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 a
Area the atmosphere is trying to moisten up before we see the flakes. The snow is coming, its taking its good sweet time. Temperatures have dropped in the city, 35 in philadelphia. 33 in trenton. Wilmington, when we get the snow in the i95 itill melt especially with the first snowflakes. 33 in allentown. N reading. Sitting at the freezing mark in millville and bn Atlantic City and came may. What to expect, we expected 7 00 a. M. To see the snow, we saw nothing. By lunchtime we expect to see the snow in philadelphia. 34 degrees. 2 00 p. M. , its snowing everywhere and light snow in the poconos. 33 degrees. Its snowing on and off during the day, 5 00 p. M. , 33. 7 00 p. M. , 33 degrees as it gets ready to pull out of here. Its a Long Duration event. With the late start and fighting off the dry air it will change the totals a little bit. What to expect with the winter storm warning much of the area until 1 00 a. M. The National Weather service has this posted. Youll get the snow and the r
Humidity stays low. Cooler temperatures, youll find them today at the shore. Well keep the temperatures coming right at the 70s for the beach communities today. Well go hour by hour to show how quickly it warms up in your neighborhood. But first a check of traffic with jessica boyington. Everything looks good for now both directions are nice and clear on i95. If you are heading to the airport from center city, that total drive time youll run through the airport through that drive time here at 13 minutes. No problems or delays. Average speed still into the 60s. Everything looks good for now. Watching route 202 to route 30, average speeds into the 60s. Earlier we were dealing with to minute delays for train 1502. But the rest are all running on time. Also watching this water main break southbound at riverton road. Just the right lane is closed so you can still get by the scene, so watch for some minor delays behind it. Breaking from overnight a veteran is shot and killed after a situatio
That could potentially have some hail in it as it moves on off to the east at about 45 Miles Per Hour. But as we move toward the Lehigh Valley, into sections of Northampton County looking at some downpours, also, into sections of the pocono mountains just be mindful of that for this evening. Look at what it actually feels like right now. Feels like 99 degrees currently in dover when you factor in that humidity. It feels like 95 degrees in philadelphia. And if youre looking for some relief, head down the shore where it doesnt feel quiet as hot. Winds pretty breezy right now sustained from ten to 23 Miles Per Hour in dover. 20 Miles Per Hour wind gusts right now in philadelphia. Now, for tomorrow, parts of the area under that slight risk for some Severe Weather. Mainly damaging winds and potential hail for the Lehigh Valley and the poconos. So well take you hour by hour for tomorrow morning. 7 00 a. M. 77 degrees. Heating up rapidly by noon tomorrow 83 degrees. Scattered downpours likely
Well. Outside right now, it is calm. We have cloud cover across the city, watching for warm temperatures, little muggy out there, temperature right now in philly, 78 degrees, south wind. Coming in at 9 miles an hour, and we actually are registering a heat index, because our humidity is so high that it feels like zero eight, even though now it is 78. Talking dew point, in the 60s and 70s. So early in the morning, like this, a little bit uncommon, and it definitely is what you will notice when you step out the door, again, that 78 is warm. But what you will feel, walking outside, like youre walking into a sauna, 72 for the dew point, wilmington, even as high as 74, dew point in dover, 76 degrees, to kick off this saturday. Day planner 08 degrees by 9 00 o the day for us, going to start to see some showers, maybe around lunchtime or so, as we get later on in the afternoon, temperatures creep up to 89 for high. We will see thunderstorm activity develop after about the 4 00 or 5 00 time fra