Scattered showers in Philadelphia area Sunday, unsettled week ahead with multiple chances for storms
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Severe storms rolled through the region Saturday, bringing downpours, scattered power outages and wind damage reports. We also hit a high of 93, extending our 4th heat wave of the season to 4 brutal days.
Today is like yesterday-lite, meaning it's still humid, but not as hot. Conditions remain unsettled but storms aren't likely to turn severe.
It's a mostly cloudy day which is holding highs in the low to mid-80s, but any sunshine should help bubble-up a few showers and storms. Biggest threat is heavy rain, but can't rule out some severe wind gusts especially up toward northern New Jersey. The true front won't make it's way through the area until late tonight.
We could see some breaks of sun between 10 a.m. and noon, but showers and storms will be more widespread by 2 p.m.
Monday will be the driest day with sun and highs back in the 90s. The remainder of next week will be unsettled with a chance of showers and storms each day and much cooler temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s.
A front will move through our area with some gusty storms Tuesday evening, and then we'll have to watch what that front does as it interacts with moisture from Debby, which may trigger some heavy rain in our area by Thursday or Friday.
Models are still split on the exact path of Debby once we get to the end of the week, so we'll continue to monitor that closely.
Tracking Tropical Storm Debby
Speaking of Debby, all eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico where Tropical Storm "Debby" formed late Saturday afternoon. Tropical Storm Warnings and Hurricane Warnings are in effect for Florida's west coast and panhandle with winds of 39-75 mph expected. Also, a storm surge of 2-5' leading to widespread flooding and rainfall of 6-10."
The storm will move over the extremely warm Gulf waters and intensify as it moves north from Cuba toward the Big Bend region of Florida where it is likely to make landfall overnight as a Category 1 hurricane.
By Monday the storm is expected to exit over the Atlantic where it will slowly move up the east coast creating flooding concerns.
7-day forecast
Sunday: High of 87, clouds and showers
Monday: High of 93, low of 72, sunny and hot
Tuesday: High of 88, low of 76, thunderstorms likely
Wednesday: High of 76, low of 69, some sun and a storm possible
Thursday: High of 79, low of 68, chance for storms
Friday: High of 82, lo of 71, chance for storms
Saturday: High of 78, low of 72, chance for storms