Eight-day heatwave forecast to end with thunderstorm, potentially damaging winds
Relief from the heat is in the forecast — after some severe storms.
On Monday, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Westampton, New Jersey, were monitoring a train of thunderstorms with the potential for damaging winds.
Storms were forecast to reach the Philadelphia region by 2:30 p.m., bringing an end to eight days of extreme heat and humidity. Temperatures could drop to 81 degrees by 9 p.m., after more than a week of unbearable weather.
On Monday morning, much of the region remained under an excessive heat warning, which is issued when the body cannot maintain proper internal temperatures.
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The current heat spell began on July 12 with a high temperature of 91 degrees, or 12 degrees above average. On Sunday, the region experienced a high temperature of 99 degrees. That was nearly 10 degrees above normal, according to the NWS.
Forecasters expect strong and potentially "damaging" winds from 3 to 6 p.m. in Bucks and Montgomery counties, with the potential for rain and thunder through the night.
It could be much cooler on Tuesday and Wednesday with forecasted high temperatures in the mid-80s and occasional thunderstorms. The area is expected to stay cool throughout out the weekend with temperatures approaching 90 degrees.
Good morning! Most of the region will have one more day of the extreme heat today. A cold front will bring some storms to the area by this afternoon with some of these potentially being severe. But the good news is this will finally bring relief! #PAWX #NJWX #MDWX #DEWX pic.twitter.com/zNfmKnMDdE
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) July 25, 2022
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Excessive heat warning could end with storms in Bucks and Montgomery
