March 05, 2016
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Dilworth Park in Center City comes alive when the weather warms up. Here, Leo and Zoe play in the park's fountains.
A chilly weekend in Philadelphia will be followed with spring-like temperatures in the middle of the coming week, according to forecasters.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will hover around freezing Sunday night and a bit of snow could fall overnight.
Things are expected to warm up around Monday with a high around 57, but the real treat comes the next two days when temperatures are set to jump nearly 20 degrees.
A high of 70 is predicted for Tuesday and a high of 74 is predicted for Wednesday.
Then, to cool things off a bit Thursday and Friday, there's a chance of showers. Here's the full week's forecast from the National Weather Service:
Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Light south wind.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
