More clouds in Philadelphia region Wednesday, but clearing up — and warming up — soon
We're halfway through the week and the weather conditions will finally start to improve after several days of grey skies. While today will feature more clouds than sun, it'll brighten up in the afternoon, especially east of the city and then our skies will turn noticeably brighter tomorrow.
A front approaching from the west could bring some light sprinkles to the western parts of our area. This front starts to die out the closer it gets to the city. Once it does, we start Thursday with a mix of sun and clouds before shifting to a sunny day.
The late part of the week will be gorgeous, with highs in the mid to upper 70s. One or two spots may even hit 80 degrees Friday or Saturday.
A secondary front could spark a stray shower overnight Friday into Saturday, but the weekend looks gorgeous. The warm and sunny weather will persist through the weekend with highs in the upper 70s – perfect for Phillies fans – before another front brings shower chances early on Monday.
Turning to the tropics, we now have Tropical Storm Kirk to watch, forecast to become a major hurricane in the Atlantic this week. As of now, it looks to stay over open water. Another disturbance behind Kirk also has a 90% chance of further development.
We also continue to monitor the development region over the Caribbean, Bay of Campeche and southern Gulf of Mexico. Conditions are favorable for another tropical system to develop there later this week.
This is the same region that Helene just emerged from. It is too early to say where a system would track, but the entire Gulf Coast will once again be on alert. As of Wednesday morning the National Hurricane Center has given that storm a 40% chance of developing over the next seven days.
As always, the NEXT Weather Team will keep you and your family ahead of the storm and alert you to any potential impacts.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. High 71, Low 60.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 76, Low 59.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 79, Low 59.
Saturday: Sunny, warm. High 78, Low 62.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 78, Low 54.
Monday: Showers return. High 72, Low 58.
Tuesday: Showers possible. High 67, Low 56.
