PGA Championship Faces 67-Degree Rainy Start as Philadelphia Area Nears 90s Heat Next Week
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Updated · CBS New York · May 14
PGA Championship Faces 67-Degree Rainy Start as Philadelphia Area Nears 90s Heat Next Week
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 14
Early Thursday showers could disrupt the PGA Championship’s start at Aronimink Golf Club, with damp conditions and temperatures stuck in the 50s and 60s.
Philadelphia’s forecast then turns quickly drier and warmer: Friday reaches 71 after clouds give way to sun, and Saturday climbs to 83 under sunny skies.
Heat builds sharply over the weekend, with highs near 89 on Sunday before 91 on Monday and 93 on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a heat wave.
The next notable weather system is expected Wednesday, when showers and thunderstorms could knock temperatures back to about 88.
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