Corridor and points to the west. Were tracking some brief but heavy downpours and you could find an instance where you get an isolated severe thunderstorm that pops up. The other part of the story on our monday is that the humidity is quite oppressive in some spots. The dewpoints, the level of moisture in the atmosphere, 69degree dewpoint there in philadelphia. When we get close to that its really oppressive but down right oppressive for lancaster, wilmington, down to millville and Sea Isle City at this hour. As you look at the heat index however, current air temperatures are in the middle and uner 60s but you factor in the humidity it feels like 90 in philadelphia, feeling like 92 in wilmington and 80 degrees along the coast a current heat index there in the boardwalk. Coming up well let you know if this humidity is going to break any time soon and were tracking a bit of an unsettled pattern this week. Take a closer look with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Monica. Thank
In two separate accidents within days of each other. And were learning new information about embattled Comedian Bill Cosbys confession that he gave drugs to women with the intender of having sex with them. Matt pelman is in for karen with traffic and dave murphy has the accuweather forecast. And it feels every bit as muggy this morning as it did yesterday. Of course it was very steamy and we had some drenching downpour producing thunderstorms last night, a couple more of those are possible later today as well. Right now the only thing weve got local is just a very light sprinkle or shower and it is popping through the western suburbs. , see there will be some sun mixing with clouds. 77 degrees as you head out the door in philadelphia, though. 74 in wilmington. Even up in allentown were in the mid 70s, same thing in trenton and down along the boardwalks and of course it really feels steamy out there with dewpoints above 70 in just about every neighborhood and thats what we start calling
Skies. As you grab that car door handle or maybe as you head to the bus stop. As we roll through the afternoon it is going to be a warm one. Were going for that high of 89 degrees at 3 oclock. And as we go in through the afternoon look for a gusty thunderstorm but more importantly those drenching downpours. Not everybody sees them but if you do you want to slow it down because they could produce quick rising water on poor drainage area roadways. Matt pelman the end of this humid pattern is ahead in the accuweather 7day. Details coming up. David i would not like to be doing Road Construction in this heat and humidity but the crews were out and about lots of them overnight. One of the crews was blocking the ramp from the northbound side of 95 to the westbound side of the vine street expressway. As you can see, that ramp is reopened now and ready for you. Same with the vine itself over by the schuylkill. All the crews have cleared out in both directions. They will return tonight at 11 ocl
For this extreme cold. Dangerous cold that is going to last today and into tonight, but we also have snow coming on saturday. First alert for that as well. We are going to see a change to an icy mix. It is not going to be all snow with this system. It is only 10 degrees outside right now and in many places it is in the Single Digits. Thats the temperature. It feels much colder on the exposed skin below zero. 14 below in lancaster. 11 below in Atlantic City. 10 below in millville. And in trenton, and in allentown. That is bitter bitter cold. Now, as we go through the day today, the wind will diminish somewhat later this afternoon. Our feels like temperatures may actually go above zero. But not by much. And then as we go through the night tonight, it is going to be bitter cold once again. You can see some of these feels like temperatures going back below zero. Now, the other issue we have is a system coming in from the west. Snow, of course it is cold enough for snow. And heres the futur
Were talking about the potential for recordbreaking overnight lows and just when the temperature begins to rebound a bit, well be getting ready for another several inches of snow. Surprised night the big story on action news is nasty blast of bitter cold weather. Tonight temperatures could reach record lows talking about Single Digits wind chills in the negative numbers faen thats not enough keep shovels handy. Were watching a system that could bring some accumulating snow. There we go Team Coverage tonight. Action News Reporter sken live open the ben franklin parkway and we begin with meteorologist Melissa Magee with the latest on what what we can expect. Melissa. Walter, sarah its been brutal the second half of the weekend. Blustery winds and all of today making wind chills feel like subzero. Check out temperatures currently this hour most shots in low teen if not Single Digits below zero up in the poconos and 7 below zero in poconos. Current temperature allentown 3 5 reading and lan