6:30 AM | **Unsettled pattern brings the threat of heavy downpours and strong-to-severe thunderstorms**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Partly sunny, warm, uncomfortably humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe and some of the rain can be heavy, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; S-SW winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe and some of the rain can be heavy, lows not far from 70 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Sunday
Clouds and limited sun, warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe and some of the rain can be heavy, mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, very warm, upper 80’s
Tuesday
A mix of clouds and sun, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
An unsettled weather pattern has returned to the Mid-Atlantic region and the threat of severe weather and heavy downpours is on the table. A spinning upper-level low over the south-central part of Canada will send multiple waves of energy in coming days around the base of the large-scale trough keeping it quite active in much of the eastern US. One such short-wave will enhance upward motion later today in the Mid-Atlantic region and this will, in turn, increase the chance for some strong-to-severe PM thunderstorm activity…any shower or storm that forms can result in heavy downpours. The threat of showers and thunderstorms will continue late Saturday and Sunday as well with temperatures on both days peaking in the 80’s.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather