NEXT Weather: Warm and sunny, record highs reached in spots
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --Thursday is the hottest day of the year so far.
We're seeing temperatures in the mid-80s around the region today, and we will get close to the record high temperatures for today.
We already saw a new record high in one spot.
The Atlantic City airport reached a new record high of 84 degrees this morning, beating the old high temperature of 83 degrees, the National Weather Service in Mount Holly tweeted.
And Wilmington tied its record high of 85 degrees.
We have the chance of tying or breaking other heat records too, including the warmest overnight low.
Today we are again seeing an elevated wildfire risk. With humidity below 30%, a strong westerly wind and lots of dry vegetation on the ground, the conditions are right for a spark to turn into a blaze.
We already saw a wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey this week.
Today's high is 86 degrees, with mostly sun in the forecast.
With these temperatures in reach, here are the record highs for Thursday around our region:
Philadelphia: 89 degrees
Wilmington: 85 degrees
AC Airport: 83 degrees
Trenton: 85 degrees
Mount Pocono: 81 degrees
This weekend, we could see rain.
Saturday morning and afternoon you could see showers and even a thundershower.
