Forecasters Warn Of High Winds Sunday, Monday In Eastern Pennsylvania

The National Weather Service is warning of high winds Sunday night into Monday, with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour possible in the Philadelphia region.

A high wind watch is in effect from late tonight through Monday afternoon, with sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph possible and gusts even higher. The high wind watch is in place in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

The winds will be high enough to potentially blow down trees and power lines, forecasters say. "Scattered power outages are possible. Travel will likely become difficult...especially for high profile vehicles," the National Weather Service warned.

Winds will gradually weaken Monday afternoon but strong gusts up to 50 mph are still possible then, the National Weather Service said.

The high winds will subside by Tuesday, when temperatures in the 40s are predicted.

Here is the forecast:

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.