Showers Sunday night will end Philadelphia's rainless streak, help clear wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke will drift around the area today after being pushed toward the I-95 corridor overnight. Air quality is at a Moderate level for parts of the area and if you are near the smoke and have respiratory issues, it would be best to stay indoors.
Dry conditions will persist today with an elevated fire danger across the entire area. Use caution with any flames outdoors and dispose of cigarette butts properly.
Finally, the big headline: locate that umbrella because our rainless streak ends tonight!
Sunday morning the storm was moving over the Ohio Valley with rain ahead of its cold front.
Clouds will thicken across the area today with light showers are possible between 4-6 p.m. Periods of steadier rain are possible between 7 p.m. tonight night and 5 a.m. Monday with several waves of showers crossing the area.
We will clear out for the Monday morning commute, but roads may still be wet creating a slightly slower drive.
We have been rainless since September 29! That's 42 days!
How much rain will we get? Not enough to end our drought, that would take more than 8-10' over a month, but we could see 0.25" up to 0.75" depending on where you live. That would at least help firefighters with the wildfires and settle the dust across the region. Even better news is that we have a second chance of rain on Thursday of next week.
Temperatures will also be on the decline next week. After the low 60s today and near 70 tomorrow for Veterans Day, our daytime highs will only reach the low to mid-50's with overnight lows in the 30s. We can't complain to loudly though because those cool temperatures are where we should be at this time of year.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Sunday: Finally some rain. High of 62, low of 37.
Monday: Sunny and mild. High of 71, low of 57.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High of 55, low of 50.
Wednesday: Sun, few clouds. High of 53, low of 33.
Thursday: Chance of showers. High of 55, low of 33.
Friday: Sunny skies. High of 62, low of 40.
Saturday: Sunny skies. High of 63, low of 40.
