0 we r we begin with an accuweather alert were waking up to the first snowflakes of the season. Plow trucks at the ready for whatever snow we receive sweating snow in the delaware and Lehigh Valleys today. The big news on saturday morning is the first snowfall of the season. Lets take a live look outside right now. South jersey was the first to see the snowflakes overnight. It has accumulated. It comes after mild temperatures for the beginningful december. The drop in the temperatures is a big awakening that the Holiday Season is here and winter begins very soon, officially in 12 days. Mobile 6 is live on Second Avenue in stone harbor, new jersey. The shore will get hit the hardest by the storm. Our alex cohen is driving right now. The roads look wet but you can see it looks like a winters wonderland right there. Were looking live route 1 in dewey beach. You can see the snow accumulated on the grassy areas and the side roads. Route 1 appears to be okay for the most part. Looking live at Philadelphia International airport. Were awaiting the snow to arrive in the city. If you have a flight today youll want to call ahead or check on your fright, once the snow begins it will be a long term eventful weekend we have live team coverage. First snowfall of the season. Meteorologist karen rogers is in for chris sowers and keeping track of the falling snow. Bob brooks is in south jersey. Lets begin with karen high karen. Reporter we have a battle with the dry air fighting the moisture thats creeping in from the south and west. Lets look at the Weather Center satellite and radar, we have a frontal boundary thats stalled for days, now were seeing the low pressure track up from the south toward the region and blossoming in the afternoon producing more precipitation. Whats happening outside youre standing looking out the window, not a whole lot just yet. Storm tracker 6 live double scan showing precipitation well go in closer to this. Trenton youre dry allentown youre dry nothing more than a stray flurry in reading. You have a few flurries to the south. In wilmington you have a couple of flurries hardly reaching grounds. Even in dover not a lot of reaching ground right now. Lets go in closer, in browns mills one of snow showers lakehurst a little more. Medford lakes much of this is not reaching grounds because its fighting the dry air. Maybe you see a passing flurry in medford lakes. Glassboro, youre not noticing anything as you travel. Middletown newark, not much precipitation just yet. Mays landing a little bit more snowfall coming down right there. Along the garden state parkway. Looking further to the south we sue icy mix near Sea Isle City cape may lewes you have to be careful as you travel in the areas. The temperature 36 in the city. Along the i95 corridor, once the snow does start in a couple of hours, you can see the knelting as soon as it does, it will be hard pressed to accumulate later on today. 32 degrees in albe town and reading. Youre dry but sitting at the freezing mark. 34 in dover, 35 in Atlantic City. Lets look at the day ahead. 7 00 a. M. , you can see were still dry 36 degrees. Lunchtime its snowing in the region 34. 3 00 p. M. , 33 degrees, at 5 00 p. M. , 33, with the temperatures above freezing theres going to be a lot of melting in areas that are getting a few inches of snow, south and east of the city, youll see at that pile up a little bit more and to be slushy on the roads. 7 00 a. M. 7 00 p. M. 34 degrees. The winter storm warning is extended until 1 00 a. M. Because well get messy on the roads and refreeze later on. The areas of purple under an advisory until 7 00 p. M. Tonight. Well expect more on the lower end of the snowfall totals being that it is fighting off the drier air. In the Lehigh Valley an inch. In pottstown less than two. Philadelphia, 2 to 3 inches. In millville, 4 to 6. In cape may a little mixing and 2 to 4 inches of snow. Well walk through future tracker 6 and give you the timing of the snowfall and what to expect in the sevenday forecast in a couple of minutes nydia. Lets look down the shore cape may, sky6 live hd, as we mentioned south jersey was the first to start seeing snow. The beach is snow covered right now, as karen just told you we are expecting 2 to 4 inches in cape may. The shore is expected to get hit the hardest by the storm. Bob brooks is out in the storm joining us live in Hammonton Atlantic county. Bob youre seeing changing conditions. Reporter nydia were at the Farley Service plaza off the expressway. Our first live reports at 6 00 a. M. , nothing 6 30 a. M. , a little bit more, 7 a little bit more. The flakes are getting bigger. To give you a good indicator i like to do this here, you can see the rate of the snowfall in front of the light. I want to show you we are preparing for a snowstorm down here, if you look toward this way, we want to show the plow trucks we have four of them, and big backhoes as well. This is somers point you can see earlier this morning that was an enterprise rental car place there was a dusting off the snow on the cars down there. We spoke from a plow truck driver coming in from ac heading back to the Philadelphia Airport to catch a flight to louisiana. They are from up here, lets listen to whearve what everybody is saying about the storm. You would like to see as much snow as you can get. Are you from up here . We were born and raised in new jersey. Reporter do you miss the winter or the snow . No, not at all. Reporter the plow truck driver wants snow he wants to make money nydia, well be down here keeping an eye on things. Bob brooks channel 6 action news. The white stuff is green for the tow Truck Drivers and plow drivers. Ahead of the snow, penndot crews loaded up trucks with salt. They plan to deploy 250 trucks across the fivecounty region as early as 2 00 a. M. Crews got a head start on brining the highways own interstate. Meanwhile, people stocked you mean on salt and shoves of their own. I have salt here, ill have use for it. You will be ready to go, right . Im ready to go. You can keep an eye on the penndot roadway cameras and their new website 511. Com. You can find a link at 6abc. Com. You can keep up with any changes to the weekly forecast on your phone or tablet. That includes real time views from Storm Tracker 6 live, the 6abc app is a Free Download for your mobile device. 7 08 a. M. Well have more on the saturday morning snowfall in just a moment. A bus overturns on a california road sending dozens of people to the hospital. Giving the littlest one the tlc they need look at the woman who are doing that in their later years. Reporter i know somebody who is doing that, i want to be a baby cuddler myself. Well talk about the dry air that is fighting off the snow coming up in the seven day. Welcome back on this saturday morning 7 11 a. M. 36 degrees. You can see the windshield wipers are going were looking live at mobile 6 driving through the shore ocean drive in north wildwood. The snow getting a later start than expected a little sleepy on this saturday morning once it starts karen it will go on and on. Reporter we have moisture working its way up, its got to fight off the dry air. That battle is taking lace right now. Were looking live on sky6 live hd. I love our cape may camera, doesnt it look so beautiful when youre able to see it and show snow cover but guess what thats not from todays snow, thats from yesterdays snow. Nonetheless were looking at it right there youre seeing the snowfall thats down there in cape may, just a dusting like we talked about its not on the roads its on the grassy surfaces from yesterday evening other than that weve been in this giant lull thats been affecting us and affecting our totals. Storm tracker 6 live double scan here we see a giant dry slot through the area. You can see spokes of moisture coming up from the south and west. A lot of what youre seeing isnt actually reaching ground. Thats the problem. Were looking at future tracker youre seeing the flurries in the upper level of the atmosphere but melting before they hit the ground surface. Honeybrook youre not getting the flurries. Youre dry in honey brooks, coatsville malvern jenkintown, the city, a couple of flurries are flying in wilmington right now. Farther to the south youre seeing snowfall light in mays landing. In dover theres a passing flurry thats it, a little mixing along the coastline. I want to show you right now a wider look, you can see the moisture we have to work its way into the region. As it does it will saturate the air mass well see the flakes falling instead of coming up here on the radar. Temperatures 36 degrees, look at the dewpoint. This is not good, are 15degree dewpoint its not saturated yet. If it were it would be 36. Its not going to be snowing in philadelphia until we get the dewpoint up, the air is dry and fighting off the moisture thats why everything has been delayed. The wind out of the at 9 miles per hour. Its the northern pull of the air that will bring the colder air down and bring the snowfall to the region. The barometer is falling. Lets look at the temperatures through the area, with no snow weve allowed the terms to climb a little bit. In philadelphia freezing and 36. Anything you get well see melting happening when it comes in the next couple of hours. 35 in millville. 35 in Atlantic City. Heres the wider look at satellite and radar. This is a historic storm that brought snowfall to texas, georgia, places that havent seen it in a decade. Its not going to be historic here were watching for a couple of inches of snow to come down when we get the moisture in the atmosphere soaked up a little bit. 35 degrees for the High Temperature today. 8 00 a. M. , dry 35. 10 00 a. M. Youre seeing snowfall pull in, not at the city yet. Lunchtime, 34 degrees, we should have snowfall in the city at lunchtime. 3 00 p. M. , 33 degrees. Snowing much of the afternoon anning. The tperature above freezing for most of the region, as well. Although it is snowing it will be melting on the surfaces. Lets advance this, we think by lunchtime well see snowfall in philadelphia noter an w just yet. Well 4 5 6 00 p. M. Its snowing at varying rates. Youyou can drive through it, it might be slushy south and east of the city. It pulls out of here by midnight or so. 1 to the leesms. In the Lehigh Valley. 2 to 4 inches in the city. 4 to one or two spots getting 6 inches near the areas in pink. Youll get a few inches in millville, Bridgeton Hammonton and chads worth and 2 to 4 inches along the coastline. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, being on the lower end of the snow totals it has not arrived just yet. It will be in the city around lunchtime, 35 degrees for the high. Tomorrow clouds and sunshine, 41. Monday the clipper system we were talking about tuesday it comes in monday night. Monday night well get rain and snow showers. Tuesday, dry, 44. Wednesdader, high of 30 degrees. Thursday chilly, watching another fast moving system thursday night into friday that could rain or snow showers. On friday, maybe partly sunny skies and flurry and high its a little better up to 41 degrees, its cold the entire sevenday period. Were getting snow today but its slow to arrive. Its great its happening on saturday so most people can sit home and enjoy it. Everybody needs a hug now and then, but newborns need a little cuddling to thrive. In the art of aging Tamala Edwards introduces us to a retired teacher who gives her time and love to babies. Reporter when parents or nurses require a break or infants need to be held, evelyn is a cuddler at abington hospital. I was a kindergarten feature for 30 years i love working with small children. When abington put out the call for volunteers, evelyn knew she found her happy place. There are million reasons babies need cuttingsing, sometimes babies fail to thrive if they dont have that cuddling. Decreases their heart rate and Blood Pressure and anxiety. It aloes them to grow and feed and thrive over the long term. Reporter the crucial role is not lost on the doctors. We would not do as well that we do without volunteer support. Reporter they are seen by parents as advocates for their babies. When i see evelyn i think of her as a colleague. I talk to them, i hold them on my chest and pat them, whatever they need it always works. You couldnt find something thats more rewarding than doing this. Reporter Tamala Edwards channel 6 action news. Meanwhile keeping an eye on the first snowfall of the season looking outside via, sky6 live hd at the camden skyline. Well have more on the timing and totals in just a moment. Well be right back. T morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look from our city hall camera at the Christmas Tree there. 7 20 a. M. , 36 degrees. This festive sight will become a snowy sight as we wait for the snowfall of the season to impact philadelphia. Heres are a look at whats happening in and around the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valleys this weekend. Get out of the cold and inside for the snowy festival Free Museum Day at the National Liberty discovery the story of robinson and mel son Mandela Nelson mandela. Enjoy free admission today from 1 00 a. M. To are 5 00 p. M. Get into the holiday spirit by the Holiday Festival on East Passyunk avenue at 11 00 a. M. On the 1700 avenue of east pass i couldnt think avenue. Phoenixville firehouse festival honors the towns name sake. Enjoy good food and craft and dozens of performer. Come nightfall the Friendship Field hosts a wooden phoenix into the grand bonfire. Meteorologist karen rogers will have an update on the first snowfall of the season in just a moment as we look live at Philadelphia International airport. Well be right back. Yea, so, moms got this cold stuffynose nosleep i got it. Mouthbreather yep, weve got a mouth breather. Well just put on a breathe right strip and. Pow it instantly opens your nose up to 38 more than Cold Medicine alone so you can breathe. And sleep. Go to breatheright. Com today to request a free sample. Dozens of people have been seriously injured after a charter bus accident along the San Francisco freeway. The bus was carrying a group of 29 people coming from the holiday party. The bus hit the Center Median before losing control and landing on its side. The driver was not impaired. The accident closed the interstate for hours as police investigated. Heres a place unaccustomed to seeing snow, but its digging out this morning. This is birm birmingham, alabama. They got 8 to ten inches of the white stuff. Kids were out sledding and building snowmen. Lets go over to karen rogers, our snow is slow in coming. Reporter its fighting off the dry air so nothing is happening in Lehigh Valley, dry in allentown reading youre seeing a flying flake, but much of what youre seeing isnt reaching ground because of the dry air. We go to the south we can see more flurries in fortescue millville and mays landing. Its not as enhanced as it looks here. Not much reaching ground. In esail ndsea isle y w seeing flurries. Weve seen a lot of dryg its way in. Its starting to fill in in washington, d. C. As it heads toward the region. We expect the snow to come. Its taking its own sweet time. 36 in the city. At the freezing mark in the Lehigh Valley. 35 in all city. When it beginsa, between 11 00 see the snowfall. It will be melting on the surfaces above freezing. 35 is the high. Norm 578 normally a high of 47. Colder air today were talking about an extended period of cold air and well talk about and totals coming up. Archbishop wood has victory bringing home yet another football title. Team members there fire truck escorted the vikings back to school early yesterday morning. With them the trophy for the tea play. T guys celebrate thats why you do m. Too, this is arch 5th state title in the past seven years. Congratulations, looking good, guys. One of the biggest rivalries in College Football is takes place in philadelphia when army takes oaf navy. Last night it was the battle of the bands the mascots and marching bands and cheerleaders staged a competition at the Pennsylvania Convention center. That was the official site of the army navy pregame gala. Moment, karen rogers will have the first snowfall of the season. Sky6 live hd liking live at the Commodore Barry bridge. Well be right back. Welcome back we have an accuweather alert this saturday morning, snow is beginning to accumulate on cars in south jersey as old man winter brings us the first snowfall of the son. Good morning we continue our coverage of the first snowfall lets take a look at the conditions on the road. Mobile 6 is live on new jersey avenue in wildwood. Our photographer al cohen is behind the wheel. This morning it looks like wet conditions. In philadelphia, no snow quite yet were calling it a sleepy snow its sleeping in on this saturday morning, this is a live picture from sky6 live hd of the center city skyline. Now heres a look at route 1 at route 9 in bell town, delaware. Parts of the first state are getting a significant amount of snow this morning as old man winter makes its first appearance in the tri state region this weekend. Meteorologist karen rogers is in for chris sowers this morning she has been keeping an eye on the snowfall and has latest from accuweather, good morning. Reporter good morning nydia this snowfall is late to arrive, its fighting off a lot of dry air. Heres satellite and radar showing you whats happening over the past 1 hours. They got 7 inches of snow in maryland before working its way up. In philadelphia we have a dry air mass and the dewpoints are in the teens having a tough time fight