7:00 AM | **Strong cold front headed this way for the weekend...powerful wind gusts on the table later Friday and Saturday**

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, cool, highs in the mid 50’s; N-NW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, cold, maybe a shower or two, lows near 30 degrees

Thursday

Mainly sunny, breezy, quite chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, lower 30’s for late night lows

Friday

Partly sunny, becoming windy, much milder, chance of PM showers, near 60 degrees

Saturday

Very windy and warm with changeable skies and occasional showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, there is potential for damaging wind gusts, near 70 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, windy, noticeably colder, near 50 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, much milder, mid 60’s

Discussion              

High pressure will stay in control of the weather through today resulting in plenty of sunshine and then a cold front slides through the region later tonight. Following the frontal passage, it’ll be unseasonably chilly on Thursday, but then it turns much milder on Friday with possible late day showers ahead of an incoming strong cold front.  Temperatures will climb to even higher levels on Saturday just ahead of the strong cold front perhaps reaching the 70 degree mark, but occasional showers are likely and perhaps even a thunderstorm. The biggest factor late Friday and Saturday will likely be the winds which will be quite strong and potentially damaging with gusts to 50 mph or higher on the table. Despite some sunshine on Sunday, it’ll be noticeably cooler following the frontal passage with temperatures some 20 degrees lower than Saturday and there may be a stiff NW breeze as well.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather