Philadelphia Weather: Warm Friday

Matt Peterson has the latest forecast.

COVERAGE OF THE OUTBREAK ANDITS IMPACT CONTINUES AROUND THECLOCK AT CBS PHILLY.COM.CHECK ON YOUR FORECAST RIGHTNOW.MATT IS IN FOR KATE AND MATTYOU'RE TALKING ABOUTTEMPERATURES GOING UP NEAR WHAT,80 SOON?AS EARLY AS TOMORROW UKEE.WE HAVE SPRING THAT STARTS INJUST ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR,OFFICIALLY 11:50 TONIGHT.THAT'S WHEN WE TURN THE PAGE ANDWE HAVE THE SPRING SOLSTICE,YES, THE VERNAL EQUINOX, THEREIT IS FOLKS, I GOT IT IN THEBACK OF MY MIND.IT IS ABOUT 11:20 AT NIGHT.TALK ABOUT OUR TEMPERATURES HEREEARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH.STILL PRETTY COMFORTABLE OUTTHERE.56 DEGREES IN THE CITY TYPICALFOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, SAME FORWILMINGTON, GOT EVEN WARMERACROSS SOUTH JERSEY AND CENTRALDELAWARE ALMOST TO 60 DEGREES INMILLVILLE EARLIER THISAFTERNOON.59 AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT COOLER INTHE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONOSBUT NOT BAD NONETHELESS, 51 INALLENTOWN, 41 EARLIER THISAFTERNOON IN MOUNT POCONO.YOU TAKE A LOOK AT OURTEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW, HAVEN'TREALLY CHANGED ALL THAT MUCH.AGAIN, MOUNT POCONO THEIR HIGHTEMPERATURE TODAY, 41 DEGREES,THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.EVEN STILL IN THE LOW 50S ACROSSPHILLY.IT HAS GOTTEN DOWN TO THE 40S INATLANTIC CITY AND MILLVILLE BUTSTILL THAT'S NOT ALL THAT BAD.TYPICALLY WE SHOULD SEE THESETEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWNALREADY INTO THE 40S AND MAYBEEVEN SOME 30S AND THERE'S THISBIG HUGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSUREAND REALLY HOT AIR SITTING OVERTOP OF THE SOUTHEAST.TEMPERATURES EVEN AT THIS TIMEDOWN STILL IN THE 70S IN PLACESLIKE NEW ORLEANS AND ATLANTA ANDALL THIS HOT AIR, ALL THIS WARMAIR GOING TO BE BROUGHT UPNORTH, GOING TO RIDE UP THECOASTLINE ONTO SOME REALLY KINDOF GUSTY AT TIMES SOUTHWESTERLYWINDS TOMORROW AND OURTEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO SKYROCKET.A COUPLE OF SPOTTY SHOWERS COULDBE POSSIBLE THROUGH THEOVERNIGHT TONIGHT.TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES THATDROP DOWN ONLY TO 52 DEGREES FORTHAT OVERNIGHT LOW AND THENTOMORROW, HERE WE GO.THERE'S THE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR, 78DEGREES HERE IN THE CITY.TYPICALLY WE DON'T SEETEMPERATURES UP NEAR 80 DEGREESUNTIL ABOUT MID APRIL.SO WE'RE ALMOST A FULL MONTHAHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH OUR FIRSTALMOST 80 DEGREE DAY.WE'RE ALSO WATCHING FOR A LATEDAY THUNDERSTORM TO COME ON IN.COUPLE OF SPOTTY SHOWERS AGAINCOULD BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT,ALREADY STARTING TO SEE THATWARM FRONT LIFT ON THROUGH.SEVERE WEATHER BEING ASSOCIATEDWITH THIS COLD FRONT ALL THE WAYFROM CINCINNATI THROUGH AREASLIKE LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS ANDDALLAS TEXAS, THAT FRONT WILL BEOUR PLAYER TOMORROW LATE IN THEDAY THAT'S GOING TO ALLOWSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMACTIVITY TO TAKE OVER SOME OFWHICH COULD BE GUSTY AT TIMESWITH THE STRONG WINDS.TOMORROW MORNING WAKE UP AGAINMAYBE A COUPLE OF SPOTTY SHOWERSHERE OR THERE.WE'LL WATCH FOR A LITTLE BIT OFSUNSHINE TO BREAK THROUGH THECLOUDS AS WE HEAD THROUGH FRIDAYAFTERNOON BUT ALSO AGAINCONTINUING THAT CHANCE FOR ACOUPLE OF HIT AND MISS SHOWERSTHROUGH FRIDAY AS WELL, STRONGSOUTHWESTERLY WINDS LIKE I'VEBEEN TALKING ABOUT TAKE THETEMPERATURES UP INTO THE 70SMAYBE EVEN A TOUCH OF HUMIDITYAS WELL.AS WE HEAD TOWARD EVENING HERECOMES THE FRONT SPOTTY SHOWER ORTHUNDERSTORM FIRING UP WITH THEFRONT AS IT CROSSES THE REGIONTHAT'S WHEN WE COULD ALSO HAVESTRONG GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATEDDOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH THEHIT AND MISS THUNDERSTORMS.OVERNIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTOEARLY SATURDAY, COUPLE OF SPOTTYSHOWERS OUT THERE COULD HANG ONEVEN AS EARLY AS SATURDAYMORNING DOWN TOWARDS THE SHORE,BUT THEN PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FORUS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FORSEVERE WEATHER TOMORROWINCORPORATING BASICALLYR WHEREBUT THE SHORE AND AGAIN TALKINGABOUT THE CHANCE FOR STRONGGUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATEDDOWNPOURS.70S THEN 50S OVER THE WEEKEND,