Feels well below zero in many places. Lets get a check on the forecast, with meteorologist david murphy. Happy new year. Reporter happy new year, to you, guys, too. Its going to be a bitter one today. Well start out with a windchill advisory that expires at 10 00 a. M. In the afternoon youre looking at severe windchills in anywhere from negative 15 up to zero in the morning and up to ten in the afternoon. Hold this shot because well bring in another floor. There we go. As we take a look at satellite were not seeing much cloud coverage out there. Were looking at sunshine, thats not going to help. 9 degrees in philadelphia. 6 in allentown. 6 degrees in trenton. One degree in lancaster. 6 in wilmington, 9 in millville. Take a look at the current windchills this will be the story today. Right now it feels like 2 below in philadelphia. Seven below in allentown. 6 below in reading, and 2 below in millville. Everybody uncomfortable out there and staying that way as we head into the afternoon.
Themselves over the weekend and this holiday season. If youre planning on stengd the enjoyment. Cover up, windchills could go as low as ten below. Were seeing that with the profile frostbite is possible in 30 minutes or less. Cover up the skin as you head out today. Windchills are going to be with us all day long in the Single Digits thats where temperatures are. Were at 9 degrees in philadelphia. 7 in wilmington, 6 in allentown 5 in trenton. 9 in millville. 14 degrees in cape may. You can see the windchill below zero across the region. 7 below in allentown, 6 below in trenton and wilmington. A lot worse in the poconos and millville, 3 below, cape may has dropped below zero with the windchill. As we go through the day temperatures are raw. 19 degrees by 1 00 p. M. This model has 20, but i think well get to 19 for the high. Windchills are a factor, as well. In the Single Digits in the afternoon hours and getting up to ten by 6 00 p. M. 7 00 p. M. Tonight. But still raw and uncomfortable
5 in trenton. 6 in wilmington, 8 in millville. When you factor in the wind which is not all that strong were looking at windchill values below zero. Feels like 3 below currently. 4 below in allentown and wilmington and trenton. 8 below in reading. Theres the ten below in lancaster. These temperatures and windchills moderate a bit during the day, but it will be better straight into the afternoon even after the advisory expires. Im going for a high of 19 even though it says 20. The model are overshooting the high because we have snow cover now. If we stay in the teens, it will be first day since 1918 thats from my producer paul trum best bebeat them we have moderation in the next couple of days that will be good, matt after that all eyes on a coastal storm possibly coming by on thursday, details coming up. Happening today, the show mug on, the mummers will strut down broad street despite the frigid temperatures. John rawlins is live at the quaker city string band clubhouse where performe
Thats cold but its not nearly as harsh as it has been. But on wednesday, into thursday i am tracking a low pressure that will be developing off the east coast and that has the potential to bring us significant snow depending on the track. Ill have details on that and talk about record cold for the weekend coming up in the full accuweather 7day forecast. Jim. Thank you, cecily. An apartment complex along the 9600 block of ashton road in northeast philadelphia has been without power since overnight. Action News Reporter chad pradelli has more on how residents are coping with the brutally cold weather. Reporter charred underground transformer was dug up around 1 00 this afternoon nearly 12 hours after it blew at Victoria Woods in northeast philadelphia. Mark weaver arrived home shortly after the power went out. It got colder and colder as the night progressed but we had comforters and her jacket and my jacket and everything so we roughed it out. It worked out. Reporter initially others li
Lot of people head back to work, a lot of kids heading back to school, the wind chill will make it feel like 2 degrees below zero in philadelphia, it stays cold on wednesday. But it eases. Everythings relative. Wind chill wednesday morning 11 degrees. But then im tracking a noreaster developing on thursday. A big question where does it track and that has a big impact on how much snow we would see. Ill have details on that coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Rick. All right, cecily well check back in later. Thank you. Chopper6 flew over the 2018 mummers parade as the performers marched from Philadelphia City hall down broad street. But it appears the frigid forecast kept some of the fans away. There were sparse crowds along the parade route today and those who did show up were bundled up tight. Action News Reporter bob brooks has reaction from the spectators who did brave the cold on this new years day 2018 and he joins us live in center city tonight. Hey, bob. Reporter hey, ric