Philadelphia Weather: Clouds, Rain Chances Return

Kate Bilo has the latest forecast.

NINETEEN YEAR-OLD CONTACT ROOMMOORE, JUNIOR AND 18 YEAR-OLDCOLBY OBERMAN ARE FACINGWEAPONS CHARGES.A GORGEOUS AFTERAFTERNOON.UNFORTUNATELY THAT SUNSHINEWILL NOT STICK AROUND.KATE'S TRACKING RAIN.WE NEED APRIL TO JUST GET OUTOF HERE AND MOVE TO MAY, KATE.YES, GOOD BYE APRIL WE WANTMAY TO BRING US FLOWERS,SUNSHINE AND HOPEFULLY SOME70'S.WE'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE ON OURFIRST 80-DEGREE DAY.ON ANY GIVEN YEAR THAT HAPPENSAPRIL 19TH.HERE WE ARE IN THE END OF THEAPRIL STILL WITH NO 80-DEGREEDAYS AND WE DO HAVE SOME 70'SIN THE FORECAST.WE WILL WAIT UNTIL WE GET TOMAY TO GET THERE LETS LOOK ATTEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW OUTSIDESTARTING OFF WITH A LIVE LOOKAT THE CITY STILL LOOKINGBRIGHTISH, NOT QUITE ASBEAUTIFUL AS YESTERDAY WE HADBLUE SKIES.NOW A FEW CLOUD ROLLED IN BUTSHOWERS ARE STAYING SOUTH OFUS FOR MOST OF TONIGHT.OVERNIGHT, THAT ISING TO GOCHANGE.IT SHOULD BE A DECENT SUNSETFURTHER NORTH.FIFTY-EIGHT AT 8:00.CLOUDS ROLL IN AND WE WILL SEEA FEW SHOWERS START TO POP UPBETWEEN FOUR, FIVE, 6:00 A.M.GENERALLY LIGHT SHOWERS HEREAND THERE AS A WARM FRONTLIFTS NORTH.THAT BOUNDARY IS OVER D.C.THAT LIFTS NORTH OVERNIGHT,SCATTERED SHOWERS LIKELY ANDWE WILL HAVE A FEW SCATTEREDSPRINKLES THROUGHOUT THE DAYTHOMAS WELL BUT SYSTEM WE NEEDTO BE AWARE OF THINKS STRONGCOLD FRONT MOVING ACROSSPORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST ANDSOUTHERN PLAINS HERE TODAY ANDTHAT WILL GET HERE THURSDAYBUT IT WILL DRAW IN A LOT OFMOISTURE AS IT PROGRESSES EASTACROSS THE COUNTRY.TONIGHT JUST A AREA OR TWO OFSHOWERS, LIGHT RAIN, MOSTLYCLOUDY.FORTY-SIX IS THE OVERNIGHTLOW.TOMMIES NOT A WARM DAY ASTODAY.10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.NOT A WASH OUT.UPPER 50'S.MOSTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, FEWBREAKS OF SUN BUT SPOTTY LIGHTSHOWERS HERE AND THERE.HEAD NOTHING TO YOUR THURSDAYWHEN WE HAVE TO WATCH FOR THISHEAVY RAINFALL.SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AFEW STRAY SPRINKLES TOMORROWBUT SLOW MOVING WHAT WE CALLNEGATIVELY TILTING TROUGH.WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IS WATCHAS THIS RAIN SHIELD STARTS TOTILT BACKWARD.SEE HOW IT SITS OVERHEAD ANDDOESN'T REALLY CLEAR OUTQUICKLY.IT WILL SIT DUMP RAIN RIGHTINTO MIDDAY FRIDAY EVEN A FEWSCATTERED SHOWERS FRIDAYWE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEAVYRAIN.IT LOOKS LIKE HEAVIEST WILL BEOFF ACROSS CENTRALPENNSYLVANIA WHERE SPOTS COULDSEE UPWARD OF THE THREE OR4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL SITTHERE LONGER, IT SHOULD GET ALITTLE BIT MORE FORWARD MOTIONAS RAIN MOVES THROUGH OUR AREABUT ANYWHERE FROM A INCH AND AHALF TO TWO PLUS INCHES OFTHIS MODEL HAS MOUNT POCONOWITH 3 INCHES ON HAVE RAINSOMETHING WE WILL WATCH OUTFOR IF WE DO SEE THAT MUCHMORE RAIN WE COULD BE LOOKINGAT WIDESPREAD FLOODINGCONCERNS.WET WINDS, WINDY THURSDAY,STEADY RAIN DEVELOPSTHROUGHOUT THE DAY, HEAVIESTLOOKS LIKE THURSDAY NIGHT,THUNDER LIKELY.STRONG GUSTY WIND AS WELL OUTAHEAD OF THE LINE OF THE RAINAND DURING EVENT AND LOCALIZEDFLOODING WILL BE A CONCERNSMALLER CREEKS, STREAMS ANDURBAN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODINGMAY SEE FLOODING THURSDAYNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.WE WILL TRY IT OUT FRIDAY ANDMUCH BETTER NEWS FOR WEEKEND68 WITH SUNSHINE SATURDAY.SUNDAY UP TO THE MID 70'S.SO MANY PEOPLE WILL BE OUT,SIDE HOPEFULLY JUST IN THEIROWN BACKYARD BUT REMEMBER ASWEATHER WARMS UP AND TURNSNICE REMEMBER TO KEEPPRACTICING THAT SOCIALDISTANCING.THAT IS GETTING US THROUGHTHIS PANDEMIC ALREADY, JESSICAWE KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE OUT ANDABOUT WALKING IN THENEIGHBORHOOD OUT ON THETRAILS.GOT TO WEAR MASK KEEP YOURDISTANCE BUT ENJOY BEAUTIFULWEATHER.