7:00 AM | *A nice day in the Mid-Atlantic region with plenty of sunshine and a mild afternoon...cooler on Wednesday following the passage of a "back door" cold front*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, becoming breezy and very mild after a chilly start, highs near 70 degrees; SW winds increasing to around 10-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, chilly, lows in the upper 30’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cooler, mid-to-upper 50’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Partly cloudy, chilly, late night lows in the upper 30’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 50’s

Friday

Partly sunny, milder, lower 60’s

Saturday

Becoming mainly cloudy, very mild, chance of showers late in the day and at night, upper 60’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, windy, mild, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, upper 60’s

Discussion

Today will be a nice day throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with plenty of sunshine and afternoon high temperatures well above normal for this time of year. A “back door” cold front will bring cooler air back to the region for tomorrow and Thursday as low-level winds switch to a north-northeast direction. (I refer to this kind of cold front as a “back door” since it “sneaks in” from our northeast instead of the more conventional approach from the west). Temperatures will surge to milder levels at the end of the week and it’ll stay quite mild through the upcoming weekend. The weekend becomes wet, however, with showers possible from late Saturday through the day on Sunday and some of that rain can be heavy at times.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather