Heat, Air Quality Alerts For Philly Area Friday

Heat and air quality alerts are in effect in the Philadelphia region Friday, as the area swelters on what’s likely to be the hottest day of the year so far.

Forecasters say high temperatures Friday are expected to reach the mid 90s, potentially flirting with the record for the date of 95 degrees and prompting some schools to announce early closings.

A National Weather Service heat advisory, in effect from noon through 8 p.m., says heat index values could reach 100 due to the warm temperatures and high humidity.

The most intense heat is expected between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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Excessive Heat Warning/Heat Advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a warning/advisory for Metropolitan Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley and Berks County:

THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO WORSEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE HEAT WAVE PROBABLY LINGERING INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES… OF AROUND 105 DEGREES… SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN CENTERS INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…SHOULD BE CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES. RELIEF IN THE FORM OF SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SUNDAY.

Hot Weekend Predicted For TriCounty Region

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It’s going to be a hot weekend in parts of eastern Pennsylvania.

The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning Friday for Philadelphia and some suburbs including Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties.  The agency also put out heat advisories for the Lehigh Valley.

The warnings are in effect from 11 a.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday.  Forecasters say Philadelphia will hit highs in the mid-90s on Saturday, with humidity making it feel like it’s more than 100 degrees.

The city will likely see scattered showers and thunderstorms on Sunday.  Highs are predicted to be in the lower 90s, with humidity making it feel closer to 100.

Read more:  http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20130705/NEWS01/130709623/hot-weekend-predicted-for-tricounty-region#full_story

Body Found In Pottstown Borough Hall Park

POTTSTOWN, PA — The body of a woman was found in Smith Family Plaza Thursday evening.

A passerby alerted police to the discovery about 6:45 p.m. and investigating officers found the woman dead by the fountain on the park on High Street, opposite Pottstown Borough Hall.

Police had not identified the body as of 8 p.m., although they estimated her age to be about 40.

Read more: http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20120622/NEWS01/120629801/body-found-in-pottstown-borough-hall-park