7:00 AM | ***Unusually mild today, but temperatures tumble in the overnight hours setting the stage for a wintry mess from later tomorrow into tomorrow night which can result in an ice buildup***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Unseasonably mild today with mainly cloudy skies in the morning and a residual shower possible, partly sunny in the afternoon, quite breezy, highs in the mid-to-upper 60’s; SW winds in the morning at 10-20 mph; NW winds in the afternoon at 10-20 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, turning much colder, breezy, lows near 30 degrees
Thursday
Much colder than today with mainly cloudy skies, chance of rain, ice and/or snow, mid 30’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, ice and/or rain, there can be small snow accumulations at the onset and a buildup of ice later during the night on untreated surfaces, late night lows near 30 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, breezy, freezing rain likely early then some plain rain as temperatures climb above freezing, highs in the lower 40’s later in the day
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 30’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cold, near 30 degrees
Discussion
The current stretch of mild weather will come to a peak today with a breakout of sunshine this afternoon and temperatures reaching the mid-to-upper 60’s. A cold front, however, will push through the region later in the day and this will lead to tumbling temperatures during the overnight hours and set the stage for a wintry weather event from later tomorrow into early Friday. During the day on Thursday, there can be some scattered, light rain, ice and/or snow in the region and then the precipitation should become heavier and more widespread early tomorrow night. Snow is possible for awhile early tomorrow night, but this should change to sleet and then to freezing rain with a buildup of ice possible on untreated surfaces. The threat for freezing rain will continue into early Friday morning with temperatures for the AM commute likely still near freezing in many suburban locations.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather