Better idea of what we are facing this weekend and i know its going to be cold. Scott. It certainly is, good evening, chris and dawn. Were talking about the return of the polar vortex. Here in old city, folks are bundled up, bracing for the cold. You can see at the bus shelter there they have their layers on with their heavy winter jackets. Theres a pep in folks step as well as theyre just trying to dodge some of those frigid temperatures that we are seeing right now which is really just an opening act for the upcoming weekend. So take a look at that dip in the jet stream. The polar vortex all of that arctic air is headed in our direction. 25degrees right now but factor in that wind it feels like 17 already in philadelphia. 13 degrees the air temperature in the pocono mountains. Elsewhere were looking at low to mid 20s across the area but once again how your body reacts, how you should dress, 15 is wait feels like in lancaster. 18 degrees what it currently feels like in Atlantic City.
Because you can see they are dropping. 24 degrees in center city. Feels like temperatures already in the teens. Take a look at the numbers. North and west we have 20 in pottstown. 13 degrees in the pocono mountains. Mid 20s in millville as well as wildwood but you factor in that wind, how your body reacts it already feels like 3 degrees in the pocono mountains. Wind chill advisories kick in for most of the area saturday evening continuing through sunday morning. Feels like temperatures, get this, from tepp to 20 degrees below zero. And look at ultimate doppler showing a little bit of light snow right now across the area. But bigger snow squalls north and west with that arctic front. Well talk much more about the danger how to stay safe as well as the potential for a president s day storm when i come inside. Back to you. All right, scott, thank you. Local communities are going into high alert to deal with this extreme cold this weekend. They are worried about vulnerable pop layings like
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Forecast. Hey friday. Roads are looking good so far. So far so good. We are eventually going to see the wet weather return, storm scan, moisture beginning to bubble up across western pa. Local level, yes, nothing out there just yet. Really just have at this point clouds starting to bill owe in here. Eventually we will be dodging some showers, but i got to tell if you doesnt look like this will be anywhere close to a wash out. We really look like we will be seeing the wet weather move in for the second half of the day. Meantime only warming up. This is a look at the 24 hour temperature difference from yesterday, this very same time. Youre 21 degrees warmer in millville this morning, than it was yesterday. So, very in the recall increase on the thermometer here. 15 degrees warmer by comparison to yesterday this same time at Philadelphia International airport. How about actually translate on the thermometer . 62 degrees, probably drop another degree or two or three before the sun actually