Philadelphia Weather: Thunderstorm Chances End

Kate Bilo reports.

INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPINGCOVID-19.UKEE.GOOD TO KNOW, STEPHANIE,THANK YOU.MOTHER NATURE TURNED UPTHE HEAT JUST IN TIME FOR THEWEEKEND.PROBABLY NOTHING BUT SMILES ATKATE'S PLACE THIS EVENING ASWE GET SET TO HEAD INTO THELOTS OF SMILES OVER HERETODAY, DRAGGED OUT HUGEINFLATABLE WATER SLIDE FOR MYKIDS THIS HE WERE OUT THEREFOR MOST OF THE DAY.YOU NOSE OFF THE SCREENSALWAYS A GOOD THING AS THEWEATHER WARMS UP.IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAYBEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON.STILL GORGEOUS OUTSIDE.NICE NIGHT TO SIT OUTSIDE, EATDINNER, TAKE A WALK, WHATEVERYOU PLANNED TO DO MOST OF THEEVENING IN PHILADELPHIA WILLSTAY DRY AND WILL STAY WARMAND SUNNY.LETS TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHTNOW IN CENTER CITY.LOTS OF SUN.AGAIN, TREES ARE GREEN,EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IT MAKESIT HARD IN THE TO GO OUT ANDSEE FRIEND AND HAVE A BARBECUEBUT YOU CAN HAVE FUN AT HOMEIN YOUR BACKYARD WHILE BEINGMINDFUL OF THE SOCIALDISTANCING.WE HAVE HIT OUR HIGH SO FAR INPHILADELPHIA IT IS UP TO84 DEGREES.EIGHTY-FOUR WITH SUNSHINE INWILMINGTON.EIGHTY-TWO IN TRENTON.EIGHTY-TWO ATLANTIC CITY.EIGHTY-FOUR AT DOVER AIR FORCEBASE.LANCASTER AT 85.MOUNT POCONO A FEW MORE CLOUDSAND 76 DEGREES THERE BUT VERYWARM FEELING LIKE SUMMER TIMEALL ACROSS THE AREA.STORM SCAN THREE DOES SHOW ACOUPLE OF SHOWERS POPPING UPOVER BERKS COUNTY.THEY ARE LIFTING NORTH, WE ARENOT SEEING MUCH, AS FAR ASTHUNDER OR LIGHTENING THESECELLS POPPING UP BUT NOTICEJUST NORTH OF THE POCONOREGION JUST BARELY TO THENORTH THERE IS A TORNADOWATCH.AS WE WIDEN OUT YOU CAN SEEYELLOW AREA THAT ENCOMPASSTHAT HE IS TORNADO MUCH WAS.MAINLY TO THE NORTH.WE HAVE DISCUSSED THISYESTERDAY.IT LOOKS LIKE THREAT FORSEVERE WEATHER WAS MAINLY TOTHE NORTH AND WHERE THE WARMFRONT AND COLD FRONT KIND OFCOME TO GO.WE CAN SEE NASTY LOOKING LINEOF STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL NEWYORK STATE WITH A NUMBER OFSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS.FOR US NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING.JUST A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERSHERE THIS EVENING, LATETONIGHT, WHEN WE'RE ON THE AIRAT 10 AND 11:00 MAKE SURE YOUARE BACK FOR THE WEEKENDBECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE WILLHAVE CHANCE FOR STRONGERSTORMS IN THE CITY, THESESCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMCHANCES ENDING STAYING WARMOVERNIGHT 65 DEGREES IS THEOVERNIGHT LOW.SO AGAIN COUPLE OF SCATTEREDSHOWERS TO THE NORTH RIGHTNOW, THERE IS A FRONT THAT WEARE WATCHING.LOOK AT HOW WARM 79 AT8:00 TONIGHT AND STILL DRY.BY 10 OR 11:00 WE WILL SEE ALINE OF STORMS PUSHING SOUTHIN THE POCONO REGION.YOU ARE LOSING SOME OF THEHEATING OF THE DAY AND LOSINGSOME OF THE STRENGTH FOR THESESTORMS, MOISTURE THAT ISFEEDING THESE STORMS.NOT AS STRONG AS THEY ARE TOTHE NORTH AND WEST.STILL PERHAPS A GUSTY SEVERETHUNDERSTORM THERE THEY WILLFALL APART INTO A FEW SHOWERSSATURDAY MORNING BUT CLEARSOUT THROUGH THE DAY ANDANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY WITHHIGHS IN THE UPPER 70'S ANDNEAR 80 DEGREES AND LOTS OFSUN.SEVERE CHANCE LATE.MAINLY FOR POCONOS, MARGINALRISK FOR LEHIGH VALLEY.WE ARE NOT IN A RISK ZONE INTHE CITY.BIGGEST THREAT WITH THE COLDFRONT PASSAGE LATE TONIGHTWILL BE DAMAGING WIND THREAT.IN THE CITY MOSTLY SUNNY, WARMAT 80.COOLER SUNDAY, AND THEN STARTSTO GO DOWNHILL AGAIN A SHOWEROR THUNDERSTORM MONDAY.COOLER THEN AVERAGE STRETCHRESUMED TUESDAY THROUGHTHURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK WITHHIGHS IN THE 60'S AND SHOWERSPOSSIBLE EACH DAY BUT AS OFRIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE NEXTWEEKEND WILL BE BEAUTIFUL.SO WE'D RATHER GET RAIN OVERWITH DURING THE WORK ANDSCHOOL WEEK AND LOOK FORWARDTO A NICE WEEKEND.