Philadelphia residents might want to keep their umbrellas close by as the coming days promise a mix of sunny skies and potential rain showers. The National Weather Service (NWS) Philadelphia has forecast an overcast day with temperatures reaching a comfortable 64 degrees. Winds are expected to remain mild, blowing from the east at 5 to 10 mph shifting southeast in the afternoon according to the latest update from the NWS. The humidity stands at a moderate 64% with the barometric pressure holding at 30.30 in (1026.0 mb).
Tonight, the city should prepare to quickly open to avoid getting wet as showers are likely, mainly between 11 pm. and 2 am. The likelihood of precipitation stands at 60%, with new precipitation amounts predicted to be less than a tenth of an inch. Moving into Tuesday, the chance of showers drops slightly before 8 am, making way for partly sunny skies and a high near a warm 77 degrees. However, winds will shift to come from the west at 5 to 15 mph.
As detailed in the NWS Philadelphia report, Tuesday night will see the skies turn mostly cloudy once more with a low around 53 degrees. Calmer weather ensues on Wednesday, offering mostly sunny conditions and highs around the mid-70s. The tranquility continues into Wednesday night with clear skies and a low holding steady near the low 50s.
Thursday's weather appears to promise residents the opportunity to absolutely soak in a nearly perfect day with mostly sunny conditions and highs reaching close to 78 degrees. Unfortunately, the clear skies are expected to somewhat cloud over by Thursday night with a low again around 52 degrees. Rain chances make a comeback on Friday with a 30% chance of precipitation during the day and the likelihood increasing to 60% by Friday night, possibly bringing showers and even a thunderstorm.
The NWS projection for Saturday includes ongoing chances of showers with a high near 73 degrees and a continued 60% chance of precipitation. Though showers may persist into Saturday night, the weather is expected to improve by Sunday, ushering in sunny skies with a pleasant high nearing 68 degrees. Philadelphians can look forward to ending their week with a bit of sunshine after a notably mixed bag of weather.
