Our streak of dry, sunny and warm days will continue over the next few days, with temperatures rising into the 80s in the Philadelphia region Monday through Wednesday.
On Tuesday we will hunt for the record temperature of 83 degrees, which was reached 104 years ago, in 1920. Get out there and enjoy what may be the last gasp of true warmth as a weak cold front moves through the region early Thursday, pummeling the region. temperatures back to the low and mid 60s. That’s almost a 20 degree drop from Wednesday’s high in the low 80s.
We desperately need rain, unfortunately Wednesday’s cold front will bring nothing but clouds as it moves overhead, putting us in a race for the longest dry spell in Philadelphia history. The current streak is 29 days and was established 150 years ago, in the fall of 1874. There’s a good chance we’ll break that record.
CBS News Philadelphia
Increasingly drier conditions have led to a moderate drought across most of southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and South Jersey. There is also a growing area of ​​severe drought in central South Jersey and conditions are likely to move to the next level of extreme drought in the near future.
A drought warning has been issued for all of New Jersey. The last drought warning for the Garden State area was in 2022, and the last drought warning was in 2002.
We haven’t seen any rain this month, and since September 1st we’ve only had about a half inch of rain, putting us almost 6 inches below average for the fall season.
It’s been 22 days since measurable rain has fallen in the Delaware Valley. If we continue this rainless streak through October 28, we will set a new record for the longest dry stretch in Philadelphia history.
CBS News Philadelphia
These dry conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures and low humidity have also created increased fire danger throughout the area. Residents are urged to limit the use of fire outdoors.
It has become busy again in the tropics.
Hurricane Oscar made landfall along the southeastern coast of Cuba near Guantanamo Bay on Sunday evening as a Category 1 storm, but has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. In the coming days, the storm will turn northeast and move into the Atlantic Ocean towards Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas. At this time, this is not expected to impact the United States.
Here’s your seven-day forecast:
CBS News Philadelphia
Monday: Sunny and warm. High 81, low 48.
Tuesday: Chasing records. High 83, low 53.
Wednesday: Few high clouds. High 80, low 52.
Thursday: Cooler and airier. High 65, low 56.
Friday: Seasonally mild. High 64, low 43.
Saturday: A little warmer. High 70, low 45.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 65, low 46.
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