Go happen. The new report calling out a temporary policy, shutting down firehouses, not saving money, and possibly, endangering lives. Local church Fire Destroys everything, but its steeple now the atf investigating the property for the second time in just weeks. Bob kelly, another fire. Another fire. This one is a live look at i95, fully engulfed car fire, 95 north near the airport, the rest of the details coming up next. Well see a back up there. First of all good morning, it is thursday december 17th, 2015. Thanks so much for waking up with us on this thursday. And you kind of need some fire, some heat, because it is still chilly . Kind of cold throughout. It is, dave warren, what happened . It is 47 degrees. Thats our average high temperature. Well, youre used to the 70s. Yes. I know. Relative to that, it will be frigid weekend, cold air coming back. But look at the number of the day, down the scale today, only up to three, we had some rain coming in, not here yet. But take all of
Warren. Oh, i know that feeling quite well. The heat, not talking about the weather heat. We have cooper weather moving n it is another warm day. But our number of the day pretty low, only a three, because we have some rain moving in. Yes, pretty heavy rain today. Soap, lower on the scale. This is the radar picture, ultimate doppler, all clear. But this is the rain were talking about the over the last six hours, slowly working it way up through virginia, it will be heavy for period of time. Right there where it is right now, computer forecast picks it up. It will continue to increase. Now, the starting time looks like it is later this morning, about ten or 11 00. Heaviest right in the middle of the day. And clearing out by the evening rush. No question, it is rain. Temperatures into the up 40s, climbing to the up ears, maybe closer to 60 degrees. Heres what to expect. Fiftysix up to 58, ten to two, we have the rain coming down, by 6 00, partly cloudy skies, starting to get little colde
Jacket today the coats, youll need a heavier coat today, but tomorrow a spring like jacket. A little fleece, lets get you outside and show you whats going on looking live at center city skyline, its going to be a mild weekend, today is more seasonable, but tomorrow the temperatures start to climb youll see that here in just a moment. Clear conditions, but we have a breeze which is making it somewhat blustery out there. 27 in philadelphia. Trenton, 24. Poconos 19. Lancaster 18 with a foot of snow on the ground. Reading, 20. Millville, 25. Sea isle 30 with a windchill of 20. Feels like ten in the poconos. Forecast this afternoon you can see how the temperatures climb. 35 degrees by lunchtime. 3 00 p. M. , 389. 5 00 p. M. , 38 degrees. Walltowall blue skies, whatever breeze you pick up this morning relaxes this afternoon. Today, 40 degrees well take it. Tomorrow were ten better. Wait until you see what happens in the sevenday forecast. Gray will be doing back films when he sees the number
So glad youre waking up with us, chris sowers joins us with the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast im so happy with you this morning. Reporter you like that 60. Yes. Reporter we have a ton of warm weather in the sevenday forecast, a touch of spring as temperatures climb all the way up into the 60s by wednesday. Today will be cooler with highs around 40. As we get into the second half of the weekend from that point on youll notice the change. 17 in philadelphia with the wind. 189 in trenton and feels like 12 in the poconos and 14 in wilmington. The good news all the cloud cover stays up to the north. Snow showers, rain showers that passes us by. Well see mostly sunny skies from start to finish, just a couple of clouds from time to time thats about it. The day planner looks like, 8 00 a. M. , 25, 10 00 a. M. , 30 degrees, you can see how the numbers steadily climb closing in on 40. Clouds mixing in the breezes subside as the day wears on. Touch of spring in the sevenday forecast him
That fog could be hanging on tight even through the evening. 10. The gulf. I think the highest rainfall amounts will be area south. South of the i4 corridor and especially areas south of sarasota. Probably seeing a lot of rain. The best chance for the strongest storms just to our south from about napels over to palm beach. We are tracking light to stronger storms in the gulf. They are an hour away before they reach Pinellas County. More on our local radar and we are heading toward the weekend. Ill have what you can expect for saturday, sunday and the back to you. See you soon. A health alert about the mosquitoborne zika virus. It is spreading explosively. Thats how the world health morning. There are four known cases in florida. Diagnosissed in hillsborough county. The other are in the miamidade area. All traveled to central or south america. Omar villafranca shows us what Health Officials are saying about the spread in the u. S. Reporter as crews spray to kill mosquitoes carrying the