Night big story on action news tonight is soggy start stot weekend. And we could get a substantial amount of rain. Lets get the latest from double scan radar and meteorologist cecily tynan. And jim, certainly is a damp friday night. Stormtracker 6 double scan showing we have pockets of rain south of philadelphia. Its really light north of philadelphia we have a few areas of steadier rain. You can see that in yellow just to the north and west of coatsville over route 100 also more steadier rain near lansdale and doylestown this is just appetizer for the main event that comes tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. Fortunately temperatures across the board are above freezing mean poconos its 33 degrees. Winter weather advisory is in effect until 1 00. Substantial freezing rain in poconos earlier this evening and now its generally just rain. Allentown and reading its a cool rain. 35 degrees. Philadelphia its 42. Millville 4 3. Sea isle is they 45. Temperatures hold steady in the overnight
Temperatures will rise up to about the mid80s for the day today. Mostly sunny, expected down the shore. Your forecast for today, 58 degrees, sun and clouds, more humid today. Winds staying light and from the southeast. Were tracking more rain and also the possibility of rain, also for the Little League world series. Well get to that later on. First, we get a check of our wednesday morning traffic with jillian mele. Good morning. Good morning to you, tedd, to you at home as well. Still not reporting any major accidents out there. This is the 42 freeway. Looking good in both directions. Right at creek road, thats the northbound side. Bridges are clear right now, no problems in hammonton. 322 near 54, all lanes blocked because of the road work until about 6 00 this morning. Stick to jackson road if you need to get around it. 76 in quiet in both directions near 202. Thats the eastbound side. 76 is clear. 202 is clear this morning. If youre heading out on 95, especially southbound from cott
West in many parts of the area, kind of a sign of things to come. And these are the showers moving eastward. Its really weakened over the last few hours. It was very strong in central pennsylvania. Flashflood warnings at state college. Now were left with this. And as you can see its pretty light. Lancaster county about to go into chester county. This other area of rain moving into the poconos. And youre going to be getting probably a couple of hours worth of steady rain, but its not especially heavy, certainly no threat to flooding or any kind of lightning. But by 8 00, we expect at least some scattered showers many the area. Williamsport still a threat of some showers. But as you can see, its all kind of scattered around. Nothing too well organized as we go through the evening and the overnight tonight. So some showers north and west. Now scattered showers by 8 00 and then just a chance of showers later on tonight. We have more significant rains coming thursday and friday. More on the
Tonight, hi, cecily. Hi brian, shirleen, this is a 50 50 weekend the nicer half will be the second half. Were starting off wet. Stormtracker 6 double scan says we have areas of rain most of the rain on the light side and we have pockets of heavy rain in fact burlington county, Mercer County near browns mills and you can see the one area over the new jersey turnpike moving up to the north and east. Just the east of trenton and we will be seeing some rounds of rain as we head to the overnight hours. The good news is, temperatures across the board are above freezing. Philadelphia, 42. Allentown 35. Wilmington 4 2. Millville 4 3. Reading 35 and temperatures will essentially be Holding Steady overnight and even in the poconos theres a Winter Weather advisory in effect until 1 00 in the morning where they got freezing rain. Its now above freezing, 33 degrees. Stormtracker 6 a wider view showing what were getting tonight is more of appetizer to the main event. Its all associated with low pres
Nation, and so taney gets to play again tomorrow. It is wednesday night and the big story on action news tonight is a night of disappointment for philadelphias taney dragons and at least on this night they seemed a little over matched by the west regional champions las vegas. But they will have a chance to redeem themselves and they wont wait very long to do it. As you mentioned jim this is doubly limb nation. Todays loss was their first, which means they will play again. Dragons will face team from illinois, the the winners will take on the team taney just lost to nevada saturday for u. S. Title. 35,000 fans will be on hand, and with that perspective, there were 25,000 at the phillies game today. At least announced 25,000. Mone davis from the Sports Illustrated cover to the mound. Austin with the highest batting average in the tournament. Thinks a triple. Drives in the run. One to nothing nevada. Second inning this one, hurts. And davis surrenders a two run home run to cave, he falls