For the philadelphia marathon but it is relatively warm. 60 degrees right now. A live look you can see its closed and the roads are wet the marathon will be getting under way in an hour and we will try to be live for the start of it. It is a great day for the marathon considering the rain and the wind and the temperatures. A little warm. Its pretty mild especially considering the time of day and the time of year. We have temperatures close to 60 degrees. One thing i hate running in one is humidity and the second is wind and we have a lot out there right now. Wind advisory remains in effect until 4 00 this afternoon. We could see gusts as high as 45 or maybe even 50 Miles Per Hour. Reading has reported a 45 mourn wind gusts. 33 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia, 41 in reading, allentown 35, millville 30. The front is out to the west. Its in upper montgomery and upper bucks county as i speak. Still a couple of leftover showers but that heavy band of rain that drove through this morning is c
Blue mountain. If youre dreaming of a White Christmas, look no further, old city studios that may take a little more dream, no snow yet on our philadelphia streets, the big guy can get through any kind of weather, fox 29 tracking santas across the globe. He left kingston jamaica on his way to haiti, we will check in with st. Nick throughout the newscast. Im iain, were looking at wet weather and some could turn into snow, lets get you over to monica cryan. Lets get the morning forecast we have the snow and rain and people are starting to see a bit of a switch over, so here we are looking at scattered to widespread activity on your radar. So well zoom in there and it is all rain for south jersey and into delaware for parts of dover, millville Atlantic City were looking at anywhere from moderate to lighter rainfall, but further north were talking through parts of southeastern pennsylvania. At first in philadelphia, this did start out as a bit of a mix, like a sleet, and then, as it moved
Gusty winds. Seas buildings 3 to 6 feet. Seas building 3 to 6 feet. Theres snow in western pennsylvania, buffalo, erie, meadeville, north of altoona picking up light snow. May 15th, it should not be snowing. The upper level low pressure system will swing east during the day today. It could touch off a quickhitting shower or sprinkle. Otherwise its a clear start with increasing clouds. Once we lose the sun well lose the daytime heating. 11 00 a. M. Look for a combination of sun and clouds. Temperatures stuck in upper 50s and close to 60. With the winds it will feel like the upper 40s at times. Sprinkles possible thats the call from accuweather high of 60 degrees. A freeze watch in the poconos and areas north and west, between 1 and 7 00 a. M. Purchasey ferocity is possible for the patchy frost is possible for the Lehigh Valley and the northern suburbs. When i come back well talk about how low we go in the forecast. A fire at the Lincoln Motel in bucks county has killed a person. Investi
Mickey mouse and mini mouse are in town to give a big boost to Childrens Hospital. And in baseball, fans benefit from the bitter cold. It was fire and ice after a city block was frozen after firefighters battle the blaze during our near zero temperatures overnight. It was a site on the pun block of south 200 block of south 52nd street. The firefighters put on out the blaze and it turned to ice. It was a bitter cold morning for anybody who had to go to work today. People were bundled up head to toe to protect themselves against the frigid temperatures. Those weve talked to say they have never experienced this kind of cold. Chopper 6 hd was by the Schuylkill River this morning and it shows how frigid the temperatures have been. The river is beginning to ice over. Take a look at the water near boathouse row. Some of the water has frozen in place near the art museum. Chopper 6 was over the taconypalmyra bridge you can see how the river is covered in ice here, as well. We have live Team Cov
Cooler talking sweater weather for today. Nothing on saturday light and radar, to the High Temperature, seasonable 73 degrees, and the breezes will be calming down throughout the afternoon. Then tonight with mostly clear skies we get you to the last weaken before memorial day coming up in a few minutes, bob kelly . 6 01, this thursday morning, and here is the game plan. For mass transit this morning, Amtrak Service still suspended. Same deal as yesterday. Express service on the main line. For anyone who would typically use septas trenton line, coming into philadelphia here are the options that are available this morning. From the trenton station, new Jersey Transit, supplying shuttle buses to the west trenton station all day and all evening. Septa adding extra service on the west trenton Regional Rail line to gave you a opportunity to come into downtown. Thats option one. The other option would be driving to the corn wells height park and ride. Which is right there at 95, and woodhaven