Break in upstate new york, now a prison employee provided contra ban before they cut their way out. And a tragedy in northeast philadelphia, a woman is dead and her mother is in Critical Condition after flames ripped through their home. But the big story is the excessive heat conditions outside, temperatures heading into the mid90s and some areas could see record breaking temperatures as the mercury climbs and that causes philadelphia Public Schools to dismiss early today and in new jersey, haddonfield Public Schools are dismissing early at 12 30. First lets head out live to sky 6 hd over penns landing, you can see the heat and humidity, Melissa Magee is outside of our studios with more on what to expect today. You can see the haze in the sky and really feel the difference today in comparison to yesterday that is why in fact the heat advisory is posted. For philadelphia the i90 corridor and 25 miles to the east and 25 miles to the west. It just went into effect at noon and stays up unt
Atmosphere we have dew point temperatures above 70 degrees, its oppressive. We have 70 degree dew points in allentown, philadelphia and beach haven and wilmington and points to the south and west. This will stick with us throughout the day. How hot it feels currently, a heat index in philadelphia 97 and 99 in dover and 96 in wilmington. We have the heat advisory up along the 95 corridor and the immediate suburbs to the north and west and to the east as well. It stays up until 8 00 p. M. As heat indexes are near 100 in some locates this afternoon. The weekend call from accuweather, tomorrow its warm and stays sticky with a thunderstorm popping up by the after none and a High Temperature up to 89 and close to 90 tomorrow and on sunday sunshine and clouds it wont be as warm of a day with a High Temperature coming in at 86 degrees, rick we have hit 90 here in philadelphia and the record today is 95 we could come close to that well have details coming up with the full and exclusionve accuwe
Across the region. 91 by noon, 3 00 p. M. , 94. The high today will be 95 degrees probably at 4 00 p. M. If we hit that it will tie a record. 6 00 p. M. Still in the low 90s and oppressive. Karen things get better over the weekend, details coming up. Reporter improvement in time for the weekend. East east whiteland township we have an issue, 01 no 401 is blocked at 202 because of the construction. It will reopen in about a halfhour, stick to route 29 as the alternate there. We have an new accident involving a motorcycle hatfield township bethlehem pike between Unionville Pike and mill road watch for that coming into us right now. Outside live in center city the crews have left the scene and the ramps have reopened connecting the vine with the schuylkill expressway. No problems there. In holmesburg, we saw police blocking state road at ashburner street. Things are looking better in holmesburg. We have construction closing the ramp 322 westbound at 295. It will reopen in a halfhour matt.
Break in upstate new york, now a prison employee provided contra ban before they cut their way out. And a tragedy in northeast philadelphia, a woman is dead and her mother is in Critical Condition after flames ripped through their home. But the big story is the excessive heat conditions outside, temperatures heading into the mid90s and some areas could see record breaking temperatures as the mercury climbs and that causes philadelphia Public Schools to dismiss early today and in new jersey, haddonfield Public Schools are dismissing early at 12 30. First lets head out live to sky 6 hd over penns landing, you can see the heat and humidity, Melissa Magee is outside of our studios with more on what to expect today. You can see the haze in the sky and really feel the difference today in comparison to yesterday that is why in fact the heat advisory is posted. For philadelphia the i90 corridor and 25 miles to the east and 25 miles to the west. It just went into effect at noon and stays up unt
Atmosphere we have dew point temperatures above 70 degrees, its oppressive. We have 70 degree dew points in allentown, philadelphia and beach haven and wilmington and points to the south and west. This will stick with us throughout the day. How hot it feels currently, a heat index in philadelphia 97 and 99 in dover and 96 in wilmington. We have the heat advisory up along the 95 corridor and the immediate suburbs to the north and west and to the east as well. It stays up until 8 00 p. M. As heat indexes are near 100 in some locates this afternoon. The weekend call from accuweather, tomorrow its warm and stays sticky with a thunderstorm popping up by the after none and a High Temperature up to 89 and close to 90 tomorrow and on sunday sunshine and clouds it wont be as warm of a day with a High Temperature coming in at 86 degrees, rick we have hit 90 here in philadelphia and the record today is 95 we could come close to that well have details coming up with the full and exclusionve accuwe