Highs In The 50s Later This Week

After one of the coldest starts to January on record, the warmest weather in several weeks is headed toward Eastern Pennsylvania.

Temperatures should climb to over 40 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service. While Wednesday's high will be in the upper 30s, temperatures Thursday will be in the upper 40s and Friday's high will be — gasp! — in the upper 50s.

But don't make outside plans just yet. "“This will not be a dry warmup,” AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in a news release. Rain is possible Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The sun will return along with the cold on Sunday, when temperatures are expected to drop to the low 30s. MLK Day, which is Monday, Jan. 15, should have a high temperature of just 29.

Here is the local forecast:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind around 11 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Light southeast wind.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 29.

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