6:15 AM | *Following yesterday's frontal passage, sunshine will return to the area today although it will be dimmed by smoke and haze*

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly sunny skies although there will be smoke and haze around the area, warm, highs in the low-to-mid 80’s; W-NW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear skies although there can be some smoke or haze around the area, mild, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s

Thursday

Mainly sunny, very warm, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs (if 90 degrees is reached, it would be the first time this season)

Thursday Night             

Partly cloudy, mild, middle 60’s for late night lows

Friday

Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, not quite as warm, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 70’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, middle 70’s

Monday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, middle 70’s

Discussion

A cold front moved through the region on Tuesday and set the stage for clearing skies last night and plenty of sunshine here today. However, there is one “fly-in-the-ointment” with respect to the sunshine expected today, it will be dimmed by smoke and haze at times due to the post-frontal shift in the winds which are now blowing air into the Mid-Atlantic region from Canada. Another cold front heads this way at the end of the week and will likely stall-out in close proximity. As a result, several waves of low pressure could ride along the nearly stationary frontal boundary zone generating unsettled weather conditions here from late Friday through Monday with the chance of showers on each day.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather