Chilly air arrives in the Philadelphia area Tuesday, temps only reach the 50s. Here's the full forecast.
The weather story has two main parts on Tuesday in the Philadelphia region -- chilly temperatures and the lack of rain.
First, the temps -- a frost advisory was in effect for many counties around the Delaware Valley Tuesday morning as temperatures dipped into the 30s and low 40s. That advisory was canceled early for the region around 7 a.m.
Make sure you're bundled up as you head out, as it will be 20 degrees cooler than Monday morning in spots.
Daytime highs will only reach the upper 50s for the first time this season, followed by even colder temps Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Our average high this time of the year is in the upper 60s. Seasonable temperatures will return by Friday and then another nice weekend warmup with highs climbing back to the 70s.
This will also be a very dry and sunny week with dry conditions right through the weekend. The conditions won't help what is turning to a moderate and even severe drought for parts of the area, especially portions of Burlington and Atlantic counties in New Jersey.
In fact, we've only had a little more than three-quarters of an inch of rain in nearly two months, and no rainfall so far in October. The last time we had a real soaking rain -- more than 1 inch -- was 68 days ago and counting.
Stay with the NEXT Weather team to keep you updated on the latest forecast.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Tuesday: Some sun and chilly. High 59, Low 42.
Wednesday: Sunny, cool. High 58, Low 40.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 62, Low 39.
Friday: More seasonable. High 70, Low 41.
Saturday: Beautiful. High 73, Low 41.
Sunday: Sunny, nice. High 75, Low 45.
Monday: Warming up. High 75, Low 48.