6:00 AM | ***A mild weekend and then an Arctic blast for the early part of next week***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Partly sunny, quite breezy, a bit milder, highs near 60 degrees; S-SW winds increase to around 10-20 mph; gusts possible to 30 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of showers, lows not far from 50 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, breezy, quite mild, middle 60’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, cool, middle 40’s for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, chance of rain, lower 60’s
Monday
Partly sunny, windy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, mid-to-upper 40’s; snow showers possible at night
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, still breezy and quite cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, not quite as chilly, low-to-mid 50’s
Discussion
A cold front crosses the region later tonight and it will bring some shower activity to the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Temperatures behind the cold frontal passage will not drop with highs on both days likely in the 60’s with some sun and Saturday and clouds on Sunday with the chance for rain. An Arctic cold front arrives on Sunday night and it’ll usher in the coldest air yet this season for the early part of next week and many areas will experience their first hard freeze on Monday night. The atmosphere will be quite unstable by later Monday with a vigorous low pressure system nearby in the upper part of the atmosphere. This setup could lead to some snow shower activity around here late Monday and accumulating snow is likely just downstream from the Great Lakes (e.g., western PA, western NY) and also in the higher elevations of the western Mid-Atlantic (e.g., western MD, western VA, West Virginia). Temperatures relax by mid-week, but there will be a shot of chilly air by late next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather