PHILADELPHIA – 90 degree heat will continue on Tuesday before temperatures stretch into the triple digits by midweek as Philadelphia approaches its fifth heat wave of the summer.

What we know:

Conditions on Tuesday will be sunny and warm, with highs reaching the low-to-mid 90s before temperatures take a meaningful leap.

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for most of the Philadelphia-area on Wednesday with temperatures forecasted to stretch into the triple digits. 

Forecasters expect the real feel temperature on Wednesday to be 5-10 degrees warmer than the actual high temperature of 101 degrees.

What’s next:

Highs on Thursday and Friday will remain in the 90s with plenty of sunshine throughout the day.

Temperatures will return to the 80s on Saturday and Sunday, with a chance of pop-up storms on each day.

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