Philadelphia weather: Showers will washout part of the weekend, sunny stretch ahead

PHILADELPHIA - A swirling system of rain is spinning up the East Coast, bringing showers and gusty wind that will spoil part of the weekend in Philadelphia.

The rain overnight should lighten to showers before heading offshore Saturday afternoon.

Cloud cover will lessen during the second half of Saturday, leading to a partly sunny Sunday with warmer temperatures. 

What we know:

Periods of rain that began Friday morning will last the overnight into Saturday, with temperatures in the 40s.  Some thunder is not out of the question.

Forecasters expect the rain to end sometime on Saturday afternoon, leading to fewer clouds as the system moves north.

Temperatures will warm into the 60s on Sunday with periods of sunshine,

What's next:

After a stretch of rainy and cold weather days, conditions will start to take a turn on Monday.

Forecasters expect Monday to be mostly sunny with highs stretching to about 70. 

Sunshine will continue into the middle of the week with temperatures in the 50s and 60s.