7:00 AM | **Powerful wind gusts on the table for later Friday and Saturday associated with strong cold front**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, becoming breezy, quite chilly, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s; NW winds increasing to 10-20 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, cold, lows in the lower 30’s
Friday
Increasing clouds, becoming windy and much milder with strong gusts possible late in the day, PM showers are possible, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, windy with strong gusts likely, mild, occasional showers are possible, near 55 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Changeable skies, windy with strong gusts likely, warm, occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, near 70 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, windy, noticeably colder, near 50 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, much milder, near 65 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, nice, near 70 degrees
Discussion
Following the passage of a cold front, it’ll much cooler today and there will be a noticeable breeze from a northwesterly direction as high pressure heads into New England. It turns much milder on Friday with possibility of late day showers ahead of the next cold front and temperatures can climb to near 60 degrees. Temperatures will climb to even higher levels on Saturday just ahead of the strong cold front perhaps reaching the 70 degree mark, but there will be occasional showers and perhaps even a thunderstorm. The biggest factor from later tomorrow into Saturday will likely be the winds which will be quite strong and potentially damaging with gusts to 50 mph on the table. Despite some sunshine on Sunday, it’ll be noticeably cooler following the next cold frontal passage with temperatures nearly 20 degrees lower than Saturday and there will be a stiff NW wind as well.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather