Showers and thunderstorm through tomorrow morning

Several disturbances will move through the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas today on through tomorrow morning producing periods of showers and thunderstorms along with some very mild weather conditions. A cooler weather pattern will take hold for the end of the week and next weekend with a threat for showers each day.

Today on through tomorrow, a series of disturbances will rotate through the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan areas producing scattered to overcast cloud cover and periods of showers. The best potential for widespread rainfall will be tonight into tomorrow morning when a very strong disturbance over the Ohio River Valley moves through the northern Mid Atlantic. The strongest thunderstorms will be capable of very heavy downpours and wind gusts over 40 mph. The best potential for showers and thunderstorms will be along the coast. Rainfall amounts of 0.25” to 0.75” can be expected with locally higher amounts in some thunderstorms. Winds will be from the south at 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 30 mph at times, veering to the west by tomorrow evening. Temperatures today will rise into the lower to mid 70’s for highs. Temperatures tomorrow will range from the lower to mid 50’s for lows and lower to mid 70’s for highs.

High pressure will take hold tomorrow evening on through Thursday with clearing skies to scattered cloud cover. Winds will veer to the northwest at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will fall back to near normal levels. Low temperatures will range from the upper 30’s to lower 40’s over the northern interior to the lower to mid 40’s along the coast. High temperatures will range from the mid to upper 60’s throughout the region.

A cold front will drop through the region on Friday morning with a few isolated showers possible. The cold front will stall to the south of New Jersey on Friday afternoon. A series of low pressure systems will move along the stalled cold front Friday evening on through Monday with periods of scattered showers expected. The best potential for showers will be on Saturday morning with the strongest of the low pressure systems. Aside from the showers, broken to overcast cloud cover can be expected with winds from the north and northeast at 5 to 15 mph. Low temperatures will range from the upper 30’s to lower 40’s over the far northern interior, mid to upper 40’s over the western suburbs of Philadelphia and New York City, and upper 40’s to lower 50’s along the coast and in urban areas. High temperatures will range from the upper 50’s to lower 60’s over the northern interior and mid to upper 60’s along the coast.