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But these warm temperatures will soon be a thing of the ime washington. Im jessica dean. We are bea to experien weather whiplash. Meteorologist, kate bilo with more on the rain the temperaturs we head into the weekends, kate. Thats right. Over the past couple of days, we have gotten used to the spring like feel outside. All coming to an end very rapidly. We have the last gasp of rain starting to head toward the region. So little break in the action right about now, you want time to take the dog out one last time before bed, now might be a good the next half hour or hour at least,through overnight, thatse last push of rain with the we of cold also going to be air, snow and ice; just crashing throughpennsylvania. Temperatures dropping very, very rapidly. We are going to see some ice we i suburbs. Some records were broken today point pocono hit high of 58 degrees. Th there. Allentown, 60. And reading, tied the records our 72 Degrees Records in philadelphia, but not quite. We did get to th
We are bea to experience some weather whiplash. Meteorologist, kate bilo with more on the rain plus big changes to the temperatures as hnds, kate. Thats right. It has been so warm over the past couple of days, we have gotten used to the spring like feel outside. All coming to nd very rapidly. We have the last gasp of rain starting to head toward the region. So little break in the action right about now, youant time to take the dog out one last time before bed, now might be a good time to do so, or in the next half hour or hour at least, this next batch comes through overnight, thats the last push of rain with the system, but also going to be very heavy. Notice how that wine of cold air, snow and ice; just crashing through central pennsylvania. Temperatures dropping very, very rapidly. We are going to see some ice form in our far northwest suburbs. Some records were broken today point pocono hit high of 58 degrees. Thats the new record there. Allentown, 60. And reading, tied the records
Have a quick shower rolling on through, for the most part, outside of the viewing area. When we put things into motion what you will notice, see how things sort of fizzle away over delaware, new jersey being granted you might have bit of mist, certainly clouds, and you might have very fine sprinkle, but generally not going to be seeing too much in the way of the wet weather until we hit the second half of the day p. M. Time frame, across most of the board. Lets say. Meanwhile, though, even in through delaware might ends up with heavier thunderstorm as the day goes on. Seventytwo in philly, low mid 70s really across southern new jersey, down through delaware, little cooler by carson, but definitely starting to feel the clammyness building in, aoun through the pocono region, right on par with charleston, South Carolina, Atlanta Birmingham warmer than little rock arkansas, gives you a idea so on par generally speaking where we should be with temperatures today. I would say more than anyth