Rain gives way to a warm, sunny Tuesday in the Philadelphia region. Here's the forecast.
It was a foggy and drizzly start to Tuesday but sunshine will be breaking out this afternoon, allowing high temperatures to make a run for the 60 mark, well above average for the time of year. Weak high pressure will hang on overnight into the morning hours tomorrow, which means your morning commute will be dry and brighter than recent days.
But more rain is on the way!
Our next rainmaker will arrive Wednesday afternoon. By around 3 p.m., light rain showers will break out around the area, with some steadier rain likely starting after 5 p.m. The heaviest near the city will likely be around 7-8 p.m. but rain will not completely clear until after midnight.
After that, some cooler winds will arrive on Thursday, with a drop in the mercury, but that just brings us back to seasonable with highs in the mid 40s.
It's a close call Friday with a new system off the coast, but it looks like the bulk of precipitation will miss us offshore, with just a brush of moisture bringing the chance for an evening or nighttime rain or snow shower to the area on Friday.
Then we open the floodgates to Arctic cold just in time for the official start of winter on Saturday. Highs on Saturday will only be in the mid 30s, and Sunday is even colder - highs in the 20s, making it the coldest of the season so far.
While we'll keep it cold Monday, it does look like a pretty rapid warming trend is on the docket for Christmas and beyond.
Stay with the NEXT Weather team as we continue to track the rain, snow showers and up and down temperatures!
7-day forecast
Tuesday: High of 60, low of 45, early morning shower
Wednesday: High of 54, low of 35, late rain returns
Thursday: High of 46, low of 39, sunny and colder
Friday: High of 43, low of 32, a sprinkle or flurry?
Saturday: High of 36, low of 31, cold but sunny
Sunday: High of 28, low of 19, coldest day so far
Monday: High of 32, low of 17, sunny and cold
