PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – After a cool night, high temperatures may dip just below 90 degrees Thursday ahead of a stormy Friday that prompted a NEXT weather warning and potential near-record heat next week.
Skies are clear and sunny in Philadelphia with a few more clouds on the Jersey Shore.
Humidity won’t quite be high enough on Thursday to create dangerous heat index conditions – temperatures in the low 90s will feel like that. But it’s a different story next week, when temperatures in the mid-90s combine with high humidity to make it feel like it’s over 100 degrees.
Storm, rain and wind: weather forecast on Friday, June 13, 2024
Friday starts with a chance of a stray shower, but otherwise the day will be warm and humid with a maximum temperature of 32 degrees.
The storm threat arrives in the early evening with the potential for rapid heavy rain showers, frequent lightning and the biggest threat: damaging straight-line winds.
Friday around 5 p.m., our NEXT Weather radar shows storms over the Poconos, Lehigh Valley, Berks County, and Upper Montgomery and Upper Bucks counties.
Around 7 or 7:30 p.m., the storms will spread more across Philadelphia and the I-95 corridor in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and northern Delaware.
The storms are likely to weaken as they move further east.
The northwestern portions of our region, including Lehigh, Northampton, Upper Bucks and Upper Montgomery counties, are at a Level 2 risk or a “minor” risk of severe weather for this storm. Areas such as Philadelphia, inland and riverfront areas of southern and central New Jersey, and northern Delaware are at a Level 1 or “marginal” risk for severe weather.
Heat waves can be dangerous, especially in homes and other areas without air conditioning. Overnight temperatures will remain in the 70s, limiting any significant cooling that may occur
Here’s your seven-day forecast:
CBS News Philadelphia
Thursday: Mainly sunny. High 89
Friday: NEXT Weather Warning Day for PM Storms. High 92, low 70
Saturday: Not so hot. High 85, low 65
Sunday: Nice for dad on Father’s Day. High 85, low 62
Monday: Reheat. High 90, low 65
Tuesday: Almost a record. High 94, low 71
Wednesday: Very hot. High 95, low 72
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