Were at the wawa in bethlehem. Youll be greeted by one and meteorologist bill henley from outside the wawa where free coffee and samples are up for grabs. Hey, guys. Exactly. Good morning. Yes, welcome to bethlehem. Its been great meeting the customers. Tom says he lives nearby in nazareth, and he says i usually travel to valley forge. I thought you would never come here, but youre here in bethlehem. Its great to meet everybody coming by. And as rosemary and dray mentioned, well be here until 9 00. Weve got free coffee and gi giveawa giveaways. We have stocking stuffers. For sure. Talk to our field producers. I know you always say it gets colder before sunrise, but i can really feel it. Today is getting colder because the wind has picked up. Gusts of more than 30 Miles Per Hour in the lehigh valley. The winds are steady at more than 20 Miles Per Hour. Thats cold air thats starting to move into the area. The temperatures have come down. Feelslike temperatures in the 30s. Mt. Pocono, 39,
Weather moves in far north and west at 11 00. And during the afternoon, well see most of the wet weather. Icy conditions could last until midnight. Light snow and freezing rain, the biggest threat is freezing rain. Slippery conditions, roads, address, and sidewalks untreated are going to be a problem later today. Right now, dry. You see a few snow showers in central pennsylvania. Warm air is mixing in. A mix of sleet, freezing rain, and snow, too. Cold this morning, 9 in new jersey. 13 degrees in the suburbs. Teens for the Lehigh Valley and delaware. We will see a warmer afternoon. The wet weather will be falling during the afternoon. The temperatures stay just below freezing at the Lehigh Valley and delaware. Even if it hits 33 degrees in new jersey, it is going to be the ground that stays below freezing, making for some icy conditions later today. Ill break it down hour by hour and show you how much ice youre likely to wind up with when i come back in ten minutes. First to katy zachr
The ohio valley. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain. And thats due in during the afternoon for most neighborhoods. 13 now in the suburbs. Cold in philadelphia. 19, youll have to bundle up if youre heading out in new jersey, the Lehigh Valley, and delaware. Well see much warmer temperatures this afternoon. Unfortunately, its not warm enough to prevent the ice, even at 33 degrees. The ground is still frozen solid. So even though the air will be above freezing barely in new jersey this afternoon, cold enough for ice later today. Ill break it down and show how much ice to expect if your neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. First, katy zachry has your first alert traffic. Before that wintry mix that you outlined moves in, were watching for areas that may not have been shoveled or plowed well enough and might still have an icy sheen. Well get to the water main breaks in a minute as to how theyre affecting the roads. Route 309 and highland avenue, seeing moderate traffic there. No crashes or
Well still have to deal with the windchill factor this afternoon. Temperatures will warm above freezing in neighborhoods, the exception in the lehigh valley, 31 this afternoon. Even at 31 with bright sunshine, a lot of snow will be melting during the day today. Ill break it down hour by hour, show you whats ahead for your neighborhood when im back in ten minutes. First Jessica Boyington with first alert traffic. Thanks. Were watching one of the first accidents of the morning here. Route 309s northbound side. A crash around highland avenue. A second ago, it was off to the lefthand lane. They just moved it off to the shoulder. Now traffic is squeezing by to the lefthand side. The northbound side around ft. Washington, slow. Also watching the schuylkill expressway following construction. Back to normal now. Not seeing any big increase in drive times yet. Theyre the same. 13 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine. Speeds into the high 50s. Ill end with bridges, just checking the
Thanks, bill. And were starting out on the screen street expressway this morning. All lanes are open, not dealing with construction. Westbound here towards the schuylkill, eastbound here towards 95 not seeing any problems. Route 202 looks great so far as well. Look at these drive times here. 10 minutes northbound from the schuylkill, speeds there into the 60s. And ill end here with this building fire closing a portion in collegeville between track road and. The senate now has until friday to find a solution to the expiring daca program which protects the rights of immigrants brought to the u. S. Illegally by their parents. Nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal joins us from the Digital Operations Center. Why hadnt an agreement been reached yet . As with most things in washington things often come down to the deadline. We could see more action this week as debate formally gets under way. President trump has indicated hed sign a bill that would give a path to citizenship for dreamers in exchange for