7:00 AM | *Jose to impact coastal sections from New Jersey to New England*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Showers possible later today, becoming breezy and a bit cooler than yesterday, highs in the mid 70’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, showers possible, lows in the mid 60’s
Wednesday
Becoming partly sunny, noticeably warmer, low 80's for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, patchy fog possible late, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s by morning
Thursday
Mainly sunny, warm, low 80's
Friday
Mainly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warm, low 80's
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, low-to-mid 80's
Discussion
Hurricane Jose (category 1) will impact the coastline today and tonight from New Jersey to southern New England with bands of rain, rough surf, gusty winds and possible coastal flooding at time of high tide. Jose will stay off the coast and push farther away from the Northeast US coastline over the next couple of days, but ultimately, may make a move back towards the east coast. Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria has strengthened to category 5 "major" status and is headed right towards the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. It is likely to make landfall in Puerto Rico on Wednesday - perhaps as a category 4 "major" hurricane. After that, Maria will likely turn northward and slide to the east of the Bahama Island chain. It is possible that the remnants of Jose actually provide an atmospheric "escape route" for Maria so that it never reaches the US coastline - let's hope so.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com