7:00 AM | ***A soaking rain event today, tonight and Saturday in the Mid-Atlantic…becomes cool and windy as well*** — Arcfield Weather

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cooler, periods of rain, heavy at times, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s; E-NE winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, becoming breezy, periods of rain, heavy at times, lows in the upper 40’s  

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, windy, periods of rain, lower 50’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, chilly, periods of rain, lower 40’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, showers are still quite possible; especially, in eastern sections, lower 50’s

Monday

Partly sunny, a bit milder, near 60 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, mild, mid-to-upper 60’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, comfortable, near 70 degrees

Discussion              

A soaking rain event is coming to the Mid-Atlantic region for today, tonight, and tomorrow and it’ll become quite cool and windy as well.  Intensifying low pressure will cross over the Ohio Valley later today and then as it reaches the east coast, it will begin to become influenced by building high pressure over southeastern Canada. As such, the low pressure will slow down in its advance to the east and ultimately will stall-out over the western Atlantic Ocean.  The “blocking” type upper air weather pattern that sets up could prolong the chilly, damp weather in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region on early Sunday, Mother’s Day; especially, along coastal sections.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather