Weather Update: Fantastic Friday Afternoon

Matt Peterson reports.

BACK ON EYEWITNESS NEWS ANDA SPECTACULAR DAY OUTSIDE TODAY.PHOTO JOURNALIST SCOTT TAKING USOUTSIDE WHERE YOU SEE THE BIRDSAND PEOPLE BASKING IN THE SUNTHERE THIS AFTERNOON.AND TALK ABOUT WHAT A DIFFERENCEA DAY MAKES WHEN IT COMES TO THEHUMIDITY.METEOROLOGIST MATT PETERSONJOINING US LIVE THIS AFTERNOONFROM HOME.MATT, YOUR FORECAST, OH, MYGOSH, I'M JUST LOVING THIS.SPECTACULAR WEEKEND ON TAP.ABSOLUTELY, JANELLE.FANTASTIC FRIDAY.A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FIT ANYMORE ALLITERATION IN THEREBEFORE WE GET INTO THE FORECASTBUT IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AREALLY GOOD COUPLE OF DAYS.IT'S BEEN STORMY AND STEAMY IGUESS I CAN PUT A COUPLE MOREALLITERATION TERMS IN THERE, BUTTHE GOOD NEWS IS OUR PATTERN ISNOW SHIFTING, CLEAR SKIES ANDJUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUSCONDITIONS ACROSS THE BOARDOUTSIDE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODNETWORK RIGHT NOW, TAKE A LOOKAT CAPE MAY.IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT ENJOYSTHE BEACH.IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, THIS IS YOURPICTURE PERFECT AFTERNOON.NOW, OF COURSE YOU'VE GOT TO DOTHAT SOCIAL DISTANCING, OFCOURSE, ON THE SAND BUT ITDOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THANTHAT CAPE MAY HERE THISAFTERNOON ON THE NEIGHBORHOODNETWORK THAT'S WHERE I WOULDWANT TO BE.CURRENT CONDITIONS, SUNSHINEBASICALLY ACROSS THE BOARD.PHILLY TRENTON WILMINGTONTHROUGH THE SHORE POINTS THELEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONOS ASWELL, SUNSHINE ACROSS THE BOARD.TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE,WE'RE SEEING PLENTY OF 80s OUTTHERE, WE STILL SEE A COUPLEHAVE 70s THROUGH ALLENTOWN ANDMOUNT POCONO AND THAT'S WHEREOUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE MOSTLIKELY HELD INTO THE 70s MOST OFTHE DAY BUT GENERALLY SPEAKINGTHIS IS JUST GOING TO BE AFANTASTIC AFTERNOON EVEN IF YOUGET UP INTO THE 80s, YOU WILL ASEE PHILLY TODAY 86 DEGREES BUTWITH THE DRY CONDITIONS, THATLOW HUMIDITY, IT'S GOING TO BE APERFECT KIND OF EARLY SUMMERISHFEEL TO THINGS LATER THISAFTERNOON.IF YOU ARE DOWN THE SHORE LATERTODAY, 82 DEGREES FOR THE HIGHWITH A LITTLE BIT OF FILTEREDSUNSHINE, WE COULD GET A SPOTTYSPRINKLE LAY IN THE DAY IN THEPOCONOS, TEMPERATURES THERE WILLBE PEAKING IN THE MID 70s.THE DEW POINTS THOUGH YESTERDAY,THURSDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY,TOO, THEY WERE WELL UP INTO THE60s, VERY, VERY MUGGYCONDITIONS.NOW HERE THIS AFTERNOON AND ALLTHE WAY THROUGH SATURDAY, EXPECTTHEM TO BE MORE THANCOMFORTABLE, 40s, MAYBE EVENSOME 30s TOMORROW.SO REALLY DRY AIR STARTING TOFILTER INTO THE REGION BECAUSEHIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INFROM THE NORTH AND THE WEST.OF COURSE, OUTDOOR DINING STARTSIN A LOT OF PLACES IN THE CITYAND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE DINING OUTTHIS EVENING, IT'S GOING TO BE AGREAT FRIDAY, 85 DEGREES, TALKABOUT SOME 70s IN THE EVENING ONSATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WELL.SO WHILE IT WILL BE SLIGHTLYCOOLER IT WILL BE ABSOLUTELYGORGEOUS EVEN TO JUST SIT ONYOUR BACK PATIO AND HAVE THATDINNER OUTSIDE TODAY, FRIDAY ORSATURDAY AS WELL.NOW ONCE WE HIT THE OVERNIGHTHOURS TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAYMORNING, THANKS TO THAT REALLYDRY AIR AND RELATIVELY CLEARSKIES, WE COULD GET DOWN AS LOWAS THE 40s IN PARTS OF THELEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONOS.A LOT OF US WILL BE IN THE 50sSO A COMFORTABLE EVENING FOR US.STORM SCAN 3 SHOWS NOT MUCHHAPPENING, THAT HIGH PRESSURESTARTING TO BUILD IN FROM THENORTH AND YOU WILL A SEE ONFUTURE WEATHER, AGAIN NOT TOOMUCH GOING ON AROUND PHILLY,SOUTH JERSEY, MUCH OF DELAWAREBUT THERE COULD, AGAIN, BE ACOUPLE LIGHT SPRINKLES THROUGHTHE AFTERNOON LATE AFTERNOONINTO THE EVENING HOURS, POCONOS.CLEANING OUT QUICKLY.SATURDAY AFTERNOON CLEARING OUTGORNGS MUCH OF THE SAME FORSATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY,TOO, A COUPLE EXTRA CLOUDS BUTANOTHER DRY DAY FOR US TO ROUNDOUT THE WEEKEND.DOWN THE SHORE, WATERTEMPERATURE A LITTLE BIT CHILLYFOR MY SAKE, 69 DEGREES THERE INTHE WATER BUT LOOK AT THESEGREAT BEACH DAYS SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY.MAKE SURE TO LATHER ON THE SUNSCREEN BECAUSE OUR UV INDEX ISGOING TO BE HIGH TODAY, SATURDAYAND SUNDAY AS WELL AT NINE BUT ALOW RIP CURRENT RISK WHICH ISGOOD NEWS FOR US, ALWAYSREMEMBER TO SWIM BY THELIFEGUARD.86 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.OVER THE WEEKEND, JUST FANTASTICIN PHILLY, 78 ON SATURDAY, 76 ONSUNDAY AS A COUPLE OF EXTRACLOUDS START TO MOVE ON IN, ANDTHEN THE GOOD NEWS WE WERETALKING ABOUT MAYBE SOME SHOWERSNEXT WEEK BUT I CAN'T SNELL ITLOOKS LIKE IT'S ACTUALLY GOINGTO BE DRY, 70s LOW HUMIDITY NEXTBEST CHANCE FOR A RAIN SHOWERCOMES TOWARDS THE END OF NEXTWEEK.WE ALWAYS LOVE WHEN YOU FILLIN IN THE MORNING WITH THE NOONSHOW BUT EVEN BETTER WHEN YOU