After setting a new heat record earlier this week, the Philadelphia region could surpass another one Saturday that has stood for more than a century. But don’t break out your summer duds just yet — after that,

Temperatures drop to the 40s and 50s in the Philadelphia region on Thursday after hitting a record high on Wednesday.

The 2026 Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting a warm and dry spring for the Philadelphia area. In the Atlantic corridor, the almanac is predicting warmer than usual temperatures with rainfall that will sink below normal in April and be back to average by May.

This month is about to go into the books as one of the warmer — and drier, not to mention mercurial — Marches on record, and it looks as if April is about to enter doing a decent impersonation of June.

After a chilly start, there will be plenty of sunshine Sunday before a few more scattered clouds develop through the afternoon.

While government offices in the city are closed today in observance of the holiday, the Philadelphia Parking Authority will still be issuing tickets, so watch those meters! Easter Sunday, however, will be a parking holiday across the city. Easter weekend is shaping up to be a wet one in Philadelphia.

Don’t pack away the winter coat just yet. A polar vortex split could bring one last stretch of cold to the Philadelphia region before the end of March.

Discover when spring in Philly starts with our 2026 weather forecast, cherry blossom peak dates, and top festivals.

Will it be cold an rainy or sunny and warm for Opening Day? Here's the weather forecast.

Expect a high of 81 degrees that feels more like 79, with an overnight low of 65. Forecasters predict more clouds than sun. It will be breezy and warmer with a passing shower.