Author: GreaterPhilaSevereWeather

Jun 29

Weekend Forecast June 29 and 30, 2024

Have a great Friday!

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 15 mph. 

Saturday night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 74.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101.

Sunday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Jun 28

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT SUNDAY…

  • WHAT…Heat index values up to 102 expected.
  • WHERE…Portions of northern Delaware, central and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.
  • WHEN…From 11 AM to 7 PM EDT Sunday.
  • IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for update

Jun 26

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until Midnight

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Connecticut Much of New Jersey Southeast New York and Long Island Eastern Pennsylvania Coastal Waters

  • Effective this Wednesday night from 615 PM until Midnight EDT.
  • Primary threats include… Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

SUMMARY…A band of strong to severe thunderstorms is forecast to move east into and across much of the Watch area this evening. A risk for strong to severe gusts (50-65 mph) capable of wind damage will potentially accompany the stronger thunderstorms. An isolated threat for large hail (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter) may exist with any discrete and intense thunderstorms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Windsor Locks CT to 10 miles southwest of Philadelphia PA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes.

Jun 26

Daily Forecast Thursday June 27, 2024

Finally a day in the 80s

Thursday

A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 5 mph.

Jun 26

Daily Forecast Wednesday June 26, 2024

Have a great day! we can expect severe weather in the afternoon as well as heat index values near 100

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 97. Heat index values as high as 100.

Wednesday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 70.

Jun 25

Daily Forecast Tuesday June 25, 2024

Have a great day! Temps will be warmer today. Tomorrow we can expect severe weather in the afternoon as well as heat index values near 100

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

GPSW Heat Advisory
Jun 25

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT 9 am to 9pm WEDNESDAY

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EDT WEDNESDAY…

  • WHAT…Heat index values up to 100 expected.
  • WHERE…Portions of northern Delaware, central, northern, and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.
  • WHEN…From 9 AM to 9 PM EDT Wednesday.
  • IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.