Scandal heads to court in chester county. But the big story on action news this noon is the hot and steamy start to the memorial day weekend. As we go live outside at the jersey shore pretty picture from cape may. Its going to be a crowded few days at the beach as we mark the unofficial start of summer. First, lets get a look at the holiday forecast and the possibility of a heat wave this weekend. The first one of the year. Meteorologist, Melissa Magee, is in for david murphy with the hot and finally friday forecast. Reporter happy friday to you rick. As you mentioned its already warm at this noon hour. Temperatures are climbing easily into the 80s well check out the numbers right now. 83 in philadelphia. 85 in reading up in trenton 84. The poconos mild 73. And cooler in beach haven 69. And we have a bit of a sea breeze in Cape May Point and 70 degrees. Here is satellite 6 along with action radar we have dry conditions a bright blue sky overhead and a couple of thin clouds overhead pas
Were mainly clear and High Pressure is planted over the mid atlantic states. Lovely afternoon by 11 00 a. M. , 82. 1 00 p. M. , 87. P. M. , 3 00 p. M. , 90. 5 00 p. M. , 90. Somewhere in between it will hit 92. Poconos, mid 80s. Jersey shore, mid to upper 70s. A nice sea breeze kicking in down there. The problem is, these are the outer edges of whats to be Tropical Storm bonnie. This will slam into the charleston, South Carolina. Some of the rain will move north into our neck of the woods on monday. Ill time it out on future tracker of and have the sevenday forecast. Thank you so much. Time 9 01. For many People Memorial day weekend means soaking up the sun dont jersey shore. The beaches and boardwalks are the hot spots to kick off the Holiday Weekend. Jeff chirico has more. Reporter crowds return to the boardwalk in ocean city enjoying the staples of rides, fudge and good times. For the shields girls and their friends from Fort Washington its a Welcome Break from a grueling school yea
The Morning Hours and well get rain overnight tonight and especially tomorrow. A lot of rain is forecasted for parts of of the region. Millville, 75. Cape may, 68. Trenton, 74. The poconos 73. We have high, thin clouds over the western portion of the viewing area, delaware and chester counties. Everybody else is mostly sunny. You dont have to go too far to the south to pick up the moisture and remnants of Tropical Storm bonnie. You can see the rain in roanoke and charleston, west virginia. All that rain lifts north over the next 1 hours and get in here after 6 00 p. M. In the short term of light showers to start an drenching downpours. 9 00 a. M. , sunny, 73. 11 00 a. M. 82 sunshine. 1 00 p. M. , 85. Clouds and sun. 3 00 p. M. , more clouds than sun. 5 00 p. M. , 85 with the high of 86 degrees. Heres the remnants of bonnie coming onshore at charleston, South Carolina. It will lift all these feared feeder bands into the north, delaware and lehigh valleys overnight tonight. When i come b
Sunny day staying cool. We have Team Coverage of the happening as cross the region. Action News Reporter Trish Hartman is live in Fairmount Park and jeff chirico is live in ocean city but we will begin with meteorologist Melissa Magee enjoying a sunny evening with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. Reporter walter, it feels nice for the start of our Holiday Weekend, we have plenty of sunshine and enough sun to get our numbers above average today. In fact making this an official heat wave here in philadelphia first heat wave of the year, and it started out on thursday with the high of 90, yesterday we have maxed out at 90 and today we have climbed up to 90 degrees, normal for this time of the year is 77. We have an official heat wave, on our hand. Right the now it is southerly wind down to 88 in the city. Eightynine in allentown. Same thing in reading, 85 in western lancaster. At the companies in cape may afternoon sea breeze kick nothing at beach haven and along cap
Holiday weekend. Meteorologist chris sowers is joining us you look hot, chris. Reporter no, i feel good. I remember it was a week ago i was standing out here with a coat on. Temperatures were chilly and it was raining. Its beautiful out here now. The humidity numbers are starting to creep up a little bit its tolerable and temperatures are in the 60s. Pottstown, 67. Center city, 69. Levittown, 68. Chester 68. Up in the in connection poconos. Gandys beach, 69. Were showing mid 60s for the shorepoints surf city to cape may. Satellite and radar, today looks good, lots of sunshine, just a few high, thin clouds expected during the afternoon. As we look off the southeast coast you can see this glob developing this should be Tropical Storm bonnie. The National Hurricane center will come out with this in the next hour or so. It will be hitting charleston, south carolina. Some of the moisture will be in the delaware and Lehigh Valleys late in the day tomorrow and sunday night into monday. Were t