What is Friday's weather forecast at the 2026 PGA Championship?

It's one thing for the first groups in the morning to play at a major championship with dew-softened greens, but throughout the day on Thursday, the putting surfaces at Aronimink Golf Club allowed golfers at the 2026 PGA Championship to stop approach shots quickly. In many cases, we saw balls peel back after bouncing once or twice as if they were on a zipper. Those conditions were created by rain that fell on the course Wednesday night before the sun rose and shone over the venerable Donald Ross course.

Now, however, Aronimink is not forecast to get any more rain while the PGA Championship is being played. On Friday, weather experts are predicting a mix of sun and clouds, with highs this afternoon in the mid-60s, followed by temperatures rising into the 80s on both Saturday and Sunday. With no rain in the forecast and temperatures expected to rise, the fairways and greens should get firmer, so we could see more drives rolling into the rough on the tilted fairways and approach shots bounding instead of pulling back on the putting surfaces.

While the wind is not forecast to play a major role on Friday, it's worth noting that gusts are expected to rise from about 18 mph in the morning to about 24 mph in the middle and later parts of the afternoon, and that could make some players second-guess what their shots will do. Pros don't mind playing in the rain because shots stop faster on the fairways and greens and because they have great rain gear and caddies to carry their bags. Wind, on the other hand, plays with their heads.

Ask any accomplished golfer, and they will tell you it is easier to play in a soft rain than in a gusting wind. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Championship 2026: Friday weather forecast at Aronimink