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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather · now

86°

Mostly Clear

Feels
88°
High / Low
90° / 71°
Wind
25 mph WSW
Humidity
52%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 2:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 45% · 3 PM

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Sun 6:08 AM 8:03 PM 13h 54m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 90° with a low near 71°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

90°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 95° ↑ 89° ↓ 71° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    84°

    2%

  2. 1 PM

    88°

    20%

  3. 3 PM

    88°

    45%

  4. 5 PM

    87°

    41%

  5. 7 PM

    84°

    42%

  6. 9 PM

    79°

    41%

  7. 11 PM

    77°

    36%

  8. 1 AM

    75°

    32%

  9. 3 AM

    74°

    38%

  10. 5 AM

    73°

    54%

  11. 7 AM

    71°

    48%

  12. 9 AM

    74°

    25%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54% 90° · 71°
    1. 11 AM 84° Partly Sunny 2%
    2. 12 PM 85° Partly Sunny 6%
    3. 1 PM 88° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    4. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    5. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
    6. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    7. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    8. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    9. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    10. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    11. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    12. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    13. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
  2. Wed 8/12 Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Sunny 55% 88° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    3. 2 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    4. 3 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 46%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 54%
    7. 6 AM 72° Rain Showers Likely 55%
    8. 7 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 48%
    9. 8 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    10. 9 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    11. 10 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 83° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 85° Mostly Sunny
    16. 3 PM 85° Mostly Sunny
    17. 4 PM 86° Mostly Sunny
    18. 5 PM 87° Mostly Sunny
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 4%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 78° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
  3. Thu 8/13 Chance Rain Showers 30% 90° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    4. 3 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    5. 4 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    6. 5 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    7. 6 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    8. 7 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    9. 8 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    12. 11 AM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    13. 12 PM 84° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    14. 1 PM 86° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    15. 2 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    16. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    19. 6 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    23. 10 PM 80° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    24. 11 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 87° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    6. 5 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    7. 6 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    8. 7 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    9. 8 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    10. 9 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    11. 10 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    12. 11 AM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    13. 12 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    14. 1 PM 84° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    15. 2 PM 85° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 85° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 85° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 85° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 83° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 81° Mostly Clear 4%
    21. 8 PM 79° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 77° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 75° Mostly Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 73° Mostly Clear 3%
  5. Sat 8/15 Sunny 6% 84° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 71° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 70° Mostly Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 69° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 68° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 67° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 66° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 66° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 67° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 68° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 71° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 74° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 77° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 79° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 81° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 82° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 83° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 83° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 83° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 82° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 4%
    22. 9 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 4%
    23. 10 PM 74° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 4%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 4%
    3. 2 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 6%
    5. 4 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 6%
    6. 5 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 6%
    7. 6 AM 67° Mostly Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 68° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    16. 3 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    17. 4 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    18. 5 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    19. 6 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    20. 7 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    21. 8 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    22. 9 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    23. 10 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    24. 11 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers 45% 85° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    2. 1 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    3. 2 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    6. 5 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    7. 6 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    8. 7 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 45%
    9. 8 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    10. 9 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    11. 10 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    14. 1 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    15. 2 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    16. 3 PM 83° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    17. 4 PM 83° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    18. 5 PM 83° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    19. 6 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    20. 7 PM 80° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    21. 8 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    22. 9 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    23. 10 PM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 15% 84° · 67°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 13% 82° · 69°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 13% 87° · 70°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 17% 90° · 70°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 33% 97° · 76°
  6. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 31% 82° · 62°
  7. Mon 8/24 Sunny 32% 74° · 56°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 20% 76° · 58°
  9. Wed 8/26 Mostly Sunny 24% 81° · 62°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Sunny, 84° / 65°

  1. Tomorrow88°71°
  2. Thu90°72°
  3. Fri87°66°
  4. Sat84°65°
  5. Sun85°69°
  6. Mon85°68°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 66°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent98 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 11 AM

    comfortable at 80°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (11%) · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 73°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±3°
    High94°91°+3°
    Low75°75°0°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±2°
    High92°93°-1°
    Low73°75°-2°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High91°——
    Low74°——
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High92°——
    Low75°——
  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High90°——
    Low74°——
  6. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High86°——
    Low73°——
  7. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High86°——
    Low69°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Philadelphia

Philadelphia in August typically averages 84° highs and 66° lows, with about 13 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 23°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan35°23°9
Feb39°25°12
Mar57°38°12
Apr66°47°11
May72°56°17
Jun83°66°14
Jul89°72°20
Aug84°66°13
Sep78°62°12
Oct69°50°7
Nov56°41°10
Dec42°29°14

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain showers likely before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
PHI 50,79
Radar station
KDIX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.953, -75.165