Philadelphia Weather: When You'll Need The Umbrella

Kate Bilo has the latest forecast.

WHO SAY DELAWARE COURTS LACKDIVERSITY AND THAT PROGRESS ISNEEDED ON THE ISSUE.GOOD DAY TO BE OUTSIDE HAVINGA PICNIC LUNCH TODAY.TODAY WAS GREAT.IT STARTED OUT WITH SUNSHINE.THE CLOUDS ROLLED IN A LITTLEBIT BUT WHAT A NICE START TO THEWEEK.IT'S EASIER TO GET UP ON AMONDAY MORNING WHEN THE SUN ISSTREAMING THROUGH YOUR WINDS.ENJOY IT WHILE IT'S HERE.IT'S NOT HERE ANYMORE,UNFORTUNATELY.WE'RE BACK TO RAIN TOMORROW ANDTHEN RAIN LIKELY THROUGHOUT THEDAY WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLYWEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND THEN THECOLD WILL HIT.LET'S TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE.WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR CURRENTCONDITIONS AND YOU CAN SEE IT'SA PRETTY QUIET NIGHT INPHILADELPHIA.TEMPERATURES DROPPING BUT STILLWELL ABOVE AVERAGE.EVEN OUR DAYTIME HIGH AVERAGEDABOUT 46 THIS TIME OF YEAR.RIGHT NOW IT'S 49 DEGREES AND ITFEELS LIKE 45.A LITTLE BIT COOLER.THERE'S A BREEZE OUT OF THESOUTH AS WE AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OFSOME RAIN.OUR HIGH TODAY WAS 60, 14DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.WE WERE ALSO 14 DEGREES SHY OFTHE RECORD WHICH WAS 74 SETBACKIN 1985.OUR MORNING LOW OF 30 WAS CLOSETO WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOR THATTIME OF YEAR.LOOK AT ALL THAT RED.IT HAS BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE ONLYFOUSH DAYS BELOW AVERAGE BUT ITLOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO FINISHTHE MONTH WITH A LITTLE STRETCHOF BLUE SQUARES AS COLDER AIRMOVES IN.STORM SCAN 3 DOES SHOW THE RAINSTARTING TO LIFT IN.WE'LL BE DEALING WITH IT ON ANDOFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.MORNING COMMUTE AND EVENINGCOMMUTE COULD BE IMPACTED BUTWE'RE NOT LOOKING AT HEAVYPOURING RAIN ALL DAY LONG.MORE SPELLS OF PATCHY RAIN ONAND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY,HEAVIER RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.TONIGHT 41 DEGREES WILL BE THELOW, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OFFOG AND MIST DEVELOPING.PATCHY FOG OUT THERE.THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW WE'LLBE DEALING WITH LOW CLOUDS,PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN ANDDRIZZLE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUTTHE DAY AND WITH AN EAST WINDTHAT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES INTHE 40s.SO NOTICEABLY COLDER THAN TODAY.KIND OF A CLOUDY, DAMP AND RAWDAY.HERE'S 8:00 A.M.

MOST OF THESHOWERS ARE FROM THE CITY ONSOUTH.BUT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF ADIFFICULT COMMUTE THANKS TO THELOW VISIBILITY AND THE FOG OUTTHERE.BY 1:45 WE'VE GOT RAIN MOVINGINTO OUR NORTHERN REGIONS ANDTHAT CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH,BECOMING A WARM FRONT AS WE GETINTO TUESDAY NIGHT.WEDNESDAY A FEW SCATTEREDSHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY BUT THECOLD FRONT COMES THROUGHWEDNESDAY NIGHT.IT MAY BRING WITH IT A THREATFOR A THURNL AND MUCH COLDER AIRCOMING IN AROUND THE BACK EDGEOF THAT.WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHANCE FORSTORMS, THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGLOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND ADAMAGING WIND THREAT.THERE WILL BE SOME ROTATION,WIND SHEER YOU ALWAYS HAVE TOWATCH OUT FOR A ROGUE TORNADOWARNING IN A SET-UP LIKE THAT.WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED IF NICKLIKE THAT DFLTS.MAJOR MERCURY DROP WILL FOLLOWTHAT SYSTEM.THE MILD AIR IS STILL IN PLACEBUT THIS BIG BLOB OF COLDDESCENDS FROM CANADA.IT WILL GET HERE REALLY THURSDAYBUT IT'S FRIDAY, SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY THAT WE'RE REALLY GOINGTO FEEL THE CHILL.HERE'S YOUR EYEWITNESS 7-DAYFORECAST.DRIZZLE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROWTHAT WILL KEEP US COOLER.WEDNESDAY WARMS UP AHEAD OF THECOLD FRONT AND THE THUNDERSTORMPOSSIBLE LATE.THURSDAY MAY ACTUALLY START OUTWITH A SNOW SHOWER NORTH ANDWEST BUT THE SUN RETURNS, IT'SBLUSTERY AND COLDER.THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY,SUNDAY WE'RE BACK BELOW AVERAGEAS WE TRANSITION TO MARCH.SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OFMARCH.AND WHILE IT'S NOT TECHNICALLYCOMING IN LIKE A LION, IT'SCOMING IN A LITTLE COLD.IT'S COMING IN AT 35 DEGREES.THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ROUGHSTART TO MARCH.