Weather
Historic Warmth, Powerful Winds As Wild Week On Tap For Philly Area
Record setting warmth, strong wind gusts, rain, and more are on tap as the weather takes a dramatic turn this week.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The abrupt shift in weather patterns in southeastern Pennsylvania this week could bring record-setting warmth to the region, as a wild and weird winter makes its latest dramatic pirouette.
The current high predicted for Thursday in Philadelphia is 64 degrees, which is just four degrees shy of the all-time record of 68 degrees set in 1976, according to AccuWeather. Records will be threatened throughout the region, as the warm front will challenge all-time highs everywhere from Raleigh, North Carolina to Boston.
In the greater Philadelphia area, the warm front will bring in a powerful storm front starting during the day on Thursday. Rain is possible during the day, with wind gusts starting at around 10 miles an hour and creeping up to 30 miles an hour.
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By around 8 p.m., gusts could increase to 45 miles per hour, with sustained winds of around 20, and rain will be steady. An additional half an inch of rain could fall in evening, forecasters said. Rain will continue into Friday morning.
The historic warmth will not last. Temperatures are expected to rapidly plummet again, with lows in 20s on Friday night.
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Here's the full forecast for the remainder of the week:
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday night
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers, mainly before 8am. High near 59. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday night
Clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
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