Lingering showers will give way to afternoon sun in Philadelphia region Friday. Here's the weather forecast.
Today is definitely the pick of the next few days!
In the Philadelphia area, the day starts with plenty of clouds and a few lingering showers around the region, but the trend through the rest of the morning is toward drier weather. Clouds should gradually break for increasing sunshine this afternoon with highs in the lower 80s.
Humidity will also come down through the day, so outdoor plans look great this afternoon and evening. If you're headed out for a walk, tennis, the playground or dinner outside, sunglasses become much more useful than the umbrella as we get deeper into the day. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown and it'll be a great start to the holiday.
NEXT big weather changes
Our next big change arrives this weekend, but Saturday is not a washout.
Saturday should start dry with at least some sunshine before clouds increase. A spotty shower could pop up during the afternoon, but most of the daytime hours look usable for outdoor plans.
Rain becomes much more likely Saturday night into Sunday morning as low pressure tracks through the region. Showers and thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rain overnight, with the steadiest rain likely during that Saturday night/Sunday morning window.
Sunday is the trickier day. Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms are likely during the morning, but the system should gradually pull offshore during the day. Right now, there's a good chance we start drying out Sunday afternoon, likely in time for the Eagles game at 4:25 p.m. Exactly how quickly that happens remains the biggest question in the forecast, but we'll be tracking it closely through the weekend.
At this point, we have not issued a NEXT Weather alert. The Saturday night rain could certainly be locally heavy, but the overall flooding and severe weather threat does not look widespread enough right now to warrant the designation.
Monday looks much better with sunshine returning, lower humidity and highs around 80. Tuesday also looks quiet and pleasant before temperatures climb again toward the middle of next week.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Friday: Morning showers. High 83, Low 72
Saturday: Clouding up. High 82, Low 63
Sunday: AM T-storm. High 84, Low 72
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 77, Low 69
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 78, Low 56
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 85, Low 62
Thursday: Stray T-storm. High 84, Low 68
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