WeatherFanatics: Philly: Another Cooldown to Follow Midweek Storms

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Philly: Another Cooldown to Follow Midweek Storms

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

July 23,2014; 5:51PM,EDT

Just when it was starting to feel like the dog days of summer again, fresh cooler and less humid air will settle over the Philadelphia area for Thursday and Friday.
The hot and steamy air that briefly surged into southeastern Pennsylvania will depart for Thursday, giving way to more comfortable temperatures and lowering humidity.
The change will come following the passage of a cold front and its locally heavy thunderstorms from late Wednesday.
A shower or thunderstorm will linger through early Thursday afternoon.

In the wake of a front moving in from the Midwest, high temperatures will be in the lower 80s for Thursday and Friday.
Once dry weather is fully in control, the weather these days will be perfect for outdoor sports and activities. The air will still be warm enough for swimming, but it will be more bearable for those without air conditioning.
After a winter with above-average heating bills from the Midwest to the Northeast, the weather will continue to work toward keeping cooling costs down through the end of July.
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While temperatures will climb back into the upper 80s for Saturday, humidity will remain low as dry weather holds. A spike in humidity will return the chance for a thunderstorm on Sunday.
Additional showers and thunderstorms will follow for Monday before yet another dose of Canadian air arrives next week.
AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski contributed to the content of this story.

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