7:00 AM | **Major rain event coming later in the week with the remnants of “Zeta”** — Perspecta Weather

6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, PA metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, mild, highs near 60 degrees

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, lows in the mid 40’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, mild, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, upper 40’s for overnight lows

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, cool, periods of rain, some of the rain can be heavy at times, upper 50’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, turning colder, continued threat of rain, near 50 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, quite cool, near 50 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, not as cool, near 60 degrees

Discussion

“Zeta” is likely headed for a mid-week landfall in the central Gulf coastal region as a category 1 hurricane and it will make a turn to the northeast after coming inland. The tropical moisture from the remnants of “Zeta” will combine with vigorous upper-level support to result in a significant rain event for the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic from Thursday into Friday. At the end of the week, colder air will drop southeastward from the Great Lakes and it could actually result in a changeover of the rain to sleet and/or snow across portions of interior and higher elevations of the Northeast US.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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