NWS: 'Hazardous Weather' Outlook Through Saturday

The National Weather Service has posted a hazardous weather outlook through Saturday for southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, among other regions in the nearby mid-Atlantic corridor.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., NWS reports. The forecast for the day is mostly cloudy, with a high near 87 and a feint wind. For Thursday evening, there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms again, before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early Friday morning.

The forecast from NWS through next week, as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, was as follows:
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Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind between 7 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.