The numbers never even got close to those average high temp overnight. We have a mild morning and overall the pattern is loaded with mild air. Theres some fog, though, developing away from boston. You notice worcester airport up on the hill. Zero visibility orange one mile visibility. Jaffrey one mile visibility. Theres moisture in the air with cloudings and fog. I dont think we have much rain today. If anything a couple of entrieds and sprinkles. This is what we are tracking for you. Fastmoving rainstorm through the great lakes states that will zip into new england throughen thing. All think we can get throughen thing commute without rain then showers around 9 00 or 10 00 tonight up around 2 00 or 3 00 tomorrow morning. Its out by the morning commute tomorrow. Temps this afternoon warmer headed for the middle 50s by later today. Time now for fast track traffic. A serious crash near route 110. The accident shutdown part of the highway during the morning rush hour. But expect delays. So
Well have details of all those stories, including the patriots game and so much more state ahead on today in new england. First look outside. Its an absolutely beautiful start to your weekend. The sun is shining bright and mild temperatures, Chris Lambert lambert. Who could ask for better temperatures in second week of december . Very hard to get. The record high for the day the 68 degrees. Not going to be close to the record, but near 60 this afternoon. Hey, well take. Average high is 43 degrees. 51 right now in the city of boston so shadows on the zakim bridge meaning the sun is out and shining here into the city. 43 in bedford. 34 norwood right now and fog nearly much of a problem as it was yesterday. Weve had patches of it but not dense at all and not nearly as widespread. Mixture of sun and clouds throughout the day. Any rain and sprinkle activity staying to the west of us. Tonight or brief sprinkle tomorrow but that should be about it. Otherwise, mile again this afternoon with te
The only thing working against the mild temps some left over wind from yesterday. Not as feisty as yesterday and it wont be as windy. But we get a bit of cooling effect. I caution to say a windchill. The windchill are running middle 30. Tolerable for mid december. Worcester fills like 31. Cooler today with mix of clouds and sunshine. Temp this afternoon between 42 and 46. Were tracking more rain on the way for tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. Minutes. Traffic. Lets go outside to expressway not only slow well. Like i mentioned were crawling northbound on the expressway but southbound is very slow too. About 30minute ride to boston to braintree split. We have an accident in randoph on 24 northbound. This right at route 28. Have some delays there. Lets head north of town 93 southbound another accident. Medford. This is blocking the center lane. You are crawling from 128 into boston route one you are slow through summerville. Lets go to the pike because you are crawling into the bost
Look at marthas vineyard. Nantucket, 52. 41 worcester. Left over cold pockets of air from overnight. Clouds out there. They will continue to thin out and move away. As we step through the Morning Hours more and more sunshine and nice day. Nice and mild. Temps this afternoon 53 to 58. Normal high about 44 way above that. Boston this afternoon at 56. Fitchburg 54. South coast and cape numbers in the mid 50s. Back to reality tomorrow. Well talk more about the forecast in a little bit. Talking about reality. Now. Any issues . Couple of incidents out there. This is slow all morning long. You are still crawling southbound into boston. Lets go to maps. We have an accident to show you on woburn on 93 southbound at route 128. The delays from this accident are about five minutes. Something to keep in mind youre route one looking good around summerville. The pike we had bit of issue there this morning. From 495, though, to 128 on the pike no issues to tell you about. 128 through newton is also ve
Hes up there in the chopper. What do you know about that area. Reporter what we have right now is a six and a half mile backup here on 128 northbound just after the route 2 a offramp. Traffic right back into the waltham area as the Investigation Continues around this tragic crash. Route 128 southbound also slowing down. Take a look at all that activity and traffic there is backed up along route 3. No guest commission from authorities on when this cleared. Joe stapleton, 7 news. Kelli ohara joins us live from the telephone in that area. What do you know about this situation . Reporter state police are out here where this horrible accident happened just a few hours ago. State police are telling us within the last few minutes that a man passed away after being hit by that tire. Theyve been on the highway here for the past three hours trying to figure out exactly what happened or exactly they do tell us the tire had come loose from a 19yearold womans pickup truck and flew into the opposite