Philadelphia Area Weather Forecasts

MORE SHOWERS ON SATURDAY

Sat 07:42 AM Update — The models are more optimistic about sunshine for Saturday. Still a good chance of showers and thunderstorms about 4-7 PM, but they will be scattered and not every area will get one.

Following a very rainy Friday from tropical storm Fay, we could all use some sunshine for the weekend.   It appears we may have to wait for Sunday for that really nice weather.

The models show an extremely moist and unstable air mass remaining over the Philadelphia area for much of Saturday before a weak ‘cold’ front moves through later in the afternoon.

Considerable low level moisture will produce low clouds Saturday morning.   Any breaks of sunshine around noontime may result in widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.  More organized shower and thunderstorm activity is likely between 4 and 7 PM on Saturday as the weak front moves through.   Highest chances north and west. There are model differences regarding the amount of cloudiness/sun and also  temperatures.

Saturday—

  • Mostly cloudy in the morning some sprinkles possible,  a mix of sun and clouds in the afternoon. Low confidence on the cloud cover 
  • Widely scattered showers/thunderstorms during the afternoon, especially 3-6 PM.
  • High temps 88.9º sd 2.2º.  Very humid, dew points above 70º
  • Winds SW–> W  10-15 mph with gusts to 25 in the afternoon.

Sunday—

  • Mostly sunny
  • High temp 89.8º sd 3.0º  (high spread, uncertainty)
  • Dew points ~ 65º
  • Winds WSW 5-10 mph gusts to 15