7:00 AM | Back door cold front makes it cooler for today; heavy rain and possible thunderstorms later tonight and Friday from conventional cold front

6-Day Forecast

Today

More clouds than sun, cooler than yesterday, chance for a couple of showers or some drizzle, light E-NE winds, highs in the upper 60’s

Tonight

Cloudy, chilly, showers likely and maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy towards morning, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Friday

Cloudy, periods of rain and possibly a few thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy, mid 60’s

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy early then becoming partly cloudy late, chilly, mid 40’s

Saturday

Partly-to-mostly sunny, breezy, cool, near 60

Sunday

Partly-to-mostly sunny, cool, upper 50's

Monday

Mostly sunny, milder, near 70

Tuesday

Partly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 70’s

Discussion

A back door cold front has dropped southward overnight through the local area and it has caused a shift in our winds from a southwesterly to a northeasterly direction and, given the cold ocean temperatures, this will make it cooler compared to yesterday's record-breaking heat (89 at Philly Airport). A more conventional west-to-east moving cold front will approach the region later tonight and Friday bringing with it periods of rain and perhaps a few strong thunderstorms. Once the front sweeps off the east coast by tomorrow night, drier air will return to the region and the weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent with high temperatures not far from 60 degrees each day. It'll turn warmer early next week and temperatures could reach or surpass 70 degrees on Monday and Tuesday.

Video

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