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Upper 50s through 11 00 a. M. , and a gradual warmup in the afternoon to the lower 60s. Thats it for today. Well talk about the clearing conditions. Now to traffic and jessica boyington. Thanks. In westchester we had an accident on route 202s northbound side at boot road. Headed northbound, you see traffic is green on the map system. Everythings moving, but watch for that. Heres route 422 and cameras at route 29. So far, so good here. Here we typically see more of a delay on the eastbound side in the morning time. Right now everythings moving. The p. A. Turnpike looks good, too. Well check the drive times, route 1 to valley forge, still 22 minutes in both directions. Speeds into the high 60s. Now to breaking news in southwest philadelphia. A driver hit and killed a man trying to cross the street. The driver sped away. It happened last night on south 67th street. Matt delucia has more from the Accident Investigation Division in brewerytown with more on what police know about the driver.
For today. Really . I took my fleas home so i would make sure i bring it back out on the terrace. Well need it this morning. We have that cloud cover from yesterday off the coast and were expecting plenty of sunshine, clear skies winds dropping a little bit today but the temperatures have also dipped. Were now down to 38 degrees in reading, holding 40 in allentown, 44 in philadelphia and these are the coolest numbers weve had so far this season so real good morning for a little extra jacket on. And as we go through the day, it stays cooler. We got sunshine a plenty but 53 degrees by noon and by 3 oclock, 61 and we expect that to be your high. Winds not as strong as yesterday but definitely on the chilly side. More of the same on the bus stop. Some suburbs could dip to 36 degrees by the time the kids are out there waiting for the bus and 41 in philadelphia, so a little heavier gear for them as they head outside. I could see a lot of sweatshirts on the bus stop this morning, maybe even s
Areas like trenton wilmington and reading have fallen into the upper 30s and could go lower than that 47 in cape may. In philadelphia were expecting to stay cool albeit bright. 53 degrees by noon. By 3 oclock 61. Thats going to be your high. We might push that back until 4 oclock or so. By 7 oclock down to 54 degrees. Not as windy as yesterday but on the chilly side. Dressing the kids for the bus stop get that coat ready as were looking at some temperatures in some suburbs as low as 36 degrees as theyre waiting for the bus over the next couple hours and 41 in philadelphia t and of course we still have that frost advisory that we talked about yesterday and in that fact its expanded. Its not only in northern bucks county and on up through the Lehigh Valley and poconos but northern Montgomery County now included, northwestern chester county, berks county, Lancaster County and Central Counties in south jersey, the pine barrens included here so potted plants come in this morning if you forg
Then its fine. So, its fine. Its going to be a good looking day, too. We have cloud cover offer the the off the coast. Get notice sunglasses ready as that sun will be nice and bright today. 42 degrees in philadelphia right now though so youll probably want to grab a jacket as well. Still holding 40 in allentown but just 38 in trenton, 37 in reading, 38 in wilmington and 39 at the airport in Atlantic City. And in between these numbers we may have some pockets that are even cooler. So, frost advisory in effect. Well talk more about that in a moment. And you do want to dress appropriately. 41 degrees by 7 oclock in philadelphia. By noon, plenty of sunshine but only 53. And were expecting a high of 61. This will probably hit around 3, 4 oclock this afternoon before were right back down into the 50s. If youre dressing the kids for that bus stop, well, dress them warmly as some suburbs and some pockets we could be as cool as 36 this morning in suburbs and about 41 in center city. And in the