7:00 AM | *Good chance of rain from later today into Thursday early afternoon as low pressure forms near the east coast along a frontal boundary zone*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, chilly, good chance for PM rain, some of the rain can be heavy, highs near 50 degrees; SE winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, good chance of rain, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the low-to-mid 40’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, good chance of rain through early afternoon, lower 50’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy in the evening with a lingering shower possible, partly cloudy late, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly sunny, windy, chilly, low-to-mid 50’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cool, chance of showers, upper 50’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, mild, lower 60’s

Monday

Partly sunny, cool, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion

A cold frontal system will become nearly stationary today along the eastern seaboard and low pressure will form along the boundary zone. This low pressure will head north along the coast and the result here will be an increasing chance of rain by this afternoon and some of it can be heavy. The rain will continue here tonight and likely continue off and on into the afternoon hours on Thursday. There is a chance the rain can exit by the time the Phillies are scheduled to play their home opener (3pm), but a postponement to Friday is certainly on the table. On the heels of the low pressure system, winds will pick up on Friday and another chilly air mass will push into the Mid-Atlantic region. A couple of disturbances can bring some shower activity to the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday and Monday, but we may sneak in a pretty decent Easter Sunday with relatively mild conditions.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather