7:00 AM | **Heavy showers/strong-to-severe storms a threat today...hot weather most intense on Thursday and Friday...relief arrives this weekend**

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms be strong-to-severe with powerful wind gusts and hail, highs in the mid 80’s; Light and variable winds this morning; SW winds 5-10 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

An evening shower or thunderstorm still possible; otherwise, partly cloudy skies, mild, muggy, lows in the mid 60’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, near 90 degrees

Wednesday Night             

Partly cloudy, mild, near 70 degrees for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, hot, humid, decent chance for late day or nighttime showers and thunderstorms, some of the PM storms can be strong, lower 90’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, hot, humid, mid 90’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, much more comfortable, cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm, lower 80’s

Discussion              

Yet another wave of energy will rotate through the base of a large-scale upper-level trough of low pressure later today and this will enhance the chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Some of the rain later today can be heavy and some of the storms can reach strong-to-severe levels with powerful wind gusts and hail. High pressure will then push off the coast at mid-week allowing for a hot air mass from the middle of the country to expand to the north and east. As a result, temperatures should reach 90 degrees here on Wednesday and then likely well up in the 90’s on Thursday and Friday and these two days may turn out to be the hottest of the year.  A cool front will approach the area on Saturday – possibly accompanied by heavy showers and strong thunderstorms – and much more comfortable air is destined to reach us on Sunday following the passage of the frontal system.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather