First alert neighborhood. Meteorologist krystal klei is tracking the forecast this morning. Hi, guys. We are still under this first alert for the dangerous cold in place. If you had to step outside yo yesterday, you know you were quickly out and back in because it was just painful that air when it hits you. Today, basically a repeat of what we saw yesterday. So the first alert for the entire area going to last all the way through tomorrow morning. I may extend this past 8 00 a. M. , but the point is were showing you through tomorrow morning what you are feeling now is what you are going to get. Just ruthless cold air. And that cold air can be dangerous if you are outside for as little as 30 minutes, thats when frostbite can set in. Those feels like temperatures below 5 to 25 degrees below zero. This is very, very cold conditions that we are talking about. And its not going to let up any time soon. Take a look at the feels like temperatures as they are right now. 10 below in reading, as
Lets get right to your first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist krystal klei. Krystal, these temperatures are just absolutely brutal. Yeah. Thats exactly right. That dangerous cold first alert has been in effect since yesterday. And the dangerous cold conditions are not going anywhere through today. For the entire area at least through tomorrow morning around 8 00 a. M. We have this first alert in effect. Heres why. Dray already said it. Bitter stinging cold. You know what im talking about. When you step outside for even an instant you can feel it on your face. Any exposed skin just that sting that hits feels like temperatures between 5 and 25 below zero during the Morning Hours is what were expecting today and again tomorrow. Frostbite in as little as 30 minutes can set in when you have these kind of conditions. Thats why were calling it dangerous. Its not okay to be outside during this type of weather. Right now actual temperatures 8 degrees in philadelphia. 8 in wilmingto
Map right now. So it is just feeling very, very cold out there. And part of the reason why not just the cold air but the winds mixing with that cold air 17mileperhour winds in philly and up to 20 right now in millville. These wind gusts stay strong the rest of today. Well talk more about what to expect on your saturday and when conditions improve coming un. Thank you, krystal. This is the kind of day when your heating system will be working overtime. Some families are struggling to stay warm in this bitter blast, but help is on the way. Nbc10s Randy Gyllenhaal is live in Delaware County where one family in need of a new furnace is getting one. Reporter yeah. On the coldest day in decades a very warm gift to a local family here. This is the home of ann hoskin. Shes had a tough few years. A strong summer storm came through here in 2015, did a lot of damage to the home. That cost her a lot of money. And a couple months ago this is her furnace. It gave out. Its being held together by tape.
Morning. We do continue the first alert for the entire area through 11 00 a. M. We decided to keep it through 11 00 a. M. This morning. Feels like temperatures still in the 5 to 15 below zero range for the most part which still means through the Morning Hours frostbite may set in as little as 30 minutes. The good news is it ends today because around 11 00 a. M. , temperatures start to feel zero or above. So finally we will get out of that below zero territory. Here are the actual feels like temps. A few spots have crept out of the below zero feels already this morning. Pottstown and allentown. The winds are very low there and thats when you get the feels like temperatures in line with the actual temperature. In philly feeling like 7 below. Mt. Holly 4 below. Lancaster feeling 8 degrees below zero mark. Atlantic city has broken a record for cold on this date. The previous record set in 1884 at 4 degrees. Wow. Big change. 3, the high in wilmington. These numbers will still fall likely a
Little as 30 minutes when you have these types of conditions. Lets talk about the temperatures outside. Right now philadelphia 6 degrees. Coatesville is at 1. Allentown is at 1. And look at vineland, 1 below zero. So aside from mt. Pocono we have a south jersey neighborhood that is below the zero mark in terms of our actual temperatures. Atlantic city has plunged to zero degrees for that current temperature. Thats the actual temperature. Here is what it feels like. 14 below. 8 below in wilmington and philadelphia. We now have a few spots, trenton, mt. Holly, coatesville. Thanks to a lighter wind truly feel above zero. So we are going to start feeling change thanks to the fact wind are weakening and temperatures will pick up this afternoon. Radar and satellite, sunshine is in todays forecast as well. Well run through hour by hour being neighborhood by neighborhood for your sunday coming up. Broken water mains are making a mess of roads in philadelphia right now. This sent water flowing