Thursday morning will be even colder with the potential to have the first 30s of the year in Philadelphia and lows around freezing in the far northwest areas such as the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, where a freeze warning has been issued. This is an indication that this may be the end of the growing season for crops in that area.
Our average high this time of year is in the upper 60s. We’ll get back to seasonal temperatures on Friday and then another nice warm-up for the weekend with highs back into the 70s.
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This will also be a very dry and sunny week with dry conditions all weekend. This will not help the rapidly developing to moderate and even severe drought for parts of the area, especially parts of Burlington and Atlantic counties. In fact, we’ve only had 0.77 inches of rain in almost two months, and NO rain in October so far. This is actually a record to date. In more than 150 years we have never had zero precipitation during the first 16 days of October, and the dry trend shows no signs of ending.
If the current forecast holds, this will likely be a dry spell in the top 10. The longest we’ve gone without rain in Philadelphia since records began was 29 days, way back in 1874. We’re now at 18 days, and with no rain expected for most of next week, the chance we can get close. If we made it to October 28 without any rain, that would be a new record for the area. As of now, it looks like this time frame could be our next chance for some rainfall, so it could be close! We will keep you informed.
As always, stay with the NEXT Weather team to keep you informed of any changes.
Here’s your seven-day forecast:
CBS News Philadelphia
Thursday: Sunny, cold morning. High 62, low 40.
Friday: Sunny. High 70, low 43.
Saturday: Nice. High 73, low 43.
Sunday: Warmer. High 77, low 42.
Monday: Hot again. High 79, low 49.
Tuesday: Sunny, warm. High 79, low 51.
Wednesday: Warm up. High 78, low 52.
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