Thunderstorm-Filled Weekend Ahead For Eastern PA: Forecasters

PENNSYLVANIA — A stormy and wet weekend is on tap in the greater Philadelphia area as storms are forecasted to continue to batter the region.

While Friday will bring beautiful springlike weather, with sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s, it won't last for long, the National Weather Service says.

Increasing cloud coverage overnight will prompt a gloomy start to Saturday morning, followed by a mainly cloudy and dry forecast for most of the day, save for a few scattered showers in the northeast portion of the state, National Weather Service said. The forecast will take a turn around 5 p.m. with a chance of thunderstorms through the evening and into the wee hours of Sunday morning before 8 a.m. Temperatures should hover around the 78-degree mark.

Sunday will be decidedly more humid, forecasters say, with temperatures in the low 80s and showers and severe thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. The greatest chance for thunderstorms will be north and west of the I-95 corridor, the National Weather Service said. Showers should taper off mainly before 2 a.m., forecasters said.

“There looks to be at least some threat for severe weather and excessive rainfall (potentially causing flooding/flash flooding) Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening,” National Weather Service forecasters said in a morning discussion on Friday. “This is still a couple days away though, so uncertainty remains regarding details.”

Here’s the latest forecast:

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday night

A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.