6:15 AM | **Winds become a big factor today on the back side of a frontal passage...gusts up to 40 mph or so...a chilly mid-week, but warmer by week's end**

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

A mix of clouds and sun, becoming very windy, mild, a few showers are possible, maybe a gusty thunderstorm, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s; W-NW winds increasing to 15-25 mph; gusts to 40 mph

Tonight

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

Wednesday

Partly sunny, still windy with gusts to 35 mph, unseasonably chilly, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, low-to-mid 30’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, milder, upper 50’s

Friday

Partly sunny, mild, middle 60’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, breezy, very warm, chance of showers, upper 70’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, not as warm, but still mild, chance of showers, middle 60’s

Discussion

After a cold frontal passage in the overnight hours, the pressure gradient between the departing low and an incoming high pressure system will tighten today and the result here will be increasingly strong winds from a west-to-northwest direction...gusting to 40 mph or so. A secondary cold front will pass through the area this evening and it will usher in a chilly air mass for the mid-week with temperatures below-normal for the middle of April. It does warm up rather quickly later in the week and the first half of the weekend is likely to feature high temperatures in the upper 70’s although showers may be a threat on Saturday with an approaching cold frontal system.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather