People dont want to get rained on in their backyard barbecues. I wish i had better news. I wish i could tell you it would be a uni beautiful blue you sky kind of day it is not. It is not last saturday. Most of the heavy rain is missing us to the north and west but we are dealing with some showers. Lets look at is what happening outside. We will take you down the shore amount lot of foulke down the shore waking up seeing how their day will go. Is it a beach day boardwalk day, shopping day in cape may. First part of the day beach weather may not be so nice. Storm scan three shows why that is, look at that big massive heavy rain off to the north and west, williamsport getting a a soaking. Light showers at the very least. Waking up to some drizzle and gloom and here in the city same story. As we zoom out south of that big massive rain near williamsport we have scattered showers. Those will move through during the course of the day. It looks like the heavier of the steady rain will miss us
Swing, with those beautiful fire works busy boardwalks as well, all ready to celebrate the fourth. But we have to mention some rain this fourth of july holiday unfortunately as we look live at storm scan three the big question is will the weather cooperate with all of the fire works, festivities and backyard barbecues you have planned for today . I think, we will of good news for you just a little bit. Happy Independence Day to you, it is saturday july 4th. Im nicole brewer. Just past 6 00. We will send it over to kate and get those questions answered. You said it is not perfect by any stretch but it is not terrible either. It is not terrible. It is a two day weekend. Two of the three days are perfect. Today is not the worst day we have ever had if that is the best way to put it. When you lead with that it is in the worst day we ever had it doesnt sound great but we have a couple showers to track. It is in the a complete wash out. Ims hopeful by late this afternoon and this evening mes
Smartphone. Download the nbc 10 app. We have posted a list of fireworks and other weekend events. Lets get a look at the roads with people headed to their Holiday Weekend destinations. Looks pretty good from the network of traffic cameras. A look at route 42 at the Atlantic City expressway in gloucester county. These roads will get quite a workout this weekend. It does look like this would be a good time to head out there. Lot of drivers headed of course to the shore. Nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg is live in wildwood. Maybe you will be tempted to get on the ferris wheel or the roller coaster, whatever tempts you. Reporter ferris wheel, yes. That roller coaster, no. Because it goes upside down. I dont do those kinds of rides anymore. Not in about 25 years. Take a look behind me. I think more people have shown up here on the boardwalk since we last talked with you at 4 30. We have something really cool today. It is a remote controlled aerial news camera we are showing
Help pull up some of that moisture in the form of some clouds and showers so future tracker showing by 9 oclock we will have some showers around especially west of philadelphia and then we will have some occasional showers into the afternoon before things will be drying out by tomorrow night. Most of the fireworks displays should be rain free. So, this is what to expect for the fourth of july. Big turn around from today. Plenty of clouds. It will be cool for july, scattered showers and perhaps even a period of steady rain midday if that low pressure can pull up enough moisture but again, the good news is we dry out by tomorrow night and ive got a gorgeous sunday on the way. Ill talk about that including the shore and the poconos in the full accuweather forecast. Brian. All right, cecily, some good news in there. Thanks very much. The main event for a lot of folks this weekend will be the fourth of july jam on the ben franklin parkway. Today crews started setting up the fireworks as as
Kentucky. What that will do is track to our south. Typically in a pattern like that most of the moisture would miss us but theres an upper level feature that would help draw in that moisture and that means clouds and showers for the fourth of july. Future tracker showing by 9 oclock in the morning you could actually have some heavy rain generally west of philadelphia. It will be reaching the coast early in the afternoon. The good news is, though, things will be clearing out in time for the fireworks as far as the rain. This is what to expect tomorrow. Cloudy and cool for july with temperatures in philadelphia only in the 70s. Scattered showers and perhaps even a period of steady rain if those two low pressures can really interact and pull up a lot of moisture. However, for the evening we will be drying out and sunday is looking spectacular. Ill have all the details including the shore and the poconos coming up in the full okay weather forecast. Rick. All right, cecily well check back i