6:30 AM | **Mild again today…showers likely tonight…big-time cold shot reaches the Mid-Atlantic region by Thanksgiving Day** — Arcfield Weather

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Early morning patchy fog; otherwise, partly sunny skies, mild, highs in the middle 60’s; S winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cool, showers are likely, but nothing significant, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, windy, colder, low-to-mid 50’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, blustery, lower 30’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, becoming windy, chance of rain, some of the rain can be heavy, mid 50’s

Wednesday

Becoming partly sunny, windy, chilly, lower 50’s early with temperatures dropping in the PM hours

Discussion              

It turned noticeably milder in the Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday as high pressure shifted offshore and the mild conditions will continue today ahead of an incoming frontal system.  The front will set off some shower activity tonight, but – as has been the case in recent weeks – this will not be a significant rain event.  Colder air pushes into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend on the heels of the frontal passage.

Looking ahead, a strong storm system will head to the Midwest/Great Lakes during the first half of next week and likely result in rain and wind here from Tuesday into Wednesday – and this time the rainfall may be significant. A widespread and impressively cold air mass will cross the nation next week and reach us here in the Mid-Atlantic region just in time for Thanksgiving Day.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather