5:30 AM | *An unsettled weekend with the chance of showers and thunderstorms on both days*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, comfortably warm with moderate humidity levels, highs in the low-to-mid 80’s; E-NE winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy and more humid, mild, lows in the middle 60’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, middle 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, low-to-mid 70’s for late night lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, near 90 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, comfortable, near 80 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
A surface cool front pushed off the east coast early yesterday paving the way for a comfortable air mass with moderate humidity levels that will stick around through the day today. Overall humidity levels will begin to climb later tonight and it’ll be a noticeable and uncomfortable factor on both weekend days. We’ll also have to deal with the chance of showers and thunderstorms on both weekend days as a couple different frontal systems impact the region.
A warm front will advance from the south on Saturday and this can produce showers and thunderstorms any time from late tonight through tomorrow night...any thunderstorm can reach strong-to-severe levels. A cool front will then drop to the south and east towards our area late in the weekend and it too can generate showers and thunderstorms in the area...any thunderstorm late Sunday can reach strong-to-severe levels. Following the passage of the late weekend cool frontal system, another comfortable air mass will push into the Mid-Atlantic for the early part of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather