Summer-like Saturday for PGA Championship ahead of looming heat wave in Philadelphia area. Here's the forecast.
What a gorgeous weekend! Saturday will be the pick day of the next 7 days with sunshine, low humidity, light winds, and warm afternoon highs in the low 80s in the Philadelphia region.
Sunday through Wednesday will also be nice days, but they will also be much hotter with a chance of isolated showers and storms each afternoon and evening.
By Monday, humidity begins to creep into the region, and the record high temperatures on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will all be in reach with highs reaching the mid-90s by Tuesday.
Of course, we all know what goes up must come down and that is exactly what happens when a cold front crosses the region triggering thunderstorms late Wednesday and ushering in much cooler air by Thursday as temperatures fall 30 degrees to the mid 60s.
High rip current risk at the Jersey Shore today
While temps are warming up to the 80s in the city, we'll only be in the high 60s at the Jersey Shore. Expect a water temperature in the 50s, which is low enough to impact your body temperature and cause hypothermia.
You can dip your toes in the ocean, but swimming is not advised today with a high rip current risk. Remember, do not swim at unguarded beaches and remember how to identify a rip current and get to safety.
Weather forecast for PGA Championship
Let's get to the PGA Championship — greens will be drying out significantly by the weekend, so expect those putts to be rolling extremely fast.
If you have any plans, whether to go to Aronimink Golf Club or just host a watching event at home, the weather will be great for either. Maybe even a bit on the hot side, but we're not expecting rain, storms or any significant wind.
NEXT big weather changes
Big heat and higher humidity arrive in the low to mid-90s Monday through Wednesday. Record highs may be set on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Then we switch gears as a cold front brings gusty storms later in the day Wednesday. That will drop the temperatures by 30 degrees in just 24 hours to the mid-60s on Thursday.
Much of Philadelphia region in severe drought
We need rain. The weekly drought monitor was released Thursday, and we now have over 60% of our area in severe drought. That's a 3 of5 on the drought index.
The bad news is that we do not anticipate any impactful rain events over the next three to four days, but the good news is that the temps will be ramping up, which is great if you're ready for more summer-like conditions.
Here's the 7-day forecast:
Saturday: Beautiful. High 83, low 52.
Sunday: Heating up. High 91, low 66.
Monday: Sunny and hot. High 93, low 66.
Tuesday: Record heat. High 96, low 70.
Wednesday: Hot, evening storms. High 93, low 73.
Thursday: Shower possible. High 80, low 67.
Friday: Shower to the south. High 68, low 53.