Cloudy skies stick around in Philadelphia Tuesday, warmer weather on tap for the weekend
Gray skies and shower chances again Today as the remnants of what once was Hurricane Helene continue to impact our area. That low pressure will pass by our south bringing showers, mainly south and west of Philadelphia.
On Wednesday a trough and cold front will push the remnants offshore, then fizzle overhead. While Wednesday will feature more clouds than sun, it'll brighten up in the afternoon and then our skies will turn sunny by Thursday.
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 before the week is up! It's now looking like the warm and sunny weather will persist through the weekend with highs in the upper 70s, before another front brings shower chances 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.
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 this writing the National Hurricane Center has given that storm a 10% chance of development over the next 48 hours, but a 40% chance of developing over the next 7-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:
Tuesday: A few showers. High 71, Low 61.
Wednesday: Clouds, shower. High 72, Low 61.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 78, Low 59.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 79, Low 59.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High 75, Low 62.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 73, Low 54.
Monday: Sun and a few clouds. High 74, Low 58.
