The National Weather Service in Philadelphia has provided a detailed forecast for the coming days, indicating a spell of sunny days accompanied by some windy conditions, and a potential for rain by the weekend. Today's high is expected to near 61 degrees with a west wind of 10 to 15 mph, and gusts as high as 25 mph. As night falls, temperatures are predicted to lower to around 42 degrees with lighter winds.
Looking ahead to Wednesday and Thursday, sunshine continues to dominate the city's skies. The high for Wednesday is slated near 66 degrees with southwest winds ranging from 10 to 15 mph. The NWS expects wind gusts up to 25 mph during the day, changing to a northwest direction after midnight, with possibilities of reaching as high as 30 mph. A slightly cooler temperature comes through on Thursday with a high near 57 and a nighttime low around 37 degrees.
As Philadelphians prepare for Friday and the weekend, the weather takes a slight turn. While Friday still offers partly sunny conditions with highs around 61 degrees, the evening foreshadows a change with a 70 percent chance of rainfall. According to the NWS forecast, Saturday will bounce back to being mostly sunny with temperatures climbing near 65, yet, the nighttime may produce partly cloudy skies and a drop to about 45 degrees.
The forecast calls for a rain chance come Sunday and Sunday night, at an estimated 40 percent probability. During the day, the city should experience highs around 62 degrees under partly sunny skies, lowering to 39 degrees with additional chances of rain at night. Monday will follow up with mostly sunny weather, yet the temperature will take a dip, to present a high around 49 degrees.
