October 24, 2016
Temperatures will plummet late Tuesday night to near freezing, so gardeners will want to bring indoors any prized plants you may still have outside.
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a freeze watch for much of eastern Pennsylvania, parts of New Jersey and far northern Delaware. The advisory, in effect through Wednesday morning, does not include the urban centers near Philadelphia, which should see a low temperature of 35, forecasters said.
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Temperatures outside of the city are expected to fall to near 30 early Wednesday morning in the suburbs. Frost or freezing temperatures are expected within the watch area, perhaps as early as midnight in some places, with the coldest temperatures between 6 and 7:30 a.m.
The cold will probably bring an end to the growing season in parts of the region, especially in the Lehigh Valley. People should bring sensitive outdoor plants indoors, forecasters warned.
Here is the weather service's 7-day forecast for Philadelphia:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Patchy frost between 7 and 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Thursday: Rain, mainly after 8 a.m. High near 56. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Rain likely before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
