Thunderstorms, Hot Temps This Weekend In PA

It may be warm, but you're probably not going to want to go outside much this weekend.

Pennsylvanians should expect a warm, but stormy weekend as temperatures are expected to reach the 80s, and thunder and lightning could rattle much of the state.

No alerts have been issued yet from the National Weather Service, but thunderstorms are expected to start Friday night and last throughout the weekend.

The storms will be an extension of some severe weather that's expected to primarily hit the Midwest.

An active jet stream and increasing warmth and humidity will clash in classic late April fashion Friday through at least this weekend, according to The Weather Channel.

This next system comes right behind a midweek disturbance that brought severe storms to portions of the South and Midwest. This late-week robust weather system will fire off more severe weather from the southern Plains into the Midwest later Friday, and will then slowly shift toward the Northeast this weekend, according to The Weather Channel.

With a cold front slicing into the East, The Weather Channel said it couldn't rule out a few strong or severe thunderstorms on Sunday and even Monday.

Here is the National Weather Service forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 8 mph.
• Friday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

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