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Tomorrow could be ’09’s warmest day

Today will be warm for February - in the mid-50s - but tomorrow could be the warmest day so far this year.

Today will be warm for February - in the mid-50s - but tomorrow could be the warmest day so far this year.

It might even threaten a 122-year-old record.

The predicted high for Philadelphia tomorrow is 64, which would be the warmest mark since Dec. 28's 66.

Until Sunday's 61, 2009's high was just 54 on Feb. 2, according to National Weather Service data.

The record for Feb. 11 is 66, set in 1887.

If tomorrow tops that, it would be the warmest day since mid-November.

There's a "slight chance of showers" today and tomorrow, with rain most likely at night, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

A thunderstorm is even possible tomorrow night.

After another mid-50s day Thursday, temperatures should return to normal mid-February highs - the low to mid- 40s - for Friday through Presidents' Day.

Snow is even a possibility Saturday night when the overnight low is expected to dip into the high 20s.

For more on the forecast, go to http://go.philly.com/weather.

Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com.