7:00 AM | **A big time warm up on Thursday, but it'll come with numerous showers and possible strong-to-severe thunderstorms**

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy skies today, it’ll be cold this morning and mid-day with the chance for a bit of rain, ice and/or snow, becoming milder this afternoon with a (plain) rain shower possible highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s by late in the day; E-NE winds at 5-10 mph in the morning; S winds at 5-10 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, slight chance of light showers late, lows near 40 degrees

Thursday

Windy and becoming much warmer with mainly cloudy skies, good chance of PM showers and a possible late day strong-to-severe thunderstorm, lower 70’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Windy with showers and a possible strong-to-severe thunderstorm in the evening, turning colder late, mid-to-upper 40’s for late night lows

Friday

Partly sunny, windy, cooler, chance of showers, mid 50’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cool, low-to-mid 50’s 

Sunday

Partly sunny, cool, chance of showers, mid 50’s  

Monday

Mainly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion              

Warmer air to our south and west will make an advance in this direction today and for awhile it will be forced to ride up and over the cold air mass still in place.  As a result of this “overrunning” process, there can be a bit of rain, ice and/or snow this morning and mid-day and then plain rain showers are possible in the afternoon as it turns milder.  By tomorrow, the warmer air will win out in its entirety and temperatures are likely to surge to 70 degrees, but this dramatic warm up will come at a cost. Showers are likely to develop in the afternoon hours and the late day and evening could feature some strong to potentially severe thunderstorm activity in the region as a cold front closes in on the eastern seaboard. The passage of this next cold front will result in a cooler air mass for Friday and it stays on the cool side this weekend.   

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather