And skies are starting to clear a little bit. Well see breaks of sunshine as we go through the day today. We will see dry today. With sunshine an a little bit of a breeze coming out of the northwest up to 15 miles an hour this afternoon, that sunshine will be bright enough to warm us into the lower 40s. But im talking much warmer weather at the end of the week for the weekend. Ive got a look at your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when im back in ten minutes. Right now, Jessica Boyington is watching first alert traffic. Were watching the schuylkill expressway also right around belmont avenue, no problems in either direction. You can still see were at the 13minute drive time. No huge delays yet. At least if youre heading into center city, youll be fine from the blue route to the vine street expressway. If youre heading out the door in montgomery county, cheltenham on tookany creek parkway on ashburn road. Headed southbound towards the black horse pike at this point theres no probl
Intersection. Traffic moving along, this one little guy right in here, no backups or delays. Moving over and staying in new jersey, haddon township, a utility pole is down from an earlier accident, blocking two lanes on the black horse pike on the righthand side, southbound around nicholson road. Watch for Police Activity directing traffic around there. For now youll be fine with no backups. Jessica, thanks. An Allentown Police officer is in the hospital shot while serving a search warn the in connection to a weekend murder. The shooting happenedc on godfy street in allentown around 10 00 last night. Police say the suspect then got into a standoff that lasted for hours. Finally ended peacefully overnight. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live in allentown. What are you learning about the officer and the suspect and that connection . Well, tracy, at this time, the officers name has not been released yet. Neither has the suspects name. Both men are being treated here at Lehigh Valley hospital for
I think he was a big winner. Reporter lets go over to david murphy with accuweather. Reporter tam, you and i are crowing a little bit. Well get to that. We have clouds and sun, and a brief shower during the morning and the sun comes back and it will be breezy. Mild, 47 degrees in philadelphia. 32 in allentown. Youll bounce back quickly. 43 down the pike in reading and trenton. 43 in millville and wildwood. On the bus stop, are 45 by 6 00. Up to 50 by 8 00 a. M. 52 degrees by 9 00 a. M. Somewhere in the mid to late Morning Hours well see a passing shower moving through. 1 00 p. M. , 59 degrees, sunny. The rest of the afternoon looks great with the high at 3 00 p. M. , 61 degrees. We have a cool down coming in the sevenday forecast. Karen rogers ill detail that coming up in the seven day. Reporter well take the mild weather while we can. Lets hit the roads at this early hour, we have construction i95 southbound approaching business route 1, you want to watch for crews on the scene, the r
Our area these are far northern and western suburbs, berks county, Lehigh Valley a and poconos in effect from this evening to tomorrow morning. Worst of it will be in the northern Lehigh Valley and poconos, this will start as some sleet and then temperatures at or below freezing will change this to ice and freezing rain could be a glaze or Ice Accumulation on road and sidewalks. Dangerous travel in that area tonight. South of allentown toward the coast this is just rain but it will be ref i for a time. Im break down how much rain will fall and ice and sleet we will sianni what happens when the the system gets out of here. Taste of winter temperature wise in the forecast by first week ebb of the new year. For now, back to you. Some in our region are preparing for possibility of the wintry mix tonight. Eyewitness News Reporter diana rocco is in allentown with more on that, diana . Reporter it is starting to feel like winter in allentown. Rain has been coming down for last few minutes, it
Because the temperature is going to be borderline. As you can see over the next several hours, we have the sleet up to the north, but it does not expand across the rest of the area. Our issue, heavy rain. Timing of that with the rest of the seven day in a few minutes. The poconos are welcoming the first signs of winter after a slow start to the ski season there. Doug shimell is live tonight with more on how parts of the poconos and the Lehigh Valley are preparing for the wintery weather. Doug, theyve been wanting it. Reporter exactly, and weve got some sleet, we have ice pellets earlier, now some sleet and cold rain, but either way, penn dot says they are planning on an overnight patrol to take care of whatever starts accumulating on the ground, if anything. The lack of cold has convinced a lot of people that winter isnt coming. People see snow on the ground, they know to avoid travel or they are out there or drive carefully. When you dont see it, maybe dont realize its ice, people thi