6:30 AM | *An unsettled weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region with the chance for some downpours...very nice air mass for Tuesday and Wednesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Some sun this morning followed by increasing clouds in the afternoon, quite warm, cannot rule out a late day shower, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; Calm conditions this morning; S winds around 5 mph in the afternoon
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of late night showers and thunderstorms, lows in the upper 60’s
Saturday
Clouds and limited sun, not as warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lower 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, upper 60’s for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, near 80 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, very comfortable, mid-to-upper 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, pleasant, mid-to-upper 70’s
Discussion
High pressure that has been in control of our weather for much of this week has now shifted off the coast and this repositioning will open the door to more humid air and the return of shower and thunderstorm activity. The shower and thunderstorm activity can begin late tonight and should continue on an occasional basis on both weekend days and some of the rain can be heavy at times. Temperatures will climb to warm levels later this afternoon with highs generally in the mid-to-upper 80’s, but they should be confined to the lower 80’s on Saturday and Sunday largely as a result of the expected copious amounts of clouds. A cold front that will be trailing low pressure to our north this weekend will push through here later Monday and it’ll usher in a beautiful air mass for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week with comfortable temperatures and humidity levels.
Elsewhere, Hurricane Ernesto will impact Bermuda on Saturday and then likely maintain hurricane strength for awhile later in the weekend as it pushes towards the Atlantic Canada. While the center of Ernesto will be well to the east this weekend, there can be rough surf and rip tides up and down the east coast on both weekend days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather