{"id":107541,"date":"2025-07-31T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/107541\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:35:11","slug":"philadelphia-weather-strong-storms-to-bring-welcomed-relief-from-oppressive-heat-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/107541\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia weather: Strong storms to bring welcomed relief from oppressive heat wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7FD730C17F68B74D8B320DA961780E8A.jpg\" alt=\"Weather Authority: Thursday forecast\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-57dc2675=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\"><strong>PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> &#8211; Forecasters are bracing for strong storms that will bring a much-needed break from the oppressive heat that&#8217;s gripped the region over the last several days.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Temperatures in the wake of the storms on Friday will only reach the mid-70s ahead of a sunny and seasonable weekend in Philadelphia and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The National Weather Service is warning of &#8220;potentially significant flash flooding&#8221; from a round of afternoon and evening rain.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Philadelphia and areas along the I-95 corridor are expected to bear the brunt of the rainfall, with numerous flash floods possible.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The National Weather Service has issued a region-wide Flash Flood Watch, including areas along the New Jersey coastline.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Forecasters warn that some storms could turn severe at times, with strong winds and periods of thunder and lightning possible.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The chance of rain in Philadelphia will start to increase after lunchtime and hit a peak at 3 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. after a brief lull.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Less than an inch of rain is expected in Philadelphia with higher rainfall totals in northern areas like Trenton where over 2 inches of rain is forecasted.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The payoff from Thursday&#8217;s storms is a much cooler Friday followed by a sunny and seasonable weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Highs on Friday will only reach the mid-70s, before leaping up to more seasonable temps in the 80s over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Stay up-to-date on the latest forecasts from the FOX 29 Weather Authority by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/fox-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">downloading the free FOX LOCAL app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA &#8211; 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