7:00 AM | *On the cool, damp side again here today...TS Helene to intensify into "major" hurricane before landfall late tomorrow along Florida's "Big Bend" Gulf coastal region*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of showers, highs near 70 degrees (normal high now at PHL is 76 degrees); E-SE winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of showers, lows in the lower 60’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 70’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 60’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 70’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of showers, lower 70’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, nice, low-to-mid 70’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, pleasant, low-to-mid 70’s

Discussion

It stays on the cool side of normal today as high pressure centered over southeastern Canada continues to influence the weather in the Mid-Atlantic region. Low pressure will pass by to our north during the next 24 hours and it’ll help to advance a warm front into our area. As a result, there will be occasional showers today, tonight and on Thursday and a thunderstorm or two can be mixed into the picture.

Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Helene continues to intensify early today as it moves towards the southern Gulf of Mexico. It’ll clip the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula later today and likely reach category 1 hurricane status. As it continues to move over the very warm waters of the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night and Thursday, it should climb to “major” hurricane status of at least category 3 classification. Landfall as a “major” hurricane is likely by late Thursday along Florida’s “Big Bend” Gulf coastal region and “Helene” will then continue on a north-northeast track resulting in with big impacts to the state of Georgia as well as Florida.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather