6:15 AM | *Windy and cooler today with PM gusts to 50 mph...big-time warmup next week can bring us 70+ degrees by Wednesday*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, windy, cooler, highs in the upper 40’s; W-NW winds increasing to 15-25 mph; gusts of 50 mph possible during the PM hours

Tonight

Partly cloudy, windy with gusts to 50 mph, cold, lows in the lower 30’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, still very windy with gusts to 40 mph, cool, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance for rain and/or snow showers, lows in the lower 30’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, windy, chilly, middle 40’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, chilly, upper 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, noticeably milder, mid-to-upper 50’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, warmer, low-to-mid 60’s

Discussion

A strong cold front passed through the region last night and it has ushered in a noticeably cooler air mass to the Mid-Atlantic region. Winds will become very strong later today from a west-to-northwest direction as a secondary cold front crosses the region….gusts to 50 mph are possible during the PM hours. A weak system will push into the area on Friday night with a few rain and/or snow showers possible and the weekend looks to be on the chilly side for early March.

Looking ahead, a big-time warmup is on the way for next week which can feature high temperatures near 70 degrees by Wednesday (not quite done with the cold shots though). One final note, this weekend is that time once again to push clocks forward an hour as we flip back to Daylight Savings Time.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather