Gloves yet or your snow boots. Thursday night, jim is off. Im monica malpass. The big story is an accuweather alert for a continuing brutal scold snap and a dose of snows for the holiday weekend. Right now, brave hearty souls spent the night ice skating at penns lanlding. No doubt its feeling like winter now. At Franklin Square its so cold the main fountain froze. There is an encrusted pole and spindles of ice. Trouble in the tis dale section where a water main broke. The Water Department hasnt yet said how many customers are impacted. We have team coverage, adam joseph in for cecily tynan to tell us how long this streak will last and mummers with the coldest parade in decades. We are dealing with the beginning of a long stretch of this arctic air. Today, 22 in philadelphia. It was the coldest day since valentines 2016 and the best ih windchill. Winds are starting to relax 6789 we had cold temperatures in wilmington. Last time it was this cold, they hit 20. The old record in 1924. Wind
Broke. The Water Department hasnt yet said how many customers are impacted. We have team coverage, adam joseph in for cecily tynan to tell us how long this streak will last and mummers with the coldest parade in decades. We are dealing with the beginning of a long stretch of this arctic air. Today, 22 in philadelphia. It was the coldest day since valentines 2016 and the best it felt was eight degrees with windchill. Winds are starting to relax 6789 we had cold temperatures in wilmington. Last time it was this cold, they hit 20. The old record in 1924. Windchill nine degrees. Three above in reading, four wilmington, three allentown and 16 below, close to the 16degrees below zero in the poconos all day. Tomorrow morning, numbering cold, eight in the suburbs, 11 in the city. You can knock off a couple of degrees for the windchill. Then we are tracking light snow to break out here for the beginning of the weekend on your saturday. Right now, a weak system in the rockies. Well track on futu
Afternoon. So will these milder temperatures, theyll be taking a break later today. Right now 34 degrees in the city, 29 for pottstown, upper 20s in allentown and redding and 30 degrees and holding in trenton. The clouds overhead keeping temperatures up this morning. But the clouds break as the day goes on and the winds kick in. That is going to bring the temperatures down during the afternoon after we peak at 36 degrees right around lunchtime today. Look at the hour by hour future weather when i come back to show you how quickly those temperatures will be dropping. Ill be back in ten, but right now, jillian mele is standing by on a friday morning. Good friday morning to you, bill, to you at home as well. The schuylkill expressway this morning, this is what its looking like right now. No problems no accidents. Just a few drivers out there. 76 is clear, the entire length right now, which is really good news for drivers. Our problem, though is in montgomery county. This is a gas leak in
10 to 20 degrees warmer this morning. But were still watching the radar for a few snow showers. You can see low clouds over the mountains. Camelback has snow flakes. Rain drops in delaware and south jersey with a few flurries in the redding area this morning. It is a mix. But mostly, its just cloudy outside. The showers this morning will be gone this afternoon. Replaced with a gusty wind which is going to bring temperatures down. Right now, its 34 in philadelphia, 30 degrees just below freezing for trenton, wilmington is 33 and 20s north and west. The temperatures are going to be holding pretty steady during the Morning Hours with the clouds in place. A few flurries are possible. Then by 9 00 some breaks of sunshine, well peak in the middle 30s and then the temperatures will come way down this afternoon as the wind kicks in. Ill take you through it hour by hour, neighborhood by neighborhood to show you when the cold will arrive. Thats when im back in ten. But right now, jillian mele on
Reporter after hearing about the break in the case family and friends held hands across from alacias home praying at a memorial that keeps growing. His mother is still recovering from her injuries and dealing with a whole other kind of pain. Its just amazingly brutal. The emotions shes going through. Reporter friends say the family is hoping for a quick conclusion to this investigation so they can focus on remembering the 2yearold they lost. And they want the person who did this off the street. Feel kind of relieved because, you know we dont know this guy. And it can happen again. Police have not released the suspects name just that he is 19 years old. The possible charges he could face include leaving the scene of an accident and or vehicular manslaughter. It just depends on what evidence the police can find and prove. Live in west kensington, nbc 10 news. Drew, thank you. Meanwhile, still no arrests in another deadly hitandrun in philadelphia. A driver killed 4yearold abdul wilson on