7:00 AM | ***An Arctic blast arrives on Friday and brings severe cold and painfully low wind chill values to the region through Saturday***

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, cold, becoming a bit breezy, highs near 40 degrees; SW winds increasing to 5-15 mph  

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, breezy, can be a snow shower late, lows in the mid 20’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, very cold, becoming windy, can be a snow shower early, upper 20’s for early day highs, much lower wind chill values

Friday Night             

Mainly clear, bitter cold, windy with painfully low wind chills, single digits for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny, very cold, windy, mid 20’s for highs, much lower wind chills

Sunday

Partly sunny, not nearly as harsh, breezy, mid 40’s for highs

Monday

Mainly sunny, chilly, upper 40’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, milder, lower 50’s

Discussion              

An Arctic front will sweep through the region early on Friday and this will usher in severe cold for Friday, Friday night, and Saturday.  The winds will pick up noticeably as well leading to painfully low wind chill values in this upcoming two-day Arctic blast.  Temperatures should bottom out in the single digits later Friday night/early Saturday morning and persistent stiff NW winds will make it feel even much colder than the actual air temperatures.  Temperatures will moderate noticeably by Sunday afternoon as high pressure pushes offshore and a low-level southwesterly flow of air develops in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather