6:15 AM | *Chance of scattered PM showers and thunderstorms...beneficial rainfall likely on Monday*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Partly sunny skies still featuring some haze/smoke, comfortable temperatures, chance of scattered PM showers and thunderstorms, highs in the lower 70’s; NW winds around 5-10 mph  

Tonight

Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening; otherwise, partly cloudy skies, cool, lows near 50 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, warm, upper 70’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Partly cloudy, not as cool as recent nights, mid-to-upper 50’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid-to-upper 80’s

Monday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Wednesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Discussion              

An upper-level low meandering over the northeastern states during the past several days will finally scoot out-to-sea this weekend, but not before another wave of energy rotates through our area later today raising the chance for scattered PM showers and thunderstorms. The rain later today is certainly no guarantee, but any would be welcomed as it has been virtually rain-free around here for the past few weeks. An even better chance for some beneficial rain is likely on Monday with the combination of yet another slow-moving upper-level low pressure system that will head to the Great Lakes and a frontal system that will inch its ways eastward early next week towards the eastern seaboard. The overall weather pattern continues to look like there should be no extended heat and humidity anytime too soon.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather