7:00 AM | ****An active weather day to close out March with surging temperatures, increasing winds, showers and potential late day/evening severe thunderstorms****

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region

Today

Windy and becoming much warmer today with a mix of clouds and sun, a few showers are likely through mid-afternoon, more numerous showers possible by day’s end, some of the late day rain can be heavy at times and there is a chance for a severe thunderstorm, highs near 70 degrees; S winds increasing to 10-20 mph with gusts possible to 45 mph or so

Tonight

Mainly cloudy and windy with showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy and some of the thunderstorms storms can be severe, mild early, turning colder late, overnight lows in the upper 40’s

Friday

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

Friday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, near freezing for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cool, mid 50’s

Sunday

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

Monday

Mainly sunny, cool, mid 50’s  

Tuesday

Partly sunny, a bit milder, mid 60’s

Discussion              

*Strong-to-severe thunderstorms possible late this afternoon into this evening*

A strong cold front will push towards the east coast today and the result here will be a windy and much warmer day with gusts to 45 mph or so and temperatures surging to near 70 degrees.  Showers will be rather scattered in nature through the bulk of the day, but should overspread the region by late in the afternoon or early this evening. Rain tonight can be heavy at times and there can be a severe thunderstorm or two mixed into the picture along with a continuation of the strong winds.  It turns cooler on Friday following the passage of the cold front, but still somewhat unsettled, and more showers are possible by the second half of the weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather