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September 10, 2016

High summer temps hang on, but moderate beginning Sunday

In the upper 90s Saturday, befor dropping into the 80s beginning Sunday

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Heat September Kevin C. Shelly//PhillyVoice

Folks were out early while temperatures were in the 80s early on Saturday at Cooper River Park in Haddon Township. There's a heat advisory until 7 p.m. tonight. Temps moderate into the mid-80s beginning on Sunday.There are chances for thunderstorms overnight, and in some locations Sunday afternoon.

Temperatures Saturday will be in the 90s, more like mid-summer, with a heat advisory in effect for the entire region, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday will top out at 96 degrees in the Philly area.


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The shore will be in the low 90s today. The Poconos will be in the mid-80s.

There's a chance of rain and thunderstorms this evening in many locations.

Sunday through Tuesday night are ideal throughout the area, with high temps in the low to mid-80s, lots of sunshine, no rain and comfortable overnight sleeping temps.

Here's the seven-day forecast for Philly from the National Weather Service:

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 9 to 13 mph.

Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

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