April 26th, 2011 Forecast

Tuesday is shaping up as the "best" day of the warm stretch as the warm front fully lifts north of the area and we get just enough drying to allow for temperatures to take off.   Thunderstorm chances should generally be confined to Central Pennsylvania on west and while we can't fully rule out a thunderstorm sneaking into the Philly area, tomorrow looks to be the "least" thundery and rainy day of the stretch as the Bermuda High exerts just enough muscle to keep thunderstorms away from most of the region.

Evening thunderstorms are possible tonight, however, as the warm front trudges north and those thunder chances are highest to the west and northwest of the city.   Some patchy fog can't be ruled out in the northern and western burbs later on tonight.   Temperatures won't drop much again -- only into the upper 50's north and 60's elsewhere.   Tuesday may be close to Easter Sunday in terms of temperatures -- 80's in many locations away from the Shore, with the Shore in the 60's, as southwesterly winds at 12-18 mph enforce the warmth for a couple of days.

First Daytime Thunder:   It's been a rare sight this Spring...the thunderstorm, but Reilly Sharp sent us this photograph composite (that's why the picture is a bit choppy on the northeast corner) of one of three thunderstorms that tracked through Bucks County on Easter Sunday.   Spring may be fully sprung with our current warmup and thanks Reilly for capturing something that we have not seen around here during the day (the March thundersleet notwithstanding) for the most part this year.