Can Pennsylvania expect a rainy July 4th?
Well, after three balmy days of temperatures in the 90s, the National Weather Service forecasts another three days of stormy weather that will bring with it a significant cool-down. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will all bring scattered showers with periodic thunderstorms. All may not be lost, however: July 4th itself looks a bit more temperate with sunny skies and a temperatures in the low 80s. Now, thats something to celebrate! Thursday  A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. High near 78. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Thursday Night  Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Friday  A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday Night  Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday  Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday Night  Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Independence Day  Sunny, with a high near 82. Sunday Night  Mostly clear, with a low around 63. You can see live weather updates via the National Weather Service and other Twitter sources below. Tweet us at @pennlive with photos of inclement weather at your place, incidents you see on your commute or send a submission to submissions@pennlive.com. Tweets from https://twitter.com/PennLive/lists/weather  Wallace McKelvey may be reached at wmckelvey@pennlive.com. Follow him on Twitter @wjmckelvey. Find PennLive on Facebook. Read the The hunt for Ray Gricar.