As we look at the temperatures, the good news, the numbers are nice and mild and looks like, were having problems with the clicker, doesnt want to advance him temperatures are actually fairly mild, tell you what, bring the camera back out on me, as we continue to have problems, but, again, the roads are dry, im not able to show you the radar at this time. When i come back well focus on the rain heading this way later this afternoon. It will stick around tomorrow afternoon. Rainfall totals could exceed an inch in some locations. If you have outdoor plans this weekend make sure you have the umbrella on standby. Ill have the details on future tracker 6 when i see you in just a few minutes. Folks, 6 01 a. M. , theres noosks new information to tell you about, dozens of people waking up to sounds of an outofcontrol driver smashing cars in a south philadelphia neighborhood. That would be frightening to wake up. Action news viewer showing the scene at third and porter street before 11 00 p. M.
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Anything to cool us off later today. Not right now. Later today it will be not as hot as it was the last several days. Wont be in the 90s this afternoon but we will be watching this screen. Isolated showers in central pennsylvania this morning. A better chance well see scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms during the afternoon. Right now, were seeing the temperatures come down. Its warmer overall, 76 in philadelphia. Steamy and 76 in wilmington, trenton is at 75 degrees this morning. Its going to be a warm and muggy day, especially to start with. 76 degrees at 6 00. By 9 00 well be up to 80 degrees and 85 degrees and as we go into the late morning and early afternoon hours well start watching for the showers and thunderstorms. Your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when im back in ten minutes. Right now time for first alert traffic with Jessica Boyington to give you an idea of how your wednesday morning commute will be shaping up. And good morning, everyone. We are starting
76 degrees at 7 00. By 10 00, 83 degrees. Then 86 degrees, high humidity and well likely start to see showers popping up during the early afternoon hours. Well go through the forecast, neighborhood by neighborhood when im back in ten minutes to show you where the storms will not be hitting today. Right now, lets check in with Jessica Boyington withc your first alert traffic. Bill, were out in new jersey, first, starting things off around runnemede. The northbound lanes moving along nicely. This is headed toward the walt whitman bridge. A fiveminute drive time headed northbound from 55 up towards that point. If youre heading out the door on the to x ao the schuylkill e, the Center City Area from the schuylkill, 13 minutes there. Currently no problems or delay. For mass transit, were free and in the clear for new jersey transit, septa or patco speed line. No weatherrelated delays at the Philadelphia International airport currently. Chris . We continue to follow breaking news out of wash
High humidity. 77 at 8 00. Mostly cloudy skies at 11 00, 84. We start to see showers as we go into the afternoon hours. Neighborhood by neighborhood forecast to show you which spots wont get showers today when im back in ten minutes. Right now, Jessica Boyington has your first alert traffic. Jessica . Bill, we are watching 95 right now. Were starting to see a little bit of an increase in the southbound side which is pretty typical for this time. Everything is still moving. This is our camera live at girard avenue. Southbound where the headlights are, you can see right there, were still dealing with the low drive time. 14 minutes from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway, average swedes there of 58 Miles Per Hour. Everything is still moving. If youre heading out the door on to the blue route, drive times are no problem. You can see right behind here, the cars are moving along greens nice. 15 minutes north or south from 95 up towards the schuylkill expressway. And mass tr