Start of lent. Millions of christians observe for 40 days. Look at st. Patricks cathedral there. It ends on easter sunday. Today is the day, we feast. Then we have ash wednesday. Im al roker along with dylan and natalie. Tamron and willie on assignment in New Hampshire. Were going to talk to them in a minute. But this is your morning jam. Of course. I had to pick formation. Beyonces new song. Appropriately released the day before the super bowl. Right. She performed it live. I was on the field live as she was performing this. I was going to say, when you pick thirddegree song pick this song, you have to do the formation. No one wants to see that. I have the head. The head bob. It sounds awesome, right, to be on the field . Yeah. When youre 54 and in the back, you cant see anything. Basically, i saw maybe some people in the distance. Not sure if it was beyonce or not. Jumping up and down. Yeah. At home. I think so. It was such a performance. I missed the whole thing. Screens all around
Around trying to get into work. Slick sidewalks. Downtown boston at 27 degrees, but look at the difference. Down 93 to randolph, its 46 degrees. 29 in dedham. 31 in waltham. So its essentiallies be north and west, subfreezing temperatures giving us those icy conditions, and a lot of the secondary roads, the driveways and sidewalks very slick. Southeastern mass, different world here. 50 degrees in West Bridgewater, 50 in dighton, 48 west wareham. That milder air working up from southeast to northwest as we go through the morning. So icy inland over next few hours. Of us will be mild this afternoon. Wind and rain the story midafternoon into midevening. Well talk more on that and potentially how strong the winds will gust and how much rain to expect coming up. Sarah all right. Lets get a look with marshall hook in the traffic tracker. To the leverett connector. As you can see, were down to wet pavement. There is some of that slush off to the side. This is one of the major roads, the major
We have a fun show. Having been in morns new orleans so many year such a fun time of year. In new orleans take, the banks and schools are closed, everybody is out on the streets. Everybody grabbing beads. We have crawfish and isaac toops is here. How did you get out of town . I snuck out. I said keep the beads, im going to see my favorite tv ladies. Youve made some enemies doing that. And with only five days until valentines day, well get you in the mood for a little romance. Before you agree u you go out on a hot date, youll want to know what our guys panel says about keeping men interested. Today. We werelike who then we will give you clues. So id like to know who it is. Do you know . No, i have absolutely no idea. All right. What are you wearing . I dont know. Its a prop. Its not to be worn outside your dress. Thats not part of the dress. Anything goes. This is the day before Ash Wednesday when everybody i guess they go ask for forgiveness tomorrow. And so were celebrating with hurr
That is for sure. Below seasonal levels outside right now. Snow squalls. Every once in a while, catching some darker blues. Snow. They are kind of in and out through the merrimack valley. Also into the city of boston, once in a while, some snowflakes. Even if you get a burst of snow, doesnt last that long. We continue the scattered trend through the south shore, down to the vineyard. This is the nature of the game as we work into the afternoon. Scattered snow showers and scattered snow squalls. If you get a squall and get a burst of heavy snow for 1015, 20 minutes, it can reduce visibility and it can put down a coating and a couple of slippery spots. All in all, dont expect a whole lot of snow with this event. Temperatures stuck this afternoon in the 20s to near 30. We look for. That a quick coating to perhaps an inch in a couple of towns. Otherwise, the story becomes the belowzero air by sunday morning. Those are air temperatures we are talking about. Lows saturday night, sunday morni
Experts are telling people to stay indoors and dress in layers if you have to go out. The mbta kept trains running late the cold. Lets get over to rob eric it will be in parts of anchorage or parts of last alaska, i should say. Us. Temperatures will be falling around the similar time. Winds will be gusting up to 35 Miles Per Hour this afternoon and that wind chill warning goes through tomorrow morning. The cape, the islands, sea coast under an advisory. Temperatures wont be quite as cold, but still be warned, it will be dangerously cold later on tonight into tomorrow. Right now 21 in boston with a wind chill of 9. Not so bad, but the problem is now is the warmest part of the day. Well actually be colder this afternoon than it is out there currently. So falling temperatures, did sew zoom snow overnight last night for parts of the cape, the islands and nantucket. That is done. Two here or this afternoon as the arctic air rolls in. It is the arctic air that is the bigger story than the fl