’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Partly cloudy, quite cold, upper teens for late night lows           

Wednesday

One of the coldest days so far…Mainly sunny, windy, very cold, low-to-mid 20’s and even lower wind chills

Thursday

Mainly sunny, still quite cold, upper 20’s

Friday

Increasing clouds, cold, chance of snow at night, low-to-mid 30’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of snow, upper 20’s

Discussion              

The passage of a cold front on Sunday night has ushered in a reinforcing cold air mass for the Mid-Atlantic region as we begin a new week.  High pressure will control the weather around here today, but by Tuesday we’ll come under the influence of weak low pressure that can generate a bit of snow and/or rain in the region. Arctic high pressure takes over at mid-week and Wednesday could very well turn out to be the coldest day of the season so far. At the end of the week, a strong storm is likely to form just off the eastern seaboard. This storm can have a significant impact on the region in the Friday night/Saturday time frame depending on its ultimate track…stay tuned…it’ll be an interesting week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather