7:00 AM | **Comfortable temperatures and unsettled in Mid-Atlantic next couple of days...watching TS Idalia which hits western Florida by mid-week potentially as a "major" hurricane**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, comfortably warm, just a slight chance of showers, highs in the mid-to-upper 70’s; E winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers late, lows in the mid 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, comfortably warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, showers likely and possible thunderstorms, mid 60’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, near 80 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, nice, breezy, mid 70’s
Friday
Partly sunny, comfortable, breezy, mid-to-upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, nice, near 80 degrees
Discussion
The week begins with high pressure to our north and a frontal system to our south that will soon begin a movement to the north. This front stalls nearby later tonight and Tuesday and then a cool front approaches on Tuesday night. As a result, showers cannot be rule out later today and tonight and are likely later tomorrow and tomorrow night and thunderstorms can mix into the picture. High pressure will try to take control of the weather later this week, but we’ll have to watch the northward advancement of Tropical Storm Idalia. TS Idalia is likely to strengthen to “major” hurricane status before hitting the west side of Florida around late Tuesday night and then push northeastward to the Carolinas. Given this track, winds could become an issue by Thursday across places like southeastern Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula…a system to closely monitor in coming days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather