It is anticipated that temperatures in Philadelphia will surpass 90 degrees for the very first time during the course of this season on Thursday.
It is anticipated that the summer will be very hot.
“It has been warm for sure over the past couple of years,” said Mike Lee, a meteorologist working in the forecast office of the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. “It will remain warmer than usual.”
It is anticipated by the National Weather Service that the summertime temperatures and precipitation levels in the southeastern region of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South Jersey will be higher than average.
Lee stated that this does not necessarily imply that every single day would be a heatwave or that every single day will be 90 or 100 degrees. “It certainly does not mean that,” he remarked. “It is more so that in terms of the overall weather patterns, it is going to favor warmer days,” the speaker said. So it’s possible that we’ll have more days with temperatures of 90 degrees than we normally have during the summer.
According to Lee, the first day of the season with temperatures in the 90s has arrived later than normal this year.
Sarah Johnson, another meteorologist working at the Mount Holly forecast office, stated that the prognosis for precipitation is less definite than the forecast for temperatures that are expected to be consistently above normal this summer.
She stated that there is not quite as strong of a signal for precipitation as there is for storms.
In the year 2023, El Niño was responsible for causing temperatures all around the world to reach unprecedented levels. Over the course of time, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, a phenomenon that alters the temperature of the water in the Pacific region, has undergone a transition to La Niña, followed by neutral conditions.
Kyle Imhoff, a climatologist at the Pennsylvania State University, stated that it is anticipated that weather patterns will send moisture and warmth up from the Gulf of Mexico to the Philadelphia region this approaching summer.
The prediction comes on top of temperatures that have been rising as a result of climate change. According to the findings of a study conducted by Climate Central, a nonprofit organization, the average summer temperatures in Philadelphia have been on an upward trend of approximately three degrees since 1970. However, the baseline has moved, according to Imhoff, and it is too soon to assess what impact climate change may play in the scorching temperatures that have been observed this summer.
The statement that he made was, “We are already beginning at an elevated level.” If we are to remark that the weather is warmer and wetter than usual, then the answer is that the typical weather has become warmer and wetter.
On Thursday, a warning for air quality with a code of orange
As a precautionary measure against the presence of elevated amounts of ozone pollution, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a Code Orange air quality advisory for Thursday afternoon. The presence of the code orange indicates that the air quality may be hazardous to the health of vulnerable populations, such as elderly people, children under the age of five, and those who suffer from lung disorders such as asthma.
According to the authorities, “significant ozone concentrations” will be produced as a result of the combination of high temperatures and low levels of smoke pollution caused by wildfires in Canada.
Activities that take place outside should be restricted for individuals who are sensitive to low air quality.
Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, and Montgomery County are all included in the Code Orange.
