Thursday will be sunny again in Philadelphia, but rain returns this weekend

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Thursday starts with cool morning weather around the Philadelphia area before a sunny day with a high around 80 degrees.

We'll stay dry all day ahead of rain chances on Friday and this weekend.

With a system off the coast, there is a high rip current risk at the Jersey Shore and at the beaches in southern Delaware.

That system will mostly keep away from us, but it is churning up the ocean and causing those potentially dangerous swimming conditions. Use caution and only swim at guarded beaches. Remember to swim parallel to the shore if you get stuck in a rip current.

A slight uptick in humidity will be felt by the end of the work week, but temperatures will still be near or slightly cooler than normal with highs in the low 80s through Friday.

Friday will feature more cloud cover but should stay mainly dry, save for maybe a stray shower or two due to some moisture moving in from a coastal low well offshore.

An approaching low pressure from the Mid-Atlantic will meet up with a cold front from the west and could bring us precipitation late Friday.

At this point, rain is looking more likely on Saturday mainly in the afternoon and evening as the front approaches. It's looking like the rain from the system near the Carolinas may stay south, meaning we'd be more looking at showers along the advancing cold front.

As of now, it doesn't look like a total washout on Saturday with scattered showers likely in the evening. Temps will top out in the mid-upper 70s on Saturday with mid-70s and clear skies on Sunday as a reinforcing shot of cool, dry air arrives into the first part of next week.

The NEXT Weather Team will keep you posted on the weekend changes, but for now, be sure to enjoy this awesome stretch of weather here in early September.

Here's your 7-day forecast

Thursday: High of 80, low of 57, sunshine

Friday: High of 81, low of 64, few more clouds

Saturday: High of 77, low of 66, showers around

Sunday: High of 74, low of 55, sun returns

Monday: High of 78, low of 54, sunny, nice

Tuesday: High of 80, low of 57, mostly sunny

Wednesday: High of 80, low of 59, partly cloudy

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