Summerlike warmth returns to Philadelphia before weekend cool-down. Here's the weather forecast.
Hope you didn't put your short-sleeve shirts away. After some patchy morning fog moves out, we'll have summerlike weather in the Philadelphia region on Tuesday, with highs around 80 degrees.
Humidity will stay low, and winds will be light, but the mostly sunny skies will make it feel a bit on the toasty side.
NEXT big weather changes
The NEXT big change comes in two parts: a brief warm-up through Wednesday and a much stronger push of fall air heading into the weekend.
Wednesday will be more humid and could be the warmest day of the week, with highs in the low to mid-80s and heat index values potentially approaching 90.
A few showers are possible late Wednesday, but most of the day looks dry. A cold front will slip south of the region Wednesday night, allowing cooler and drier air to move in Thursday.
Thursday looks beautiful, with sunshine, lower humidity and highs in the upper 60s. But then comes a much bigger change.
Thursday brings a brief break from the humidity before a much stronger cold front arrives Friday. Showers are likely Friday, with even a few thunderstorms possible.
There could be some gusty winds accompanying the frontal passage, especially Friday afternoon and evening.
Then get ready for a big temperature drop! Highs this weekend may struggle to get out of the 50s, with gusty winds making Saturday feel especially chilly. Some of our colder suburbs could even see frost or freezing temperatures Saturday night!
It will also be windy, with a tight pressure gradient developing between the departing storm system and high pressure building in from the west. That means even if there is plenty of sunshine over the weekend, it could feel considerably colder than the thermometer suggests.
Saturday, in particular, looks blustery, with highs only in the upper 50s and a gusty northwest wind. Sunday may be even cooler, with highs in the mid-50s.
Overnight lows could drop into the 30s in some of the colder suburbs by Sunday night, although it's still too early to determine whether frost will become a concern.
So after a wet weekend, there will be a few days of improving weather and a brief warm-up before the pattern changes dramatically again. The bottom line: the region is drying out and warming up through Wednesday, then trading the 80-degree weather for highs in the 50s by the weekend.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Tuesday: Mild, pleasant. High 81, Low 58
Wednesday: Very warm. High 83, Low 67
Thursday: A bit cooler. High 68, Low 61
Friday: Showers. High 71, Low 59
Saturday: Windy, cooler. High 55, Low 49
Sunday: Sunny, chilly. High 59, Low 40
Monday: Cool, but sunny. High 62, Low 48
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