Next weekend. High pressure remains our primary source for the sunny conditions. We are keeping tabs on Tropical Storm newton as it heads north off the west coast of south america. Newton will spread some clouds into Southern Nevada by thursday. The uv index for monday is 8 of very high. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk its labor day. Bbqs, pools, and parties. But did you know the holiday is over 120 years old . . Do you know why fox5s peter dawson is live at sunset park to see if you know why you dont have to go to work today. 1882 inaugural labor day celebration, 10,000 workers assembled in nyc. Rival union leaders, mathew magurie and peter mcguire. 1894 Congress Declared the holiday for the first monday in sept ember. 1950, 40 of the workforce belonge
Seven minutes away from weather and traffic. Here he is, meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast well, this is going to be the scene all day long. Its going to be windy, its going to be wet, were going to have wet streets, intersections will have low water, ponding and flooding for roadways later on today and starting out chilly. 37 and a chilly rain, 47 around east hampton, montauk. 31 down the jersey shore. 31 poughkeepsie and 38 bridgeport. Weve got a win thats out of the north and thats going to weve got a wind thats out atmosphere today. Tomorrow. Winds will be high. We still have this Winter Weather advisory. That will expire, dutchess, ulster, sullivan county, litchfield county, connecticut, thats because there was a overnight and ice. You see that to the north . We have the showers around today. Youll need your rain gear all day today. Showers this morning. Heavy toadstrangling rain later on today. Look at how that temperature well talk more about that.
Were talking about. The big time rain pours in here this evening and tonight. Heres the temperature, just rises on up. Computer model has it at 57 by 6 00. Therell be rumbles of thunder this evening and pouring rain with street and highway flooding. We talk about that next. Heather is looking at your commute . Hows it going out there so far . Reporter an hour and a half at laguardia sph youre going to pick somebody up. Jfk and newark on or close to schedule, but you want to get in touch with your individual carrier. Island on the cross island north the bell boulevard has been cleared away. Delays remain, however. Then as you go onto routes 1 and 9 south, newark, right near wilson avenue, that earlier accident has been cleared away. We still have a delay as you go through that spot. The accident on the garden state parkway local lanes north right near exit 114, the accident is on the shoulder. Its causing a little bit of a delay, but really nothing serious, but you just want to take it
Next. Live from the cbs Broadcast Center in new york city, this is cbs 2 news at 11 00 p. M. She says she wanted her son to be hero but now she guiltyane mans death. Tonight the mother of peter liang talks to cbs 2 news. But first fountains frozen, dangerous temperatures and a warning to stay inside. Extreme cold is setting in for the weekend. Good evening everyone. We have Team Coverage on the extreme temperatures. And that begins with lonnie quinn live in bryant park tonight. Reporter well, you know what, we have the frozen fountains and yes, we do but take a peek. 41 and 6th. You are looking at a semi come. I have the mobile weather lab parked here curb side. Everything you see displayed on this thing, you will see all the censors, 25. 9 on the turnometer. The thermometer. Winds 6 to 8 miles per hour. Around the area, coldest spot on the map is 14 degrees. New york city official reading in central park 22 degrees. You factor in the winds, the wind are not heavy. Monticello wind chil
First meteorologist van van is hereessa mur Vanessa Murdoch is here with the weather. Im the barrier of very cold news. It feels cold right now but nothing compared to what it will feel like today or tomorrow. It will feel 20 to 30 degrees colder than it does right now. 21 degrees in the city. 15 in andover. 15 in the hamptons. The windchills sub zero for monticello. It feels like three bell low zero in the city. The hamptons, it feels like five. As we take you through the forecast. 9 00 a. M. It will feel like five. 17 by noon. The winds ramp up this afternoon so note at 3 00 when the temperatures is 14 it will feel by nine tonight it is feeling like 12 below and the numbers will continue to drop. It is the warmest now than it will be all day. Well see passing snow showers today but it wont be a big deal when you compare it to the critical cold well be feeling over the next 48 hours or so. Forecast. Well have more of the cold air and also a storm on the way. Diane and andrea, back to