Hovering right around freezing and still are in some areas. An icy morning, not everybody will see the ice but well all see a big warmup. Warm air is surging into the area. That will melt the ice but its also giving it dense fog this morning. Its coming ahead of heavy rain. Later this morning and this afternoon, that will be bringing a flood threat. Wet weather is all to the west right now. Its a mix of sleet and rain and snow. But well only get rain as the temperatures are rocketing up this morning. 51 degrees right now in philadelphia. Look at wilmington. Still pockets of cold air for northern delaware and into chester county. The numbers are just above freezing in westtown. Its 42 in chadds ford. The warm air hasnt reached chester springs, phoenix just yet. This is where youll find icing continuing to start with this morning. The wind will blow the temperatures up. Well see afternoon temperatures near 60 degrees. Much of the warmup happens this morning. 51 degrees at 7 00. By 10 00,
But we are getting closer to sunrise. Wont see much wind which means well have a quick warmup today. Were in for a winner. 40 degrees at 7 00. 10 00, 48 degrees. And a southerly wind at 11 miles an hour. That will help boost temperatures at 1 00 this afternoon, 55 degrees. We will be inching closer to the 60 degree mark. How close youll get with the neighborhood by neighborhood minutes. Jessica boyington is watching first alert traffic. Were watching west deptford. This is our camera around 295 around 130. Some people starting to make their way out and about for this morning. Southbound from the 42 freeway headed to the delaware memorial bridge. Average speed into the 60s, a 23minute trip. Watch out for a new construction layout on route 50 northbound around route 49. Scheduled till july. Just lane restrictions and possibly some back ups there later on in the morning commute. Heres route 100 around pottstown pike. We need streetlights there so we can see. That just means thats a good t
Central delaware as well. Look at dover, getting some steady rainfall, heavier in smyr smyrna. This is what were starting off with. Its not going to be an allday rainfall but all morning well see rain with just a few breaks here and there. Grab your rain gear. The temperatures are going to be climbing just a little bit. Were in the cool zone again with the clouds, the wind and the rain, 49 degrees for new jersey. In the suburbs, 48 degrees. And very low 50s for the Lehigh Valley. And in delaware, its 51 degrees right now. Showers this morning. Look at the temperatures, coming down a little bit by 8 00 and back up to 51 degrees at 11 00. Youll need your jacket and youll need your rain gear, too. The temperatures climbing only in the lower 50s this afternoon. The exception, delaware 57 degrees later today. There is warmer weather ahead. Its timed perfectly for the weekend. You may have noticed it at the bottom of the screen. Thats the sevenday forecast thats scrolling when im on the air.
Its not going to last for a long, long time but it is cold and it is windy out there. Despite all of the sunshine. Temperatures only 43. Never got out of the 30s north and west. Weve had winds all day. Gusts up to 40 miles an hour. Now merely down to 30, 32 miles an hour. That is pretty cold. Wind diminish quite a bit. Temperatures into the 20s. Its cold enough for snow. This is the next system, middle of the country. And it is going to be moving eastward over the next couple of days, picking up more moisture along the coast. Its going to track far to the south. Well be on the northern edge. It does look like were seeing hours of snow. More on timing and what areas going to get most with the seven day in a few minutes. Now to decision 2016, new jerseys governor Chris Christie overshadowing Donald Trumps super tuesday win. Social media swirling with comments about christies appearance as he stood behind trump during this speech. Some say he looked like he was shellshocked behind the out
A breeze blowing and some clouds moving through the area. But they will be thinning out. Well get sunshine, back in the 50s this afternoon. Through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in 10 minutes. Right now Jessica Boyington is watching your first alert traffic. Bill, were watching the schuylkill expressway. A bunch of things going on. We have construction right here on east and westbound actually right around stout street. You can see that reflected in the cameras on the eastbound side in this camera. The left and center lanes are closed between south and university for this morning. And the schuylkill westbound off ramp to south street is closed as well. Were going to keep going, look at drive times past south street. Uf can see the conshohocken curve were okay. 13 minutes at the most from the blue route to the vine. So with that construction leading up to this point were still doing okay. Also watch westbound around roosevelt boulevard for the right lane being c