7:00 AM | **Hurricane Michael moving slowly northward over the Gulf of Mexico now as a cat 2**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Philadelphia Forecast
Today
Patchy fog and drizzle early today; otherwise, mainly cloudy skies, warm, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, patchy fog possible late, maybe a bit of light rain, lows in the mid 60’s
Wednesday
Patchy fog possible early; otherwise, mainly cloudy skies, maybe a light shower or two, warm, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, upper 60’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, mid 70’s
Friday
Becoming partly sunny, breezy and cooler, lower 60’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite cool, near 60 degrees
Sunday
Partly sunny, still quite cool, lower 60's
Discussion
Hurricane Michael continues to intensify as it moves over the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico (now a cat 2). There is a high probability that Michael will reach major hurricane status (i.e., cat 3 or higher) before a landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle - perhaps between Destin and Apalachicola. Once landfall is reached, Hurricane Michael will turn from a northerly direction to a northeasterly track and ride up along the Southeast US coastline and heavy rain is likely in the rain-soaked region of the Carolinas where Florence stalled out last month. While it appears the DC-to-PHL-to-NYC corridor will not get a direct hit from the remains of Michael, there will be rain here on Thursday as it interacts with a strong cold front and some of the rain can be heavy. Quite cool and dry weather should follow in the Mid-Atlantic region for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com