Excellent Weather to Start the Week

By Steven DiMartino

High pressure will produce another excellent start to the work week, with tranquil conditions expected through Wednesday. However, stormy and colder weather is going to return by the end of the week, with the threat for moderate to heavy rainfall and chilly weather conditions by the end of the week.

High pressure will produce comfortable weather conditions Monday on through Wednesday, with clear skies to scattered cloud cover. Winds will back from the northwest to southwest at 5 to 15 mph through the forecast period. Temperatures Monday afternoon will rise into the mid to upper 50s for highs. Low temperatures Tuesday will range from the lower to mid 30s. High temperatures Tuesday will range from the upper 50s to lower 60s throughout the Philadelphia region. Temperatures on Wednesday will range from the lower to mid 40s for lows and lower to mid 60s for highs. Temperatures will be above normal by Wednesday, with likely the best weather of the week!

An area of low pressure will approach on Thursday morning and redevelop along the New Jersey coast on Thursday afternoon with periods of moderate to heavy rainfall expected along with windy conditions. Showers will linger into Friday afternoon with a strong northwesterly wind driving much colder air into the northern Mid-Atlantic. Temperatures on Thursday will range from the mid to upper 40s for lows and lower to mid 60s for highs. Temperatures on Friday will range from the mid to upper 40s for lows and mid to upper 50s for highs. Temperatures will crash into the 40s by the late afternoon on Friday.

High pressure will be in control for Saturday and Sunday, with scattered cloud cover expected. Temperatures will return to below-normal levels for next weekend. Low temperatures will range from the lower to mid 30s throughout the region. High temperatures will range from the upper 40s to lower 50s.