Philadelphia Weather: Severe Weather Risk

Kate Bilo has the latest forecast.

IN PHILADELPHIA THE LUNCHINCLUDED CHEESESTEAKS, HOAGIEBROWNIES AND A WHOLE LOT OFCOOKIES.NICELY DONE.TURNING TO WEATHER IT'SFINALLY FEELING LIKE MAY ANDCOME TOMORROW IT WILL FEEL LIKESUMMER.KATE JOINS US NOW FROM HER HOMETO TALK ABOUT THE BIG WARM-UPAND ALSO THE CHANCE OF SOMESTORMS HUH?THERE COULD BE SOME STORMSBUT UKEE IT'S LOOKING LATER ANDLATER LOOKING MORE LIKE LATETOMORROW NIGHT INTO EARLYSATURDAY MORNING.LOOKS LIKE AFTER A FEW SHOWERSTOMORROW, MOST OF THE DAY IS DRYAND ONCE THE SUN COMES OUT THOSETEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO SKYROCKET.WE'RE TALKING 80s, MID 80s, ANDTHIS FROM A HIGHWAY OF 49DEGREES ON SATURDAY.WHAT A HUGE SWING IN THEOPPOSITE DIRECTION.WE ARE HE GOING TO BE ALMOST 15DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TOMORROW.SO LET'S GET RIGHT INTO WHAT TOEXPECT AND WHEN.RIGHT NOW IT'S QUIET OUTSIDE,THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SHOWERSTRYING TO POP UP HERE AND THERE.NOTHING MORE THAN A FEWSPRINKLES AND MAINLY OFF TO THENORTH AND WEST.BUT LOOK HOW WARM IT IS.64 DEGREES IN PHILADELPHIA RIGHTNOW, FOR REFERENCE, YESTERDAY'SHIGH WAS 66, AND NOW IT'S 11:00O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND IT'S STILL64 DEGREES, A HUGE SWING TOWARDWARMER WEATHER, 64 INWILMINGTON, 63 AT THE DOVER AIRFORCE BASE, 64 DEGREES INREADING RIGHT NOW, MOSTLYCLOUDY.WE FINALLY ADDED ANOTHER REDSQUARE TO OUR MAY CALENDAR TODAYAFTER NINE DAYS STRAIGHT IN THEBLUE.TODAY WAS ONE DEGREE ABOVEAVERAGE.WE GOT TO A HIGH OF 74.AND A COUPLE MORE RED SQUARES ONTHE WAY.YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OFSCATTERED SHOWERS HERE AND THERETRYING TO PICK UP AROUND THECITY AND NEARBY SUBURBS, BUCKSCOUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY INTOCAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIESIN NEW JERSEY, A FEW SHOWERSDOWN INTO DELAWARE, NOTHING MUCHRIGHT NOW BUT THE SHOWERS YOUSEE BACK IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAWILL COME THROUGH OVERNIGHT INTOTOMORROW MORNING.SO YOU'LL LIKELY WAKE UP TO SOMEGLOOMY CONDITIONS, EVERYTHINGTHERE BE A LITTLE DAMP FROM THEOVERNIGHT SHOWERS.IT'S THE LINE OF STORMS BACK INILLINOIS THAT WE'RE GOING TOHAVE TO WATCH FOR TOMORROW NIGHTAND IT'S REALLY GOING TO BETOMORROW NIGHT AROUND THIS TIMETHAT THE THREAT FOR SEVEREWEATHER REALLY MAKES ITSELFKNOWN.SO TONIGHT'S LOW IS 60 DEGREES,VERY MILD, A SHOWER OR STORMLIKELY MAINLY TO THE NORTH BUTCOULD MOVE THROUGH THE CITYEARLY IN THE MORNING.TOMORROW NO OTHER WAY TO PUT ITHOT AND STEAMY DAY, 86 DEGREES.THAT'S HOT EVEN REALLY FOR JUNE.FEELS MORE LIKE JULY THAN MAYOUT THERE TOMORROW.THE SUN COMES OUT BY LATEMORNING AND A VERY HOT AND SUNNYAFTERNOON.DOWN THE SHORE MOSTLY SUNNY 73,POCONOS 75, AND THAT'S THE BESTCHANCE, THE POCONOS, THE BESTCHANCE TO GET SOME HEAVIERSTORMS.SO 3:15 A.M., THE LINE OFSHOWERS COMES THROUGH, MOST AREOUT BY THE TIME YOU WAKE UPTOMORROW NIGHT TOMORROW MORNINGBUT YOU WILL LIKELY WAKE UP TOCLOUDS.BY MIDDAY THE SUN IS OUT ANDONCE THE SUN BREAKS THROUGHTEMPERATURES GO OFF TO THERACES, 8:15 P.M.

STILL DRY.TEN OR 11:00 O'CLOCK TOMORROW WESEE SHOWERS OR STORMS WORK THEIRWAY INTO THE POCONOS, BY THE FARTHE GREATEST RISK IS UP ACROSSZONE NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORKSTATE BUT CAN'T RULE OUT ASEVERE TO STRONG STORM LATETOMORROW NIGHT IN THE POCONOS ORLEHIGH VALLEY.IT REALLY FISLES BY THE TIGHT ITGETS SOUTH INTO PHILADELPHIA, WECOULD START SATURDAY WITH ASHOWER AND THEN WE CLEAR OUT ANDGET MORE SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THECOURSE OF THE DAY.SO AS FAR AS OUR SEVERE OUTLOOKIS CONCERNED, MARGINAL RISK FORPHILADELPHIA AND SUBURBS, SLIGHTRISK TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THELEHIGH VALLEY, ENHANCED RISK FORTHE POCONOS BUT REALLY SOUTHERNNEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK STATEWHERE THE WARM AND COOL FRONTINTERSECT, THAT'S THE AREA THATHAS THE GREATEST RISK FORROTATING OR SUPER CELLTHUNDERSTORMS.AN EVENING COLD FRONT ENHANCEDRISK TO THE NORTH, MARGINAL RISKIN THE CITY AND DAMAGING WINDTHREAT IS LIKELY WITH ANY OFTHOSE STORMS TOMORROW NIGHT.SATURDAY NICE AND SUNNY THENCOOLER SUNDAY WITH A SHOWER ANDUKEE NEXT WEEK WE'RE RIGHT BACKTO A COOLER THAN AVERAGEUNSETTLED PATTERN WITH SHOWERSLIKELY JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY SOLET'S ALL GET OUT AND ENJOY THESUNSHINE AND THE SUMMER LIKEWARMTH WHILE IT'S HERE BECAUSE