House. An historic threat to the united states. We dealt with charlie, francis, wilma. This is like none of those. Im Jim Rosenfield, and this is what matthew looks like right now on radar. A monster storm just off the coast of florida right now, and conditions are getting worse by the minute. Take a live look at the situation in west palm beach. Weve seen trees swaying in heavy winds there. The storm has killed at least 280 people in the caribbean, and that number could rise. President obama declared a state of emergency in florida and South Carolina today. 2 million americans are under evacuation warnings, and analysts say matthew could cause 200 billion in damage in the u. S. Tonight we have Live Team Coverage on the storm and its impact. We begin with nbc10s Randy Gyllenhaal live in stewart, florida, about two hours north of miami. Whats it like where you are right now . Reporter jim, i can tell you in just the past nine minutes or so, we officially lost power here at our hotel in
The north so that will keep things nice and pleasant today. Seventyone at the airport in philadelphia a northeast breeze at 2 miles an hour. Allentown has 60 degrees at this hour. Sixtynine in millville. Little muggy down towards the shore 70 the Atlantic City airport. Quakertown cool spot at 69. Sixty in pottstown. We have a win direction, everyone reporting a north to northeast wind a cooler trier flow, enjoy it. It will in the last. You do in the see this too often for month of july. One left over shower in the Atlantic City ocean city moving off shore, we have plenty of sunshine, through the morning in the afternoon. And for midsummer you have to call today practically perfect, sunny, warm, temperatures where they should be but humidity stays low with that light wind. Were up to 86 degrees, in the philadelphia mid 80s at the shore. Poconos, stuck in the 70s but as we approach the weekend were talking about near record High Temperature in the forecast, hottest air mass we have seen
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We know that temperatures are going to climb and people need to be careful. Lets get more on our first alert neighborhood forecast with meteorologist krystal klei. Nice start to your morning out there to get outside for Early Morning activities. Right now youre okay. 76 degrees in philadelphia. Live look shows scattered clouds but sunshine out there. 67 in the suburbs. New jersey sitting at 70 degrees and sunny. Also sitting at 70 in Lehigh Valley and delaware now at 69 degrees. Winds not a major issue. Calm to kick off your morning. Here is the bright side of things. Later today it will be very hot temperaturewise. We wont have to worry about the heat index quite as much because were not looking at humidity as high as yesterday. That will return quickly into tomorrow. Today heres a peek. Temperatures in the 90s as we move forward across the map. Upper to mid 90s out there. Well talk more about the extended forecast and when thunderstorms make a return in just a bit. Tomorrow the Wells
With first alert meteorologist krystal klei. We should mention for some of our viewers, this is krystals weekend on the air here. Happy to be here. Looking at a hot forecast. Temperatures will not dip below 90s. What were looking at today is hot. Heres good news. A little less humid. Thats because of the front that passed yesterday. That front brought those isolated showers and some severe thunderstorms to the region. Doesnt look like that will happen today. We have no front passage. Instead well feel heat and lower humidity. As we move forward and go into your workweek, monday were talking potential for record heat out there as well as thunderstorms possible on your monday. As we look forward, chance of showers does continue into parts of your extended forecast. For now, lets talk conditions outside. Philadelphia, 75 degrees. Better in the suburbs. 66. As well as in new jersey where we did see fog hanging over. Take a look in delaware, 69. Lehigh valley at 67 for that current temperat