7:15 AM | Reached 67 degrees yesterday at Philly Airport; cooler today, but still above normal

6-Day Forecast

Today

Lots of clouds this morning, but then partial afternoon sunshine, cooler, upper 40’s

Tonight

Mostly clear, cold, upper 20’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 40’s

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, near 30

Saturday

Mostly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Monday

Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance for rain or snow, low-to-mid 40’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Discussion

The temperature reached 67 degrees yesterday at Philly Airport which was the highest reading since November 29th, 2011. However, a cold front slipped through the region late yesterday and our 60’s are likely over for awhile. The front has stalled to our south and this will allow for a wave of low pressure to ride along it towards the east coast. The precipitation associated with this low, however, should stay just to the south of the Philly region, but there will be some morning clouds associated with it. High pressure builds back into the region to close out the week and begin the weekend. The storm that will produce heavy snow today over the Colorado Rockies will then head into the Plains tomorrow and cause heavy snow there, but then will likely slow down in its advance to the eastern states as it encounters a blocking pattern in the upper atmosphere. This developing blocking pattern in the upper atmosphere could ultimately "squeeze" this storm far enough to our south that we stay dry. Stay tuned as this potential late weekend system is still on the table. Finally, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow early this morning (as did I), but six more weeks of this wouldn't be all that bad.

Video

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