Warm and sunny Father's Day with a heat wave on the horizon in the Philadelphia area
Father's Day is the last seasonable day before temperatures rise ushering in the first heat wave of the season this week.
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Meteorologist Andrew Kozak's interest in weather began at the age of 4, all because of a giant stocking. Sounds funny, but that's actually what was used to create the iconic tornado in "The Wizard Of Oz." In fact, Andrew never really cared to watch the rest of the movie once the color kicked in; he wore out the VHS tape rewinding to the tornado part over and over again!
Born and raised in Staten Island, N.Y., Andrew graduated from the State University of NY at Oneonta with a degree in meteorology and internship experience at WABC in New York City. Six days after graduating, he was out at his first on-air job in Casper, Wyo., forecasting the weather and cohosting the morning show for the ABC affiliate.
Since then, he spent the better part of the last two decades tracking severe storms, tornadoes, floods and blizzards in Wichita, Tulsa, Memphis and Columbus, Ohio. He also spent some time helping out weather teams in Austin and Kansas City. He has co-hosted an entertainment show and hosted numerous entertainment, travel and celebrity segments as well.
Andrew joined the CBS News Philadelphia team in September 2022 and says he's excited to forecast the weather for the Delaware Valley, get involved in the community - and be "right down the road" from family.
Out of the studio, you can find Andrew exploring Philadelphia, eating his way through the city, working out (mainly because of all the eating), volunteering and testing his amateur chef skills. During college, he worked at a few high-end restaurants in N.Y., where he learned some culinary tricks from some of the best Italian chefs in the industry.
Father's Day is the last seasonable day before temperatures rise ushering in the first heat wave of the season this week.
Get ready for beautiful weekend weather around the Philadelphia region with mostly sunny skies, low humidity, and highs in the low to middle 80s.
Wednesday's weather in the Philadelphia region is bright, sunny and perfectly on target for a late spring day, with thunderstorm chances on Friday.
The Philadelphia region won't be experiencing any severe weather on Thursday night.
Dry weather continues Sunday with high temperatures near 84 in Philadelphia. Clouds and humidity increase later in the day, with a chance for showers in the evening.
The weather in Philadelphia and around the region, including at the Jersey Shore, is more than cooperating with all the events scheduled for this weekend.
A round of showers and a line of storms will approach the Philadelphia area in the late afternoon and early evening Monday.
Temperatures Monday will be back to normal for this time of the year with highs climbing to 73 degrees and lots of sunshine in Philadelphia.
Sunday will be hot with high temperatures around 83 degrees in Philadelphia, though it'll be cooler along the Jersey Shore. Then Monday we're looking at a shot for 90 degrees.
Monday makes a run for 80 degrees, setting us up for the warmest day of the week and warmest day of the year so far. Later in the day, a thunderstorm could develop in South Jersey and Delaware.
Sunday will be warm and sunny, though a bit breezy at times. A small, but powerful line of storms is set to develop near the Poconos and Lehigh Valley later in the day; showers possible in Philadelphia late Sunday night.
Friday is partly cloudy in the Philadelphia region, and right now we're expecting decent conditions for viewing the 2024 solar eclipse.
Thursday will start out dry with mixed skies after several areas of low pressure created an atmosphere for showers on Wednesday and even severe weather south of the Philadelphia region.
Sunday's high will be around 63 degrees, with mostly clear and sunny skies in the morning. After a mild and dry Easter, the week starts with multiple days of colder weather and rain.
Scattered showers will mainly be concentrated in the southwestern parts of the Delaware Valley by the mid-afternoon.