Highs near 90 for first day of school in Philadelphia, chance for strong storms in South Jersey Monday
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Monday is the first day of school for many children across the Delaware Valley, and it will be a mild start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s at 7 a.m.
But students should dress for a warm day in the upper 80s under a mix of clouds and sun. There is the threat of a few isolated showers, mainly in the afternoon. While much of the area, including Philadelphia, will remain dry, South Jersey and the shore could see some stronger storms later this evening.
New Jersey and the Philadelphia area are under a marginal risk, or level 1 on a scale of 5, for severe weather today, with the primary threat being some gusty winds.
Summer-like warmth appears once again Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the low to mid-90s with higher humidity and a heat index feeling like the mid-to-upper 90s. Tuesday will be dry and sunny, but clouds increase on Wednesday with a chance of scattered showers and maybe a few rumbles of thunder.
Temperatures drop back to the mid-80s Thursday with partly cloudy skies. There is an increasing chance of showers and storms for both days of next weekend.
This has been a rare dry weekend for Philadelphia, just the third dry weekend of the 13 weekends since Memorial Day. That means only 23% of our weekends have been dry and 77% have had rain. Looking ahead to Labor Day Weekend, there is a chance of scattered showers and storms both Saturday and Sunday.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Monday: High of 87, low of 66, a shower or rumble possible
Tuesday: High of 89, low of 66, mostly sunny
Wednesday: High of 96, low of 72, hot, a storm late
Thursday: High of 82, low of 73, partly cloudy
Friday: High of 80, low of 67, partly cloudy
Saturday: High of 81, low of 68, scattered storms
Sunday: High of 85, low of 70, scattered storms