Stretch of rainy weather begins Wednesday in Philadelphia area. See the full forecast.
Get ready for a stretch of fairly wet weather in the Philadelphia area beginning Wednesday, with rain chances through the end of the week.
We are expecting a light to moderate rain through the morning commute and precipitation all day long. The rain will likely get heaviest in time for the evening commute, so expect slower driving most of the day.
We don't expect any flooding or severe weather due to this rain.
Temps drop to the mid-60s Wednesday but rebound into the upper 70s by Thursday and Friday with the chance for scattered showers each day through Saturday.
We're monitoring low chances (about 20%) that the increasing humidity through the week could produce the occasional thunderstorm Friday.
At this point, it looks to dry out and warm up by the second half of the weekend, with temps in the mid-80s possible by Monday of next week.
Back to the rain: There is some good news with all this. For the first time in more than eight months, the Philadelphia area is no longer under any drought scenario, and that doesn't account for the 1 inch or so we got last Wednesday and Thursday, so when the weekly drought monitor is released on Thursday, we'll likely have even better conditions.
7-day forecast
Wednesday: Periods of rain. High of 63, low of 56.
Thursday: Clouds, a shower. High of 75, low of 58
Friday: Shower, thunderstorm. High of 76, low of 62.
Saturday: Mix of sun and showers. High of 73, low of 60.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High of 77, low of 54.
Monday: Warming up. High of 79, low of 56.
Tuesday: Nice and warm. High of 83, low of 57.
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