Philadelphia Weather: Hot And Steamy Tuesday

Lauren Casey has the latest forecast.

AND FRIENDS EVEN IF IT'S FROMTHAT SAFE DISTANCE.JESSICA.STEPHANIE, THANKS.A LIVE LOOK NOW AT BENFRANKLIN PARKWAY AS WE WINDDOWN THE FIRST DAY OF THE WORKWEEK.IT IS A MUGGY MONDAY.BEST TO BE INSIDE OR IN FRONTOF A FAN OR AN AC UNIT.METEOROLOGIST LAUREN CASEYJOINS US LIVE FROM HER HOME.HOPEFULLY THE AC IS CRANKINGAND LAUREN WE COULD BE IN THEMIDST OF THE FIRST HEAT WAVEOF THE SEASON.THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT,JESS.SO FAR THIS YEAR WE'VE ONLYHAD TWO DAYS IN THE 90'S INPHILADELPHIA.ON AVERAGE WE HAD FIVE90-DEGREE DAYS IN THE MONTH OFJUNE AND WE'RE LIKELY GOING TOADD TO THAT TALLY AS WE HEADINTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.INSIDE IS THE PLACE TO BE ORDOWN THE SHORE TAKING A DIP INTHAT COOL ATLANTIC OCEANWATER.PEOPLE OUT ON THE BEACHENJOYING THE CONDITIONS RIGHTNOW.TEMPERATURE IS 79 DEGREES.84 IN ATLANTIC CITY BUT WE'REAT 88 DEGREES IN PHILADELPHIA.OUR UNOFFICIAL HIGH SO FARTODAY 89.WE'RE CLOSE TO THAT 90-DEGREEMARK IN ALLENTOWN AND SAMECASE IN READING.FEELS-LIKE TEMPERATURES UPTHERE IN THE LOW 90'S IN THECITY, IN THE LEHIGH VALLEYFEELING LIKE 94 AT THIS HOURIN READING.THAT IN PART BECAUSE OF THESENUMBERS.DEW POINT TEMPERATURES TELL USHOW IT FEELS WHEN YOU STEPOUTSIDE.WHEN IT CROSSES THE 70-DEGREETHRESHOLD IT FEELS LIKE YOU'REIN FLORIDA.STORM CAN SHOWING US WE DOHAVE A LINE OF SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS.GOOD NEWS IS IT'S TRENDING TOWEAKEN AS YOU NOTICEESPECIALLY OVER THE LASTCOUPLE OF FRAMES.MOST OF THESE STORMS ARE NOTEXCLAMATION POINT IN OURFUTURE AS WE HEAD INTO THENEXT SEVERAL HOURS.WE HAVE A CLUSTER OF STORMSWORKING INTO FAR WESTERNCOUNTY.TRENDING TO MOVE OFF TO THENORTH-NORTHEAST SO MOST OFTHEM WILL MISS US AND THEY'REMOVING FAIRLY SLOWLY AT ABOUT30 MILES PER HOUR BUT THEY AREAPPROACHING BALTIMORE, SEEINGDAMAGING WINDS HAIL HEAVY RAINSTREET FLOODING.EVEN THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMOVER THE LAST COUPLE OF FRAMESSTARTING TO WEAKEN.WE DID HAVE A THUNDERSTORM TRYTO POP OVER CENTRAL DELAWAREBUT BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT WEACTUALLY HAVE A CAP IN THEATMOSPHERE IN PLACE THAT'S NOTALLOWING THESE CLOUDS, THESETHUNDERSTORMS TO RISE UP ANDDEVELOP AND THAT'S MINIMIZINGOUR STORM CHANCES BUT WE'RENOT GOING TO RULE OUT THEPOSSIBILITY OF ONE OR TWOSTRONGER STORMS OVER THE NEXTCOUPLE OF HOURS TO THE WEST OFTHE CITY IN THIS MARGINAL RISKAREA.SO FOR TONIGHT CHANCE OF JUSTAN ISOLATED STORM EARLY.OTHERWISE, PARTLY CLOUDY, WARMAND MUGGY.LOW TEMPERATURE ONLY FALLINGTO 72.ANOTHER STEAMY DAY TOMORROW,EVEN HOTTER, UP TO 92, PARTLYCLOUDY BUT A CHANCE OFTHUNDERSTORMS LATE DAYTOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT ANDEARLY WEDNESDAY.BEHIND THAT STORM THREAT ADROP IN THE HUMIDITY LEVELS ASREFLECTED BY OUR DEW POINTS.SO, FEELING MORE COMFORTABLEBY LATE DAY WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE HOTUKEE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES INTHE UPPER 80'S.