Some drier days and damper nights as we close out our work week | Weather

SHORT TERM FORECAST

THURSDAY: Clouds and a spotty shower early…then partly sunny; warm and humid. High: 86

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a shower or thundershower, especially south of the Lehigh Valley/I-78 corridor. Low: 62

FRIDAY: Decreasing clouds. Less humid. High: 79

FORECAST SUMMARY

Happy Friday Jr! A couple of spotty morning showers will give way to some sun throughout our Thursday. As our cold front continues to fully clear the area we get some additional scattered rain chances for the overnight hours and into early Friday morning. Most of the heavier showers/thundershowers look to stay south and east of the Lehigh Valley. We do still have that sticky feel in the air as today along with temperatures around the mid 80 range. Dewpoints and temperatures will drop to a more comfortable feel tomorrow.

DETAILED FORECAST

THURSDAY

A cold front will slowly cross our area on Thursday, with a warm and still humid day out ahead of it, before humidity levels steadily drop in its wake Thursday night. While we probably wake up to some lingering clouds and maybe a sunrise scattered shower, the forecast has turned brighter and drier overall for the day. Skies should become partly sunny, with highs in the low to mid 80s and a mostly dry day. That being said, 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 

Friday looks to be the nicest day of the forecast, and be quite similar to the sun-sational Labor Day Monday we enjoyed to start the week. 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°. Rain chances look to return towards the middle and especially end of next week. 

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