9 00 a. M. Snow developing and moving in on the lighter side. Temperatures in the midtolow 20s, still below freezing. For south jersey and delaware youll be below freezing once the snow moves in. It will be cold enough for that snow to stick during the morning commute. That is why we are calling it a first alert weather day. Aside from that we are talking about very cold temperatures. Chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz joins us outside to talk about that glenn . Were getting the first blast of the arctic air coming in and when you get into one of these gusts, it really does feel pretty cold especially since our bodies are not used to this. It was in the 50s, near 60 yesterday and much of december was not all that cold. Right now its 32 in philadelphia. It was 40 this morning. 27 in pottstown, allentown, reading, 26 in lancaster, 32 in Atlantic City. 33 degrees in millville. Now, the wind not quite as strong as it was even an hour ago. Were not seeing gusts over 30 miles an ho
Already down into the teens in northern and western portions of the area. And this is just the beginning of the cold stretch. Tonight down to 20 tomorrow 22 thursday morning 9. Thats in philadelphia. Thats without the wind. 17 on friday more on k cold its going to feel and well have more on this snow throughout the sevenday in a few minutes. Thank you, glenn. With snow on the way and the mercury dropping be sure to get instant weather updates by following glenn and sheena on twitter. Well be issuing Important Information on social media even when were not on the air. As we brace for this latest winter blast, weve learned local county leaders are handle handling the threats from Mother Nature different this time around. Deanna durante live in conshohocken. Whats changed . Reporter take a look behind me, tim and renee. This large generator was brought in to power the Montgomery County Public Safety training campus. This is where a backup 911 center would go into operation should somethin
Falling during the evening commute and by the time it pulls away during the late evening and early thursday morning hours, you have potential 1 to 2 inches of snow on the ground. Right now, it is quiet. Radar showing nothing in the immediate area. This afternoon, were watching some showers moving through ohio valley. Possibility for us of a few rain drops. For tomorrow doesnt look like much. Were watching this area of Energy Moving through north dakota and into south dakota. Thats going to come together as snow for us during the day tomorrow. The future weather shows it will be falling wednesday evening and accumulating through the evening commute. And then tapering off later in the evening. Snow from philadelphia north and west into new jersey and delaware, but farther to the south and east rain and there may be a little bit of sleet in between. Were not look at an icing event like we had this past weekend. Temperatures today warming up in spite of the clouds. Enough breaks of sunshin
Your evening commute, which is why tomorrow will be a first alert weather day. For south jersey and the shore, starting off mainly as rain and then switching to more of a mix then to snow. Starting a bit later. Closer to 3 00 to 4 00. Roads will be the concern tomorrow, even sidewalks. You want to take your time. Coming up, ill take a closer look at snowfall totals and let you know when all the snow will move out of our region. Thats coming up in my first alert sevenday forecast. Thank you. Winter is the time of year many School Administrators dread. Snow, ice, freezing rain can all complicate the trip to and from school for thousands of students. Nbc10s doug shimell is live in norris norristown. Tomorrows snow is already creating a challenge there. Reporter exactly. When you have snow coming during the school day, it creates a real dilemma for administrators. On the one hand they want to try to get in as full a school day as possible. On the other hand, safety. If the snow is falling
Afternoon. We have temperatures 16 in mt. Pocono 20se i÷ much of the rest of the area especially north and west pottstown and reading, only 25. Down to 30 Atlantic City international. 34 in wildwood. Look at the wind chills continue to go down. 11 in reading, 13 in lancaster. Close to Single Digits there. Down to 19 in philadelphia and 16 in wilmington. The temperature tonight going down to 20. Thats just a little bit below average. Tomorrow night 22 after the snow. How about thursday morning . 9 degrees in philadelphia. 17 on friday morning and those are the cotemperatures not the wind chills not how cold its going to feel. Well tell you how cold its going to feel where you live with the rest of the seven day in just a few minutes. All right, glenn, heres what happened when we declare an nbc 10 first alert. Weve have hourly updates on air and online about significant changes in the weather. Nbc 10 meteorologists are on alert around the clock. Youll find Severe Weather alerts on tv an