Chance of scattered storms prompts flood watch in Philadelphia region. Here's the weather forecast.
Another seasonably warm and sticky summer day is expected Wednesday in the Philadelphia region, along with pop-up showers and storms. The storms will happen mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.
A flood watch has been issued for most of the area, excluding the Jersey Shore counties, from 3 p.m. today until 3 a.m. Thursday.
Isolated and slow-moving thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon, posing a threat of locally heavy rain and flash flooding. A little more widespread rain looks to move through late this evening and tonight.
The threat of severe weather is at a 1/5 level, but damaging winds will be possible.
We've issued a NEXT Weather Alert for Thursday due to feels-like temperatures soaring to near 105 degrees, which will prompt a heat advisory for the entire area.
There will also be a chance for some late-day and evening storms that could be strong and severe. Currently, in addition to heavy rain and the threat of flash flooding, localized areas of damaging winds may also occur in the stronger storms.
In fact, we'll maintain this pattern through Friday, with partly sunny skies and isolated storms each afternoon. Temperatures will also soar to either side of 90 during the day and mid-70s at night. High humidity will lead to heat indices that feel close to 100 degrees. We will be monitoring for any possible heat alerts, and with the very high dewpoints, flooding rain will remain a concern in any thunderstorm.
The best day of the extended forecast looks to be Saturday, with highs in the upper 80s, plenty of sunshine and reasonable humidity levels. Then, it's back to active weather with showers and storms on Sunday. Your NEXT Weather Team will keep you posted.
Here's your 7-day forecast:
Wednesday: Humid, PM storm. High 90.
Thursday: NEXT Weather Alert. High 94, Low 76.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 87, Low 76.
Saturday: Nice day. High 86, Low 69.
Sunday: Showers, storms. High 88, Low 74.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 85, Low 73.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 85, Low 71.
