In the Lehigh Valley. 62 degrees right now. Just an easterly wind at 5 miles an hour. Starting off with mostly cloudy skies in delaware. Thats a live view from wilmington. 66 degrees right now. The clouds will be thinning out during the day. Well warm to 72 degrees by 11 00 this morning. And in philadelphia, a little cloudy right now, but its not going to last all day. Look at the sunshine. Near 70 degrees at 10 00. On our way back to the 80s this afternoon. Not as warm as yesterday. 85 degrees, thats going to be the warm spot today in the Lehigh Valley. 84 in philadelphia. In the low 80s in the suburbs. Low 80s for most of new jersey except the shore. 73 degrees this afternoon. So the forecast calling for a warm day today but dry during the day. Wet weather, that starts moving into the area tonight. Futurecast when im back in ten minutes. Right now, Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. Bill, were watching the schuylkill expressway. No problems. Were nice and clear here around ge
Reporter jim and jacqueline, police are piecing together this hitandrun as we speak. There are officers on the ground a few yards behind me. Withdrew can see them ewe can see them on the other side of the record truck and also officers in the air using the chopper to search for the suspect. We just spoke to the chief inspector in the last 15 minutes. He told us an 18yearold man was walking across old york road here when a white prius came by, speeding, and hit him. Lets go to some video that we shot not too long ago. The impact was so hard, it knocked a young man 30 feet into the air and into a minivan. The driver kept going a couple of blocks. Then they left the car and ran away. Police then found one of the prius that was stolen. The chief inspector says they have a person of interest based on who witnesses say they saw driving the car around the neighborhood. Theyre describing the female as a large female, about 511, maybe 6 feet tall, and heavy set. Possibly 250 to 300 pounds. Long
Ill be back in ten minutes with the futurecast. Lets take a look at the roads this morning. Jessica boyington has that. Jessie . Were looking at the schuylkill expressway around belmont avenue. Get out the door now if you need to, 13minute trip into center city. From the blue route to the vine street expressway, average speeds into the high 50s there as well. Out in king of prussia, theres an earlier water main break. Mall boulevard between dekalb pike and goodard boulevard, there will be closures and delays around the scene. The tacony palmyra, an opening at 4 45. More alternates when im back in the next ten. New there overnight, a Person Police say was shot in a dispute between neighbors is being treated for a graze wound. The gunfire broke out just before midnight in thoron avenue in west oak lane. So far theyve made no arrests. Now to this story from chester county. Police have now identified the woman whose body was found in east Coventry Township on memorial day. Shes Ryan Benjam
Wilmington right now. The steadiest rain has been falling northwest of philadelphia in montgomery and bucks counties and into berks county for the Lehigh Valley. Allentown getting steady rain, starting to see some breaks in the rainfall in reading. Look whats going on moving through Lancaster County right now. Thats heavier rainfall. That is moving to the east at approximately 20 miles an hour. Well see this move to the east northeast at 20 miles an hour. Thats going to bring it into london grove at 6 43 this morning. That heavy downpour could come with lightning. Theres a possibility of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Right now look at the live pictures. Looking dreary outside, the suburbs 62 degrees. Some cool spots and king of prussia, mostly cloudy, a bit of rain falling. Showers in the area at 9 00 this morning. With clouds and occasional showers and a chance of c thunderstorms, upper 70s this afternoon and at the shore, less rainfall. Theres still a chance of shower an
And obviously a quarter of a mile or below that down by the shore. If you encounter fog take it slow, low beams drive carefully especially with that possibility of animals and pedestrians along the roadside that you cant see. 57 degrees right now in philadelphia though. We are mild to start out. Even in allentown were at 50 and up close to 60 down at the shore with that fog. And as youre heading out the door today to catch the school bus perhaps, its going to be mild. 50s in philadelphia at 6 oclock, up to 8 oclock mid 50, maybe some fog in some parts of the region but obviously on the mild side. Otherwise dress warmly for later this afternoon. Were going to be cool this morning with temperatures in the 50s. Not bad but still on the cool side. Then we get up into the 60s in the afternoon. Looks like our high is 66 and thats probably around 1 30 or 2 oclock. After that, we start to dip and by 6 oclock, it will be windy and it will be falling well down into the 50s and even colder overni