Breezy Friday in Philadelphia region with mix of sun, clouds. Here's the weather forecast.
It's Friday the 13th, but the only thing scary about this is the low morning temperatures around the Philadelphia area. We are back to needing the winter gear in the morning, and we'll also need time to warm our cars up before heading out.
After some rain on Thursday followed by a temperature dip below freezing overnight, there are icy spots around the area, but these will melt quickly after sunrise at 7:16 a.m.
Expect the day to start sunny and cloud up by the afternoon. At that time, we'll be around 50 degrees, so the few days we had of wearing shorts are over for now. It'll be breezy with winds from the southwest gusting to 35 mph.
A clipper system is bringing a few spotty showers late Friday night as it passes to our north, but it's unlikely you'll need the umbrella at any time.
NEXT big weather changes
It will be a seasonably mild weekend with highs in the 50s and chilly mornings. Sunday brings some clouds and a tiny disturbance with a few rain showers possible overnight into early Monday.
A major warmup is in store for Monday, along with a rain/storm threat. Models are indicating that severe storms, including a tornado risk, might be possible Monday evening. We will be in the upper 60s and potentially even low 70s before a very strong cold front approaches, triggering strong to severe storms.
We've issued a NEXT Weather Alert for these storms.
Following that front, another MAJOR drop in temps is in store for St. Patrick's Day Tuesday with the chance of morning snow showers. Due to this bitter cold, with temperatures in the 30s, wind gusts to 35 mph and feels-like temps in the 20s, Tuesday will be another NEXT Weather Alert Day.
Temps may go back into the 60s by the end of next week and into the weekend.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Friday: Windy. High 51, low 28.
Saturday: Some sun. High 55, low 43.
Sunday: Clouds, mild. High 56, low 35.
Monday: NEXT Weather Alert for Storms. High 67, low 50.
Tuesday: NEXT Weather Alert for cold. High 38, low 30.
Wednesday: Some sun. High 40, low 21.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 45, low 28.
