NEXT Weather: Watching for rain for NLCS Game 5
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Welcome to Game 5 Day! It's a cloudy start to your Sunday, with coastal low spreading showers across the Jersey Shore this morning. While dry air will continue to keep the heavier bands of rain mainly east of I-95 for the first half of the day, eventually all of the Delaware River Valley, including the Philadelphia metro, will see some downpours.
Despite the clouds and rain chances, temperatures today will reach the middle 60s this afternoon.
As the coastal low inches a little further north off the New Jersey shore, the rain will start to spread further west.
So how will that affect Game 5? Let's break it down:
- Noon: Cloudy, a light northeast breeze and temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. Showers will continue along the Jersey Shore, from Toms River to Wildwood and Cape May. West of the I-95 corridor, light sprinkles and an isolated shower are possible.
- 2:37 p.m. first pitch forecast: Temperatures in the middle 60s, cloudy skies and light northeast winds. While a few sprinkles are certainly possible, the steadier, moderate bands of rain are likely to stay south and east during the first half of the game.
- 5 p.m.: A few showers are possible within the city of Philadelphia; downpours are likely at the shore.
- 10 p.m. Sunday through 7 a.m. Monday: This is the timeframe for the best chance of rain. More widespread showers are possible from Philadelphia on the north and east. Patchy overnight fog is likely as well.
We'll be keeping a close eye on the rain and the effects it may have on game 5. Stay with CBS News Philadelphia as we continue to update.
By Monday afternoon, we should see some clearing skies, with highs approaching the 70s. Expect the mild air to stay with us for a good portion of next week.
Go Phillies!
