>> this was expected, the atmosphere has been cooling down so we've seen the rain change over to snow for much of the area. accumulations may be limited, especially at first because the temperatures are still above freezing. but as that changes, we are going to see accumulation and that's going to make for slippery conditions during the morning commute as well as some low visibility. now, the changeover has happened very quickly. the rain was moving up the east coast after midnight and now it is snow. lighter, north and west as expected. but that's a steady snow falling in trenton, philadelphia and wilmington. and now it extends past philadelphia into south jersey. the visibility as expected, that's starting to come down. yesterday was low visibility because of fog. today is actually the snow. it's an indication of heavier snow in wilmington with lower visibility under a mile there, down to 1.25 mile in northeast philadelphia. the temperatures hovering just

above freezing for most areas. some spots have cooled to the freezing mark. some accumulation in doylestown before you see it in philadelphia and before you see it in atlantic city. the temperature is the key. 33 degrees and holding for now in roxborough. that will likely come down. the surfaces will eventually cool down as well. that's going to leave us with a pretty good snowfall in delaware, central and southern delaware, 2 to 4 inches of snow. some areas could see a bit more. same story for much of south jersey, inland areas. 2 to 4 inches of snow for wilmington, philadelphia, trenton to the northern and western çsuburbs. trenton is on the borderline, could wind up with a bit more in that area. definitely less north and west. two reasons, it's lighter snow in those areas and it's going to be ending sooner. we'll go through the ending of this storm system hour by hour with the futurecast when i'm back in a few minutes. jessica boyington has first alert traffic. >> we're watching for slippery spots. we're out in west deptford, new

jersey right now, 259 around 130. you can still see, not heavy traffic volume but all of our cameras are giving us the same story, reduced visibility. the lenses are covered in rain water. right now there's no problem with the drive time from the 42 freeway to the delaware memorial bridge. speeds average into the 60s. we want to advice you to go slower than that so you don't come upon a slippery spot and lose control of your vehicle. here's snow falling on the schuylkill expressway that looks like through the curve. no problems there, 14-minute trip into center city. we're starting to see slowdowns because of wet condition, from the blue route to the vine street expressway. here is the vine street expressway right around 24th street. this looks real wet in here. that's also because you can see heavily lighted, so you can see all of the roads. that's where you'll be going, towards 95 no problems there yet

either. they definitely have wet conditions. as for mass transit, no problems or delays so far for morning. vai? >> thank you, jessica. school districts are watching the forecast. make sure you're signed up for the nbc 10 school closing alerts. logon to nbc10.com, put in your school information and we'll send you a text or e-mail as soon as your child's school is closed or delayed. now, whether you plan to drive or take mass transit this morning, commuting will be a real challenge this morning. >> nbc 10's katy zachry is live in university city. katy, what are things like there? >> i'm happy to report they've improved. we're outside 30th street station. when i last saw you we had the rain, sleet and snow. the now the rain has moved out. we don't have that sleet factor. it's just a little flake. still the wind is a factor. still light flakes falling and they are not sticking to the surfaces around us right now. you're taking a live look at the schuylkill expressway, just below 30th street station. i can tell you a number of plow

and salt trucks i've seen, every few minutes merging on to 76 and then if you're out at this early hour driving, you'll probably see them parked along major interstates, poised and ready to hit the roads and lay salt when the snow begins to stick. now, 30th street station right now as jessica just mentioned, no reported delays to mass transit. rails are running fine. did i check inç with philadelpa international airport and late last night they issued an alert to travelers saying heads up, because of the weather we're experiencing now, you could have delays if you have an early morning flight. i did just check the board. there are no delays or cancellations right now at philly international. but there are a number of flights going out from 5:00 a.m. on. as bill said, that's when we're going to see the snow really coming down starting around 5:00 a.m. stay with us. i'll have an update. penndot as well, i reached out to penndot to see if they're

doing anything differently since this is during the morning rush. hopefully i'll get an answer back later. >> just behind you, there are snowplows just driving behind you. they're getting in position even as you speak. >> they are. and you know what, we typically see this in the hours before the big storm, the plows lining up in train formation along the shoulders of major interstates or along the exit ramps. they are filled in the back bed with salt so when that snow first begins sticking they can lay the salt to prevent the bonding with the pavement. that's huge as we know for protecting the roads, especially as we head into the morning rush. this will be a tricky one, which is why we're on so early. >> katy, thanks. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> light snow in university city but look at the radar.

you can see heavier snow to the south. we will see some of the heavier snow move into the area. with the light snow that's falling right now, it will take some time before it starts sticking. the roads are still warm. it's still above freezing and just rain in cape may and sea isle city. milford, dover, see something snow, just outside of ship bottom. most of burlington county is seeing light snowfall. it's even lighter farther north and west. this is where will be ending first. this is where we'll see the least accumulation during the day. trenton also at 33 degrees along with wrightstown, 36 degrees at philadelphia international, at the shore, atlantic city is 38. as the atmosphere cools down we'll see everyone change over to snow. 7:00 this morning, that's some steady snow. in fact, the heaviest snow will

f be from philadelphia according to this computer model. accumulation possible on grassy surfaces. off to the north and west, the end of the snow isç at 9:00. ending first thing this morning for areas north and west. improving conditions with limited accumulation. but at 9:00 in the morning, the steadiest, heaviest snow will be in new jersey closer to the coast and into central and southern delaware. that's why we're expecting the most snow by the end of this one in those areas. by 11:00 this morning, quickly tapers off in philadelphia. comes to an end in philadelphia. that tapering off will probably start after 9:00 this morning. a closer look at new jersey and the shore when i'm back in just a few minutes. we already have limited visibility with our cameras because of the accumulation of ice or snow or rain. >> rain come undone.

nbc 10 traffic reporter, jessica boyington is looking at our cameras. >> if you can see this poorly through our camera lenses, imagine what it's like to drive on the roadways. this is 76 in new jersey in gloucester, right around market street. you can see no problems or delays in either direction but really poor visibility here. you can see as cars move by, there's a lot of precipitation. water spraying out from underneath them, doesn't seem to be tons of snow falling at this point right here but definitely wet roadways and slippier spots to watch out for. t this would be the lanes headed up into philadelphia. the bridges become slippery very quickly. there is the schuylkill expressway around montgomery drive, again with the camera lens it's hard to see our cars even in this shot right hear. these cars are headed eastbound towards the center city area.

average speeds in the 50s. all morning we will be checking with a lot of drive times around the area to make sure your commute won't be affected too much. northbound/southbound from 95 to the schuylkill, no problems yet. if you have to head out the door, your best bet before everyone starts to go out. right now, everything in the green. we'll bei ining checking with philadelphia international for delays. so far there are none. we have issued a first alert for this morning to keep you prepared for the morning rush. here's a live look at conditions on 95 in south philadelphia. you can see it's really coming down there. more live team coverage ahead. and this reminder, that the heavy, wet snow could mean power outages. it's time to prepare for that. we have the numbers of the locaç utility companies in the area.

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now your nbc 10 first alert weather. 35 degrees in most of the delaware valley at 4:12 this friday morning as we take you live here to cape may, new jersey on beach avenue. wet out there. they're going to get most of the accumulation of the snow throughout the state. we have cameras across the area so we can show you the conditions as you head out the door. this is the schuylkill expressway near 30th street station. nbc 10's katy zachry is there. she's been telling us she's been seeing a number of snowplows get ready and salt trucks. >> when we show you the

mid-county toll plaza about 40 minutes ago when we came on tv there wasn't that much snow falling. now as you can see, it's starting to come down heavier in montgomery county. >> it will be a dicey ride to work this morning. be sure to have the nbc 10 app on your smartphone or tablet. it's a free download. it will send you weather warnings as they happen. decision 2016 with just a few days to go until the new hampshire primary. bernie sanders and hillary clinton clashed in their first one-on-one debate. they got into several fiery exchanges during their debate on durham, new hampshire on msnbc. the biggest battle came over campaign financing. sanders called for the end of big money in political campaigns and took aim at clinton. >> i am very proud to be the only candidate up here who does not have a super pac, who's not raising huge money from wall street. >> if you have something to say,

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>> 4:16 and it is a first alert weather day. it was rain, now it's changing over to snow. heavy, wet snow expected this morning. eventually with some accumulation. most of the area seeing a lighter snow with little to know accumulation so far. that changes as the morning goes on, leading to slippery conditions and some very low visibility. and the timing looks to be timed with the morning commute and in some areas, into the late morning hours. in philadelphia, it's all snow right now. there are spots of thinning, just some very light snow to the west. but it's going to be a bit heavier where the snow meets the rain. that's at the shore. right now, it is starting to make progress into cape may as the atmosphere cools down before the temperatures on the ground cool down. it's still quite warm for it to stick in cape may. 39 degrees for cape may and the

airport. it eventually will lead to accumulation. it will take several hours before that happens. mullica township now down to 34 degrees, a couple degrees above freezing. it's cooling down faster than it is along the coast at the marina. 38 degrees. and along the river atç 40 degrees. heaviest amounts expected in parts of delaware and south jersey. isolated amounts of more than 4 inches possible as the rain changes to wet snow and once it changes over, it's not going to be changing back. it is going to be a wet snow for the rest of the morning. you can expect wet snow in southern delaware and south jersey towards the shore through 11:00 this morning. it will taper off by then but it will still be coming down, low visibility and slippery roads indeed. it's a large area, 2 to 4 inch range. local and higher ams are possible in central and southern delaware. inland into portions of salem and gloucester and camden county

and virtually all of burlington county could see 2 to 4. >>s, mainly on grassy surfaces. i do expect it will be accumulating on some of the harder surfaces, the colder ones first, sidewalks and driveways and then eventually some of the secondary roads. inland, less snow. it will be tapering off sooner in philadelphia and abington into the trenton area and coming to an end sooner, north and west. here's how it looks hour by hour. light snow but it's a steady snow in south philadelphia. the roads are wet and the snow is still coming down. that's at 6:00 this morning. 33 degrees, 36 degrees at 9:00 and by lunch time, we could actually see breaks of sunshine at noontime. closer look at the northern and western suburbs could expect, we'll break it down neighborhood by nationhood when i come back in just a few minutes. as i mentioned they're going to get off lighter there than most of the rest of the area. we still could see slipping and sliding. even though the snow will be lighter, the temperatures are

running a bill colder north and west. that's where we're going to see the first bit of accumulation this morning. >> there's a lot of things going on. temperatures dropping, looking at surfaces. moving through. >> it's not the blizzard we just went through but the timing with the morning commute and the quickly changing conditions will make for treacherous travel this morning. >> speaking of travel, we're hearing from our reporters, no cancellations, no delays at philly international. do check in with your individual airlines if you're flying out this morning. they may have more information. >> you have some experience in that regard. >> just saying. >> thanks, bill. let's check the roads, speaking of travel. we have a lot of cameras watching the conditions for you right now. >> if you're driving around you may be interested in what jessica boyington has to tell you. >> right. especially because as you first head out the door, this is important to pay attention. it looks like it's just a little bit of rain. it's not going to stay that way as you heard bill just say. make sure you give yourself that time in the morning and when you're going off off ramp,

that's where we see more of the accidents, people slipping out of the way. right now we're doing okay in parts of south çjersey. route 73 around the atlantic city expressway. you can see this is primarily a rainy commute right in here. you still can't really see through our camera lenses because they're covered in rain water. 73 around the atlantic city expressway, heading down the shore in that direction. so far right now, just a slippery, wet commute. here's 959 around girard avenue. again, the same story, more lighted of a roadway. it's easier to see. we are seeing and increase in the drive times, average speeds in the 50s for the most part. some people are really starting to slow down. take that advice as well. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, getting up there as we're heading into center city. i imagine we'll start to see those speeds drop earlier than normal. we have some construction, falls bridge is closed for rebrill tags wo --

rehabilitation work. 4:21 on this first friday of february. we have a team of nbc 10 reporters and photographers covering pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. right now, nbc 10's cydney long is live in evesham township. sydney? >> for those viewers just waking up with us, it happened while they were sound asleep, the overnight rain has turned into snow. what you can anticipate on your morning rush to work and school. we'll have it for you from south jersey, straight ahead. this nbc 10 first alert winter weather update is brought to you by buckmans, your cold weather experts.

now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 4:24 this friday morning. here's a live look at conditions outside. you can see snow falling in the mid-county toll plaza, montgomery county and the pennsylvania turnpike. >> let's show you a live picture from center city philadelphia. a light, steady snow is falling. >> we're keeping our eyes on cape may, new jersey as we look here at beach avenue, according to bill, most of the shore areas will get the accumulation, most of the accumulation, 2 to 4 inches throughout the day. >> we have a team of nbc 10 reporters and photographers across the area as conditions continue to change. >> nbc 10's south jersey bureau reporter cydney long is right now in evesham township, burlington county. cydney, what's it like? >> tracy and vie, good morning. the conditions are not altogether terrible but the rain did change to snow about 3:00 in the morning. we're on route 70. the snow so far is not sticking to the road surface.

we're right near the route 70 and 73 interchange. it is a busy intersection, especially on a friday morning commute to work and school. take a look, john, the photographer will show you the lights. you can see the snow coming down here at this wawa. here's what you can expect and see as you head out. take a look at our driving video, route 70 westbound towards philadelphia just about an hour ago. just after 3:30, even though it is snowing with the temperatures hovering around that freezing mark, it is not sticking. when it hits your wind shield it's more like rain but should we see the temperatures drop closer to0or below the freezin mark, that's when this morning's commute will become more tricky. that's why we're out here to monitor the conditions for you, unlike our saturday blizzard two weeks ago, this system is smaller but at a more critical time as people will be waking up and getting ready for work or school.

we can tell you out here that the roads have not been pretreated. any of that salt would have washed away with the rain. we are in touch with both burlington county and camden county emergency management. they have all their assets, salt and plow trucks ready to roll as the conditions warrant. that's the very latest, live in marlton, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> as bill was predicting, most of the accumulation happening on the grass. the roads are still warm. not accumulating there. thank you very much. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> snow is coming down. yes, it was rain but it quickly changed over. the atmosphere is cooling down. the ground is still on the warm side. we have some time before we start to see accumulation. first alert radar is tracking that snow that is going to be with us through the morning commute. right now, above freezing in philadelphia, 35 degrees at 4:27. jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. how's it looking out there, jessica? >> we're looking at the new

jersey turnpike, if you look closely you can start to see snow accumulating on the highway, this is right around the delaware memorial bridge. there is a speed restriction on the new jersey turnpike in both directions from the delaware memorial bridge in pennsville township all the way to exit 12 in rahway. . your heart loves omega-3s.

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