7:00 AM | ***Current heat wave peaks this afternoon with high temperatures flirting with the 100 degree mark...strong-to-severe storm possible late today/tonight and even more likely on Wednesday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, very hot, humid, slight chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 90’s; W-SW winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall, lows in the middle 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall, low-to-mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, not as warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, middle 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
This latest hot spell in the Mid-Atlantic region began in earnest on Sunday and will continue through tomorrow and it likely reaches a peak this afternoon with some spots in the Philly metro area flirting with the 100 degree mark for afternoon highs. There is the chance of showers and thunderstorms late today, tonight and especially during the PM hours on Wednesday when a cold front approaches the region from the northwest. Any storm that develops during the next 36 hours can be strong-to-severe and produce some heavy rainfall in a short period of time. The passage of the cold front on Wednesday night will usher in a cooler air mass for Thursday and Friday and high temperatures should be confined to the 80’s.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather