First Look At Memorial Day Weekend Forecast For Eastern PA

PENNSYLVANIA— Memorial Day weekend will start out seasonable and dry in most parts of Pennsylvania. The outlook for activities on the three-day weekend looks best on Saturday, forecasters at the National Weather Service said.

High pressure will move in following Wednesday's cold front. This will lead to a quiet start to the weekend according to forecasters with the NWS.

Saturday should be “mostly dry” in the region, said weather experts, with temperatures in the low-to-mid 70s.

And, cold air that is developing in the southeastern U.S. could bring “a prolonged period of unsettled weather” northeast on Sunday, forecasters added.

This would increase the potential for rain in our area Sunday and Memorial Day, though forecasters are still monitoring conditions.

“(It’s) not looking like a washout by any means, but rather mostly cloudy with periods of showers for Sunday and Memorial Day,” said NWS forecasters. Temperatures are expected to be closer to the 80s on Sunday and Monday.

AccuWeather adds that shifts in the weather pattern could change the weekend outlook for Pennsylvania.

Right now, forecasters anticipate the rain and thunderstorms possible with this storm will linger from the Carolinas to southern Virginia, and not bring severe weather far enough north to put a major damper on plans.

“Any slight change in that pattern could cause clouds and rain to overspread much of the region or keep the moisture pent up to the Southeast states and allow drier conditions to dominate in the Northeast,” said the weather company in their Memorial Day forecast.

"The key will be at the jet stream level of the atmosphere and exactly where areas of high pressure and a storm system set up," AccuWeather Meteorologist Nicole LoBiondo added.

Hazy skies from wildfires in western Canada have also created some beautiful sunsets in Pennsylvania this week. Related article— Spectacular Sunsets, Sunrises In PA Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke

Here is the forecast through Memorial Day weekend for southeast Pennsylvania from the National Weather Service:

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.