Extreme fire danger in Philadelphia region Friday as drought worsens
Most of the Philadelphia area is in a severe drought, and the danger for fires remains.
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Most of the Philadelphia area is in a severe drought, and the danger for fires remains.
Temperatures are back in the mid-70s again Thursday, but cooler air moves in overnight. The Delaware Valley's next best chance for measurable rain comes on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Philadelphia is forecasted to have a high of 80 degrees, which would break the record set of 79 set in 1948.
The Philadelphia region has a good chance at ending its record dry streak this weekend.
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In the Philadelphia region, temperatures on Monday will rebound to the upper 60s with partly cloudy skies.
Sunday is the coldest day of the week with temperatures in the upper 50s but feeling like the mid-50s.
The cold front that brought those few sprinkles will also bring considerably cooler temps to the region over the weekend.
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On Wednesday, it will be back into the upper 70s in the Philadelphia region. It's not a record, but closer to it than seasonal temps.
The Philadelphia region can expect a cold start on Tuesday, but temperatures will warm up later in the day.
The Philadelphia region can expect the coldest temperatures of the season so far on Monday morning.
Sunday was dry and chilly with temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60s but will get even colder tonight when freeze and frost warnings go into effect.
The Philadelphia area is still in extreme fire danger as we have now gone 26 days with no measurable rainfall.
A red flag warning has been issued for South Jersey between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Drought continues to worsen across the region and now it'll take nearly a foot of rainfall to pull us out of the drought by next year.
Philadelphia has a chance to break a record for consecutive days without measurable rain if the incredible dry trend continues into next week.
The calendar says mid-fall, but the dry, summer-like weather will continue for another two days in the Philadelphia region.
Our streak of dry, sunny and warm days will continue the next few days with temperatures climbing into the 80s Monday through Wednesday in the Philadelphia region.
Sunday brings us yet another sunny day with highs in the low 70s. Temps climb back into the 80s early this week, and there's still no rain in sight for the Delaware Valley.
Temperatures Saturday morning will still be a little on the chilly side with temperatures across the region generally dropping.
The weather story on Friday will be continued dry weather and rebounding temps.
Bundle up on Thursday morning, as temperatures are in the 30s or low 40s in the Philadelphia area.
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