Rumbles & Grumbles

You might have awaken a few times last night with the sound of thunder popping outside your window.   Those thunderstorms we talked about last night moved through in the early morning hours and provided some needed rains but also a few moments where they were announcing themselves...perhaps a bit rudely and loudly in the process.   Those storms as of 5:30 AM are along the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County on north, as well as an area of steadier rains across Central and North Jersey.  All of that is slowly pushing northeast and will work out of the area over the next few hours.

A break awaits for us this morning, perhaps accompanied with a stray shower or two.  However, daytime heating will agitate the atmosphere as an upper level disturbance rumbles through the region.   This will spark more shower and storm activity this afternoon.   The higher res modeling suggests timing of the storms could be after 3 or 4 PM locally in Philadelphia but those storms really could pop any time after noon today.   We're not anticipating any severe weather locally but some localized downpours and loud rumbles of thunder aren't out of the question.   The strongest of storms may set up south of town as dynamics are "better" for stronger storms south of the city but there may be more storms locally and points north as we have the upper level system nearby.

Any storms that do pop will move east -- and will weaken with the setting sun.   We will have a nice day on Saturday as this system is out of the area.

Temperatures today should hit 80 or get into the low 80's based on location -- warmest in Delaware and South Jersey (away from the coast).

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