6:00 AM | **Twenty day streak about to come to an end as it turns milder...soaking rain event later tomorrow night into Friday morning...strong winds to follow**

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Partly sunny, milder, becoming breezy, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s; SW winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the lower 20’s

Thursday     

Partly sunny, mild, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, windy, chilly, periods of rain, maybe a rumble of thunder, lower 40’s for late night lows

Friday

Clouds and mild early in the day with lingering rain showers then becoming partly sunny, very windy with gusts into the 40-50 mph range, turning colder, temperatures peak in the morning at mild levels and then drop during the afternoon

Saturday

Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Sunday

Partly sunny, milder, mid-to-upper 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, breezy, colder, upper 30’s

Discussion

Temperatures have been below-normal for about twenty days in a row in many spots of the Mid-Atlantic region and the relentless cold pattern that started around Thanksgiving Day is about to come to an end. It turns milder for today and Thursday as high pressure shifts to the east of here and mild conditions will begin the day on Friday just ahead of the passage of a strong cold front. That front will result in a soaking rain event for the Mid-Atlantic region from later tomorrow night into Friday morning and there can be a rumble of thunder as well. The rain will be heavy at times and combined with snowmelt in many areas of the Mid-Atlantic region can produce ponding of water by early Friday so be on the lookout for that to take place. Once the front clears the coast by mid-day Friday, temperatures will drop from the mild levels of the morning, and winds will pick up noticeably from a northwesterly direction…gusting into the 40-50 mph range.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather