SHORT TERM FORECAST

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a shower or thundershower, especially south of the Lehigh Valley/I-78 corridor. Low: 64

FRIDAY: Morning clouds then turning mostly sunny. Less humid. High: 79

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and refreshing. Low: 56

 

FORECAST SUMMARY

After the passage of a cold front Thursday night, we’ll close out the week on a wonderful note. Expect some clouds to start Friday morning that will eventually break up leading to more sunshine by midday. It’ll also be less humid Friday and cooler with high temperatures, mainly in the upper 70s. Friday night football forecast looks great! It’ll feel a little more like fall, at least for a little with nighttime lows falling to the 50s. Over the weekend, expect a slight increase in humidity as our next round of wet weather arrives. As of now, later Saturday into Sunday looks to be the best window for a few showers or t-storms. Rainfall amounts won’t be much and by later Sunday things will start to clear out. 

DETAILED FORECAST

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY

A shower or thundershower is possible later Thursday or even more likely Thursday night as the cold front comes through, with areas south of I-78 more favored for any shower or thundershower activity, and again, only light rainfall totals expected. Friday looks to be the nicest day of the extended forecast! Look for decreasing clouds for the morning giving way to mostly sunny skies, lower humidity levels, and comfortably warm highs around 80. A mostly clear and calm night will lead to a return of the cool and comfy sleeping weather, with overnight lows back down into the mid 50s for the comfortable encore. 

SATURDAY

Saturday looks to be the better of the two weekend days (not that Sunday is all bad). We’ll start with sunshine, and likely see increasing clouds as the day progresses. Highs will again be in the upper 70s with low humidity and light winds, and the daytime hours are mostly dry. Showers are likely to overspread the area sometime Saturday evening or overnight, with mostly light rain expected. 

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY

A weak area of low pressure will ripple along a front stalled to our south, giving us a cloudier middle part of the weekend. Expect mostly cloudy skies Saturday night with some occasional mostly light rain showers, and those showers could spill over into early Sunday morning. Rainfall amounts look mostly light but widespread, and a few tenths of an inch of light rain will be possible. Sunday should at least dry out by late morning to afternoon, although clouds could be a little slow to break. More appreciable clearing occurs Sunday night into early next week. Sunday’s highs will be around 80 degrees, and it will be a noticeably more humid day as well. 

EARLY NEXT WEEK

Monday and Tuesday look to be some fairly nice days to start the last full week of summer, with partly to mostly sunny skies, lower humidity, and seasonably warm highs around 80-85° with 60s at night. The pattern looks to turn a little unsettled midweek with a few showers, thunderstorm Wednesday and Thursday. 

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