Here's Your July 4 Weekend Forecast For Eastern PA

You may get a little wet this weekend. But it may not be enough to cancel the fireworks celebrations.

Thunderstorms are in the eastern Pennsylvania forecast for the July 4 weekend and on Independence Day, but New Jersey shouldn't be soaked as tens of thousands travel to the beaches.

Most of the rain and thunderstorms will happen between 3 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for parts of eastern Pennsylvania as the region will be impacted by possible thunderstorms this weekend and intense humidity (see forecast below).

But most of the dampness will come from humidity as temperatures rise back above 90 degrees.

Steamy air that was suppressed to near the Gulf of Mexico coast at the start of the week has begun to spread northward toward New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to an AccuWeather release.

"People in much of the East will be turning up their air conditioners and fans to help cope with the return of the steamy air following cool and refreshing conditions of late," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski.

The humidity will reach typical levels for the middle of the summer in Pennsylvania. Coastal areas will stay locked in the steamy air, according to AccuWeather.

Thunderstorms have the potential to impact Independence Day fireworks, but the storms are likely to be widely separated and generally limited to the afternoon in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Here is the weekend forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
• Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
• Tuesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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