Philadelphia weather: Scattered showers on Monday, widespread storms ahead
PHILADELPHIA - Forecasters say scattered showers on Monday will kick off an unsettled weather week ahead for the Philadelphia area.
What we know:
Temperatures will stay in the 80s on Monday with some sunshine that will give way to scattered storms in the afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service says isolated storms could be strong to severe, with damaging wind gusts and bouts of heavy rain.
Philadelphia and areas along the I-95 corridor have the best chace to see brief storms on Monday.
What's next:
The threat of severe weather will become more widespread on Tuesday afternoon, when forecasters expect a band of strong storms to sweep across the Philadelphia area.
The latest models show the storm moving across the Philadelphia area during the late morning through the afternoon, starting in places west of the city around 11 a.m., hitting the city around 2 p.m., and moving towards the shore thereafter.
The storm is expected to stretch from the Poconos down through Trenton and Philadelphia and the northern parts of Delaware. Forecasters expect Philadelphia and interior parts of South Jersey to receive the brunt of the storm,
Showers will become more scattered on Wednesday and continue to dissipate on Thursday. High temperatures on both days are expected to be in the low 80s.