PHILADELPHIA – After several mild summer weather days, the heat will ramp back up in Philadelphia for the weekend.
Forecasters expect temperatures to rival record highs in the city on Friday with added humidity that will make it feel even hotter.
The muggy conditions will set the stage for pop-up storms on Friday night and a chance of over the weekend.
What we know:
The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for Philadelphia and the suburbs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Forecasters expect temperatures to reach the mid-90s on Friday with added humidity to make it feel like the triple digits.
The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for Philadelphia and its suburbs.
Scattered thunderstorms with periods of drenching rain are expected in the early evening through the overnight hours.
Areas in South Jersey have the best chance of seeing a significant pop-up storm sometime around 10 p.m.
What’s next:
The mugginess will continue on Saturday with highs returning to the 90s and partly sunny skies.
Temperatures will return to the 80s on Sunday with another chance of pop-up storms.