6:00 AM | ***One more day of spring-like warmth and a possible record-breaker...possible strong-to-severe thunderstorms later today/early tonight...much colder for Thursday and Friday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region
Today
Partly sunny, becoming quite breezy, warm and a possible record-breaker (record high at PHL is 74 degrees set in 2021), chance of mid-day/early afternoon showers, a strong-to-severe thunderstorm possible late, highs in the mid-to-upper 70’s; S-SW winds increasing to 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers and possibly a strong-to-severe thunderstorm, breezy and turning colder late, late night lows near 45 degrees
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, windy with gusts to 40 mph, much colder, chance of rain showers which can mix with or change to snow, temperatures generally in the 40’s
Thursday Night
Gradual clearing, brisk, cold, near 30 degrees for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, windy with gusts to 30 mph, chilly, upper 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, milder, middle 50’s; showers and thunderstorms possible at night
Monday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 50’s
Discussion
One more day of spring-like temperatures here at mid-week in the Mid-Atlantic region and some record highs may be set in spots as clouds increase ahead of a strong cold front. That strong cold front and a pre-frontal trough can produce showers for the mid-day and early afternoon and then strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible later today and early tonight. Much colder air will arrive on Thursday leading to quite a dramatic drop off in temperatures as compared with today’s potential record-breaking warmth. The chilly air will stick around on Friday and the weekend will start off on the cool side with dry conditions likely on both Friday and Saturday. Another strong cold front heads our way for the late Sunday night/Monday time frame with additional showers and thunderstorms possible. A widespread colder-than-normal air mass will then spread into the eastern states by Tuesday of next week on the heels of that next strong cold frontal system.
One final note, it looks like record high temperatures were set yesterday in D.C., Philly and New York City with DCA at 84 degrees, IAD at 85 degrees, BWI at 85 degrees, PHL at 83 degrees, and in Central Park (NYC), it was a record-breaker at 80 degrees and the earliest 80-degrees ever recorded.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather