Encounter any freezing temperatures unless you are at concord or northward. Steady, lighter rain reaching the boston area. This will be in the form of some sprinkle, some drizzle. It continues as tracks northward. Planted by noontime with some of the steadiest rain newspaper southern New Hampshire, but i anticipate some pretty wide anticipate some pretty widespread showers by about lunchtime today and during the afternoon we see some waves of heavy rain ha continues through 5 00. Future cast just updated. The very latest information out there and has showers hanging tight just a little bit longer there. Now during the early half into the drive home from work it will be wet and those showers will be fizzling out from west to east. To 52 to 58 for highs today. Developing rains will be heavy at time. We will talk about fog and a lot of of that this afternoon as well. And so lets send you over to Julie Grauert with live drive time traffic. Julie, probably one of the better times to hit the
jennifer egan. Anchor im kris anderson. Well have details of those stories including the patriots big show down over in texas straight ahead on 7 news today in new england. First, lets take i live look outside this morning. Another pretty decent day for december, especially jenn . Anchor warm out there, but Chris Lambert were seeing clouds today. Anchor well hold a lot more of those clouds and that will hold the temperatures down into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Done expect much change temperaturewise as we go through the day. It may even slide become a couple of degrees this afternoon especially along the coastline. The wind direction has changed last few days either out of the southwest or west this morning its out of the north and turning more out of the northeast as we go through late morning into early afternoon and ocean breeze will hold those temperatures down into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Sticking around the cloud cover, yeah, i think so all day long. Again, were 51 in bos
The disposal of the body. Wmur s Suzanne Roantree has more on today s developments. Suzanne not only were the charges against the squires upgraded but investigators say they think they know what the motive is behind the 29 yearolds death. Police also issued an arrest warrant for a longtime friend of Julien Squires who they believe is the killer. State Police Investigators followed the evidence that lead them from bridgewater where ms. Bortner s body was found, to dorchester, and onto New Hampshire. Suzanne the body of 29yearold Ashley Bortner of new jersey was found three weeks ago along Railroad Tracks in bridgewater, massachusetts. The victim was found in a burning car, wrapped in a blanket, with her hands tied behind her back and to her feet. Investigators now think that 43yearold Fernando Owens of dorchester killed her, believing she was involved in the shooting death of his son the night before. Authorities say that owens and Julian Squires of manchester are longtime friends. Inti
We do have a foggy situation right now, but no dense fog showing up. It will be foggy and damp this morning and for some of you it will be icy. Just plain rain down across the cape over to marian, new bedford and taunton. Marshfield. It doesnt look all this wet. Just that fine dmriz place. Temperaturewise in the 40s. Boston, 35 degrees. Okay there. But millis down to 32. Framingham and woburn and framingham over to haverhill. Pelham, New Hampshire. Those are in things to be careful in the back roads. We still have a couple of sprinkles around and we are possibly looking at icy spots that continue until 7 00 or 8 00. On average 33 degrees. Above freezing. By noontime, 40. It will be dry and the clouds will be breaking apart. Partial sun this afternoon at 4 partial sun this afternoon at 44 degrees and by 7 p. M. , 36 nice and quiet and stay nice and quiet into your plans. A look at that new years eve forecast. For you back to shiri for a check of the roads julie julie we want to remind f
128g down to the pike. Pike looks good through framingham through the weston tolls and wide open through brighton. Live drive times. 24 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 8 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 23 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. Catherine and gene, back to you. New this morning, crews worked overnight to remove a dprain a house in plymouth. A Tree Cutting Service is working near the home when the crane sliced right through the roof. Michael henrich is live at the scene and the family forced to say in a hotel this morning. The Fire Department says they are okay and that is the Silver Lining here. The bad news is the damage to this home on lisa avenue here in plymouth. Take a look at the roof there. A giant hole on the left side of the house. You can see the shingles lifting up on certain parts and we know with the forecast coming and an open hole like that obviously can lead to a lot more damage inside the home we will hav