Days Of Thunderstorms Threaten Philly Region: Weekend Forecast

PHILADELPHIA — After days of extreme heat to start the month, we've now entered the stage where there's a daily dose of storms and showers to somewhat cool off the humidity.

The National Weather Service of Mount Holly is calling for chances of more rain and thunderstorms this weekend, the same menu the Philadelphia region has received over the past few days that caused warnings and watches for flash flooding.

Heat and humidity will be the story once again Friday too, just as over the past few days, and those conditions may produce some gusty thunderstorms later Friday.

While a flood watch was issued on Thursday in the region, rainfall was limited, sparing most communities of any reported damage, other than the sporadic report of a downed tree.

One thing no one has to worry about over the next few days are temperatures reaching triple digits.

For the most part, temperatures will hit highs in the mid-80s with lows in the low-to-mid-60s.

Here's the forecast over the next few days:

Friday — A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night — A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday — A chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night — A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday — Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon

.Sunday Night — Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

Monday — Sunny, with a high near 85. Mostly clear, with a low around 65 at night.