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By Tammie Souza, Bill Kelly
/ CBS Philadelphia
Philadelphia region marks first 80-degree temperature of the year; tracking strong storms Monday
The Philadelphia region will dip its toe summer for a day Saturday as temperatures hit the 80s for the first time in 2025. Holy cow!
Unofficially, this combo of spring and summer is nicknamed "sprummer".
An onshore breeze will keep the Jersey Shore noticeably cooler with a sunny high of 70 degrees.
The record high for today in Philadelphia is 87 degrees set in 1945 and the average high for today is 58. It's not likely we will tie or break that 80-year-old record but these 80s are a bit early this year. Our average first date for 80 degrees is April 12.
In case you are wondering, the last time we saw 80 in Philadelphia was Nov. 6 of last year.
Skies will be mostly cloudy with breezy southwest winds gusting to 20 mph. It's those breezy winds combined with drought conditions and fairly low humidity that have created an elevated fire danger. Any fire could spread quickly. So, use extra caution with any outdoor flames today.
The unseasonable warmth continues Sunday and Monday with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the low to mid-70s on both days.
A few showers are possible Sunday night and Monday morning before a large and vigorous spring storm system arrives later on Monday.
Cloudy skies, showers possible in Phillies home opener weather forecast
Currently the weather for the Phillies home opener at 3:05 pm looks dry, but that could change if the storm headed to the Philadelphia area on Monday speeds up.
Right now it looks like we'll have the severe threat moving into the city after 6 p.m. – with first pitch at 3:05 p.m. the game should be wrapped up by then.
Tracking severe weather threat Monday, March 31
We've issued A NEXT Weather Alert for Monday afternoon through Monday night.
This storm will bring severe weather including tornadoes to the states west of us Saturday and Sunday. By Monday, we are under a threat of severe weather late in the day through the night.
Ahead of a cold front storms will develop with heavy rain and the potential for damaging winds. Possible impacts include travel delays, localized flooding, power outages, trees and branches down.
The Storm Prediction Center has a large portion of our region under a Level 2 or "slight" risk for severe weather on a five-point scale. Areas along the shore in Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean counties are under a lesser Level 1 or "marginal" risk.
Our NEXT Weather Alert Team will continue to update you here, on TV, and on our CBS News Philadelphia stream, so be sure to check back for updates. Get the latest alerts from our team when you download the CBS News app and set your local station to Philadelphia.
Behind the storm, on Tuesday we see temperatures drop 20 degrees to more spring-like conditions in the mid-50s.
Wednesday remains in the 50s, but by Thursday we rebound to the 70s, with more showers on the way.
Here's your 7-day forecast
Saturday:Summer-like! High of 83, low of 55.
Sunday:Clouds, showers. High of 75, low of 56.
Monday:NEXT Weather Alert for storms. High of 77, low of 61.
Tuesday:Sunny, cooler. High of 57, low of 47.
Wednesday:Partly sunny. High of 55, low of 35.
Thursday:Warming. High of 74, low of 43.
Friday:Showers. High of 75, low of 62.
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