Minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with meteorologist, amy frieze in for bill with the accuweather forecast. There are still problems with travel this morning. A lot of it related to the weather, because we had refreezing overnight. Any spots that turned into mush or water are now very slick and slippery. 29 is what we have in central park. Were going for a high today of 35 degrees. Temperatures in the teens and low 20s. For newark, also 22 right now for jfk. Factor in the winds ask it will be colder at tomes because of that windchill. Be ready, especially your gear because of all this melting. We end up as the second best snowstorm in history, 26. 8 shy of being the top of that list. Heres what is next for the section seven hours. Winds are changing. Lots of sunshine through the again, this is going to be a story that repeated itself. We get the sunshine during the day. We warm up well above freezing, and at night, it refreezes. Thats what is happening outside right now.
Do you have anywhere to go that you needed the car . To work. So youre not going to work today . I had to call off because i work in long island so its pretty hard. Its like too much of a commute. That was Lauren Glassberg reporting. Even though new York City Schools were open today, a lot of students didnt make it to class. Todays attendance was 74 . Compare that to an average of 91 . Thats because much of the city is still struggling with all the snow. The mayor said today it will take time and hes hoping to get help from Mother Nature. Eyewitness news political reporter dave evans is in Lower Manhattan where the great snow melt is underway. As you know, whenever we get more than 12 inches of snow in new york city, Sanitation Department goes in to something called haul and pile. Thats what we see behind me, this large snow pile thats collected over the last day, day and a half. What theyre going to do is take this snow, move it over vehicle you can see behind the green oil truck. Mel
Is moving full speed ahead but the hassles just beginning as the people prepare to head back to work. For your morning commute, plan ahead and leave early. Mass transit is back up and running you may still run into delays. Especially if you live on long island. Four lirr branches will remain shutdown and seven will have full service. There are some schools closed tomorrow in new jersey, long island and a few in new york city. Those School Closings are running at the bottom of your screen and posted on www. Abc7ny. Com. We have a team of reporters tonight. Well begin with nj burkett with the new details on lirr service. Hes in huntington tonight. Reporter thats right, sandra, just east of the huntington train station. This is one of several branch that is Railroad Officials insist will be up and running by 5 00 tomorrow. No, others will not. Commuters into new york city tomorrow. Thats good enough for me. That works. Reporter many commuters are relieved tonight despite the empty parking