Rain let up but theres still a lot of lightning and thunder and sometimes those Lightning Strikes can jump back behind the storms so i would recommend giving it another 15 to 30 minutes before you head out if you have that option. Just let these storms get away from you a little bit. Up in Atlantic City in brigantine it looks like youve still got one last storm still coming through and theres a little bit more still getting out of north jersey. Second round of showers and thunderstorms now pushing down to allentown. These dont look as intense in the Lehigh Valley right now but a little bit of lightning is possible up there and then well see what happens with these additional storms coming in your direction over the next half hour or hour just in case they start becoming strong. Behind that it doesnt look like theres too much else happening but the truth is this afternoon as we get the convection and instability going, there is the chance of another round of showers and thunderstorms co
Wilmington and westward to lancaster and elsewhere across the region heat indexes from 95 to 100 degrees. If you suffer from heat exhaustion, you have pale skin and sweaty and nausea sets in and move to the air conditioning and drink cool water, heat stroke is a little more serious this, is when your body no longer has the ability to cool itself. You will not exhibit signs of sweating and this is when you want to call 911 because you are dealing with an emergency situation, we mention the heat indexes, well let you know how high that will go. Or if there is relief coming with the accuweather forecast. Come inside and cool off. Now lets get to janet reyes live in wynnewood. A lot of people are trying to keep cool perhaps by being in the pool . Its not a bad idea at all. We cant complain, during the brutal winter this year and we were asking for warm weather and Mother Nature says ask and you shall receive. Icecream is one way to get at it, but youll find that is simply not enough. Summe
Satellite theres a lot of dry air just out to the west of us and that is breaking up that cloud cover. Were going to transition to sunshine pretty quickly. Obviously the rain from yesterday now well off the coast. Were warm to start out, 71 degrees in philadelphia. 67 in millville. 65 in allentown. 70 in trenton, wilmington heading out the door this morning and 65 in cape may. Your dewpoints are still kind of high. Remember anything over 60 on this map indicates humid air and in philadelphia 67. Down the shore 65. You can see how those numbers are little lower out in reading allentown and thats an indication of that drier air coming in our direction. And as we move through the day, it does look like the humidity is going to drop as the temperatures rise. By 11 oclock well be up to 82, Early Morning cloud cover giving way to lots of sunshine by 10 or 11 oclock and by 1 oclock 85 degrees under the sun. Your high today is going to be a toasty 87 in philadelphia at 3 oclock, mostly sunny s
Thunderstorms. Most of these are in south jersey. Theyre pushing towards the shore. These storms are producing a lot of lightning, brief strong wind gusts ahead of them and maybe pea sized hail. If you manage to stay indoors and ride these out over another half hour or so they should be off the coast. Nothing else coming yet but way up north in new york state additional showers and thunderstorms and we can see those on the wide view on satellite. When this batch comes in later this afternoon, it could wind up being a problem really firing up from about philadelphia down through south jersey and delaware later this afternoon in through early this evening. Well be keeping a close eye on those because they look like they could produce strong tajing wind gusts hail and a lot of lightning and downpours. 76 in city of philadelphia. As you step outside this morning not only is it warmer than yesterday but that muggy air has definitely come back overnight. 76 in allentown, 77 in trenton, 73 mu
Counties right through the i95 corridor from trenton down through wilmington and central delaware and then in those northern Burlington County areas and portions of camden and gloucester counties also near philadelphia. Urban centers in particular are really going to be uncomfortable the next couple of days with those heat index values up around 100. Theres also an air quality alert at a across most of the region. Code orange ozone action day meaning those of in you sensitive groups seniors young kids and people who suffer from heart and lung conditions including asthma need to limit your outdoor exertion between the hours when pollutants are going to be high. Sunshine mixes with clouds on satellite. Were going to be under blazing sun a good portion of the day with perhaps the popup shower in a couple of spots later on but that aint going to happen in most places. Big issue is going to be that warmth and humidity. Were at 75 degrees right now in philadelphia, 68 in allentown. 74 in cap