7:00 AM | ***Powerful and potentially damaging winds late tomorrow night into early Friday***

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, becoming milder compared to recent days and a bit breezy, highs in the upper 40’s; S winds increasing to 5-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, breezy, much milder than recent nights, lows in the lower 40’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, becoming windy and noticeably milder, chance of late day showers, lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mostly cloudy, very windy, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be briefly heavy, mild, late night lows in the upper 40’s

Friday

Clouds give way to some sun, very windy early in the day, temperatures should drop through the day

Saturday

Partly sunny, becoming windy, chilly, cannot rule out a snow shower, lower 40’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, milder, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion              

It turns milder today in the Mid-Atlantic region and then it looks like we’ll have to deal with a very active frontal passage from late tomorrow night into Friday morning.  Temperatures will surge on Thursday ahead of the approaching strong cold front and showers will become numerous by tomorrow night. In fact, some of the rain can fall heavily for a brief time from later tomorrow night into early Friday and there can be a thunderstorm or two mixed into the picture. Of more concern, however, is the likelihood for powerful winds from late tomorrow night into early Friday and there can be potentially damaging wind gusts; especially, immediately after the front pushes through the region.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather