Starting to pick up some of it but its going to be over to the east by about 7, 8 oclock this morning and really not the story of the day. This is the story. Were starting out mild. Youll feel it as soon as you step outside. Allentown 42, already 40 in trenton, 43 in philadelphia and wilmington. Down to 38 in millville so a little bit cooler there. Generally speaking were looking at a very nice mild day. Its going to get a little breezy after sunrise but 52 degrees by noon with some sun mixing with clouds. Decent amount of sunshine at 3 oclock in all likelihood at least some neighborhoods, 56, thats your high today and Still Holding 51 as late as 5 oclock and 48 by 7 oclock. As we take a look at christmas, well, we are looking at just six days away and its that time when we start thinking, gee, i wonder if theres going to be a White Christmas. Well, on average it doesnt usually happen. Only about a 7. 9 percent chance historically of snow in philadelphia. This year it doesnt look like
Some are super big. It has. In the weather sent we have cloud cover. Notice how its a darker shade of gray. Thats an indication on infrared satellite of clouds that are lower to the ground. We have a problem with fog this morning. That should burn off after 9, 10 oclock. 52 degrees currently in trenton, 50 in philadelphia, 51 in wilmington. Still a little colder up in allentown and reading. 38degree readings there. Not cold enough to have any of that low lying cloud cover freeze up on the roads but still youre going to have your windshield wipers going and its going to be kind of a cold damp feel. 56 in millville. 45 in cape may. Dense fog advisory in effect across the entire region. This is pretty rare. A lot of times well get it down at the shore, maybe the northern and western suburbs but its everywhere today. It goes until 10 oclock. Visibilities under a quarter mile and the current numbers still looking pretty dense all the way through the poconos. Allentown, reading, lancaster. P
Could get into the 30s maybe even the low 40s at times but the Tropical Storm watch down the shore has been canceled because this storm just doesnt look like its going to be close enough to give us Tropical Storm conditions. Mariners take note though. The conditions just off the coast are going to start to get rather dangerous. On the coast, coastal Flood Warning today. Breakers on the beach eight to 10 feet. Thats going to give you beach erosion and strong chance of rip currents. High tide, the morning high tide not too bad minor flooding there but for that evening high tide moderate flooding down along the water and up in the bay. 71 in cape may, 70 in trenton and wilmington. 69 in allentown. Fairly comfortable as you step out just a little bit humid. Lots of clouds, some sunny breaks cant be ruled out. 74 by noon and a high of 77 at 3 oclock today. Breezy and at times a little damp. Some of those spotty showers down the shore could push inland briefly at times this afternoon. When i
With heavy rain nearing philadelphia lets turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. Good morning. Its arrived here at the station as we have a driving rain right now on the terrace. Take a look at Storm Tracker6 live double scan and ive got this focused in a little bit. There is the band of heavy rain popping through from west to east and it looks like this is headed pretty much right now into southwest philadelphia, certainly here at 6abc. Center city in about a minute youll get the heaviest stuff andalusia bridgeport south philadelphia and there you see the live update, south philadelphia probably about nine minutes past the hour and two of these areas in the blue box are already getting rain but its the heaviest rain were tracking and in some cases because of the uneven line its already there. Camden just about to get in in the next 15 minutes or so, Edgewater Park about 6 15 as well. We have a lot of cloud cover around and in some cases where you dont have the active ra