we'll see scattered showers in the suburbs and the lehigh valley.hat's why, with very moist conditions we could see quick, tremendous totals of rainfall leading to that potential for flash flooding. 72 now, cloudy skies this morning with breaks of sunshine into the low 80s this afternoon. the threat of showers in the lehigh valley and for new jersey. 73 degrees now. 80s this afternoon. a chance of some scattered isolated showers this morning. really a better chance of thunderstorms this afternoon for noon, 2:00 and at 4:00. for the jersey shore, we'll see sunshine to start with. already starting to break. those clouds with sunshine. it will be in the upper 70s with a chance of scattered showers at the shore. and for delaware, again, not an all-day rainfall here either. storms are a possibility later this morning and this afternoon with temperatures peaking in the low 80s. storms today, there is dry maybe you noticed it, with the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. got your 10 day on 10 when i'm back in just a few minutes. >>> muggy is de

that's why it's cooler in the lehigh valley. 73 degrees.grees right now in suburbs and near 80 degrees near delaware and south jersey. these numbers won't last long in the 70s and low 80s. we'll see them soar into the 90s. in fact, i expect these to warm into the 90s by noontime today. right now, manayunk is 81. brewerytown 80 degrees. philadelphia international is 81. and a little bit warmer by a degree in bustleton and northeast philadelphia airport. so showers and thunderstorms are a possibility for us during the day today and through the weekend. but the main feature of what's going on is the heat and the heatwave continues. the temperatures soared yesterday afternoon, was at 95 degrees, they go even higher for today and the weekend. and those feels-like temperatures will soar as well. by next week, though, the temperatures finally start coming down. tuesday, some rain cooled showers and thunderstorms. as far as today is concerned, just a chance of seeing isolated showers during the day today. right now it's completely clear. hazleton,

upper 80s for the lehigh valley and delaware. for philadelphia, and the suburbs, partly sunny skies and you'll see sunshine and a few clouds this afternoon. and interior sections of new jersey could see an isolated shower this afternoon with some of those clouds. most the day and most of new jersey will be dry and dry at the shore, too. mostly sunny skies, 84 degrees. all for a pretty good-looking friday. a peek at the weekend forecast when i'm back in just a few ç minutes. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. jessie? >> we are starting off in delaware this morning. a heads up if you head out in new castle county, glasgow, there is a tractor-trailer-involved crash, closing part of pulaski highway and south college avenue, right around this area as you can see on our map system, not seeing major delays around the scene. there's not a lot of traffic on the roads. it's early, considering it's only in the 5:00 hour. your alternate, wrangle hill road, pretty much runs next to the scene. watching slowdowns on the boulevard

might see a brief shower in the lehigh valley.ew jersey will get some sunshine breaking through the clouds after a cloudy start, 71 degrees by lunch time. 76 degrees and the winds at 8 miles an hour. they'll be stronger at the shore this afternoon. those are 15 mile-an-hour winds. that's an onshore flow that will keep temperatures cooler at the shore. you will see some sunshine, a slight chance of the daytime shower at the jersey shore. and delaware, you're in for some afternoon sunshine. a cloudy start this morning. 76 degrees at 10:00. by noontime, more sunshine. and then into the very low 80s this afternoon. there is a chance of an isolated shower during the afternoon hours. that chance of showers will be decreasing over the next couple days, along with something else, too. got the t10 day on 10 when i'm back in a few minutes. >> bill, thanks. >>> just about 20 minutes before 6:00. let's get you to work on this tuesday morning. a check of the roads. >> jessica boyington is standing by. jess, what are you watching now? >> we're

that's the lehigh valley. what about south jersey?rees right now. 76 at 10:00 and into the 80s this afternoon. those light southerly winds just below 10 miles an hour. at the shore, stronger. the wind at 2:00 this afternoon. at 13 miles an hour and a southerly wind at 14 miles an hour, just enoug to keep the temperatures in the upper 70s. that's after a cooler morning. right now it's 63 degrees in new jersey. delaware, bright sunshine, 70s this morning. lower 80s this afternoon. changes ahead for the weekend. we'll see sunshine today. it's showers and thunderstorms that will be rolling through tomorrow. not an all-day rainfall but as the storms come through with a cold front, we could see some gusty winds tomorrow. from philadelphia to the suburbs, the lehigh valley, into the 90s you'll feel the humidity increase for south jersey and even at the shore. 84 degrees. a chance of late-day storms and delaware will see the storms clear out. in fact, the entire area will see them clear out for sunday with high temperatures returning to the 8

there's an accident between quakertown and lehigh valley. ver on the pa turnpike we're watching for construction. west and eastbound, the left lane is closed between 29 and downingtown. 23 minutes east and westbound between valley forge to route 1. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> team usa will join athletes from around the world to usher in the summer olympics in rio de janeiro. we don't know much about what we expect to see during the ceremony. we have seen fireworks being fired from inside the arena. we know swimmer michael phelps will carry the american flag ahead of team usa. >>> one of the highlights of tonight's ceremony will be the lighting of the olympic cauldron. the crowd cheered as the torch arrived at one of rio's samba schools last night. matt delucia is live in our digital operations center right now. there are certain moments in olympic history that viewers remember. they stick in your mind. >> they do, tracy. one of those moments, you might remember this, the '96 olympics, kerri strug performing the vault with an injured ankle.

and the lehigh valley, saw some storms yesterday with heavy downpours. 72 degrees right now in the lehighalley. cloudy skies to start with. you may even see areas of fog. it's not going to last. we'll get breaks of sunshine this afternoon and readings climbing into the upper 70s. that is cool for this time of year when normally we'd warm into the middle 80s. a chance of an isolated shower for new jersey. most of the day will be dry. 70 degrees right now. lingering in the 70s, even into the afternoon hours, clouds at lunch time break for sunshine and near 80 degrees at 4:00 this afternoon. what about the shore you ask? well, the sunshine will break through there. partly sunny, 76 degrees. the temperatures warming into the middle 70s as we go into the afternoon. the winds a little bit stronger at the shore. that's an onshore wind. 15 miles an hour at noontime and at 2:00 today. and for delaware, you'll see some sunshine, too. clouds to start with. some breaks in those clouds first thing this morning and more this afternoon. still a chance of an isolated shower as the temperature warms up to

more likely in the lehigh valley. right now, scattered fair weather clouds. 83 degrees at noon time today. a pretty good warmup in store for philadelphia. getting ready for sunshine. just a few thin clouds around. we'll see them at 8:00, again at 11:00. that's going to reach a warmup today and bring us more humidity. so we'll get closer to the 90 degrees mark this afternoon. we'll feel like it's in the 90s, thanks to higher humidity. a warm day in the suburbs. lehigh valley, a chance of thunderstorms. most of the area will be dry. into the 70s with nothing but sunshine at the jersey shore. i'll go through the forecast, hour by hour, to show you when the showers may pop today. i'll be back in a few minutes but first jessica boyington has the "first alert" traffic. >> thanks, bill, looks great, southbound, cameras right around baltimore pike. no backups or delays so far. there is a downed tree lower merion, right around old lancaster road. we're seeing delays around that. 95 through delaware looking great. also 11 minut

you can see it in this view from the lehigh valley.atching for some spots of fog first thing this morning. it won't last all day. the threat of more showers and possibly some thunderstorms might want to keep an umbrella handy. there are more storms that will be developing during the day today and into this evening. storms are possible as well. as far as the fog is concerned, half mile visibility in the pocono mountains, scattered fog, light fog in allentown, a two-mile visibility, in new jersey, toms river seeing heavy rainfall in the area. so that's limiting visibility there while fog has developed for atlantic city and millville where the visibility is near two miles in both locations. with temperatures climbing during the day, the fog will disappear. the steamy weather will stay with us. 75 in philadelphia. the suburbs not much cooler this morning. exton is 74. 71 in bedminster. a warm, steamy start. feel that humidity that's still with us. that will likely fuel more showers and thunderstorms. storms this morning, moving through oce

look at the 50s in the lehigh valley. temperatures are cooling under clear skies, 67 in philadelphia, delaware is in the 60s along with the lehigh valley and south jersey at 65 degrees this morning. cool spots, well, it's dropped into the low 60s. now in andorra and chestnut hill, both at 63 degrees. somerton 62 while bustleton and northeast philadelphia is 64 degrees. humidity is lower. you can feel it as soon as you step out the door. cape may, a view from the marina. see scattered clouds there. not to çworry. you don't need your umbrella. the radar showing no sign of any showers with those clouds. nice and clear. it will be dry today. as low as the humidity is now, it gets even lower this afternoon. the forecast looking good today. lots of sunshine, a few scattered clouds and 80s for philadelphia. the suburbs, the lehigh valley will see plenty of sunshine and new jersey, the showers take a break. sunshine and a few thin clouds, low 80s for new jersey. at the shore, the wind coming in off the ocean will keep afternoon

low 60s in the lehigh valley. 64 degrees in the suburbs. look at philadelphia, 69 degrees. 64 degrees at the jersey shore as well. we will see the numbers climb into the 80s this afternoon. and we'll see those temperatures go even higher for tomorrow. bringing in additional humidity. the moisture is riding in on winds out of the south at 12 miles an hour today. so that's going to make it feel like it's in the 90s this afternoon. this is 6:30 this evening. doylestown, trenton, voorhees, wilmington will all feel like the 90s. tomorrow, the numbers go even higher. temperatures will soar into the 90s. the feels like temperature, the heat index, will top 100 degrees, according to this computer model tomorrow afternoon. we will start with sunshine this morning. you saw how nice and clear it was on that live picture. clouds will be increasing in the afternoon some of them to the west producing showers. ahead of those showers very muggy air. another line of showers will give a possibility of showers for tomorrow. just a slight chance for both. you

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic right now we're out in the lehigh valley. s is 78 right around lehigh street. a couple cars on the roads but no big problems or delays. we'll check in with mass transit when i come back in the 5:00 hour. there might be some delays for you there. >>> it's almost time for the kids to go back to school. this is the week that school shopping really gets going. this year, retail experts say shoppers will do more spending online because they want the speed, convenience and free shipping. >> they're going to save time, they're not having to go to the store or jump from store to store. they can compare online. and they can find the best price. >> brick and mortar retailers have states that offer free back to school shopping weekends, though. >>> gospel music takes over the barnes foundation in philadelphia. ♪ that's the sound of the african episcopal church of st. thomas choir. they performed yesterday at the barnes museum. this show revifz a tradition started by dr. barnes back in the 1920s. >>> south philadelphia yesterday was all a

>> in parts of the lehigh valley, winds near 60 to 65, maybe even 67 miles an hour. line of some very strong to veer thunderstorms. severe thunderstorm warnings for lehigh, north hampton county, until 6:00 p.m. in this line of storms, stretching through allentown, down to douglas, these are potentially containing winds near 67 miles an hour. those are damaging winds. also, very heavy rain, maybe marble-sized hail. there you see the lightning with it, too. if you look at the number of strikes in the past 15 minutes alone, 437. a severe storm is a very dangerous storm. in allentown expect it in a few minutes here. bethlehem 5:30. palmer by about 5:50. that is traveling to the northeast. take a look at the radar detected winds here. like i mentioned, winds near 66, 67 miles an hour. that's what we've picked up on the radar. and those same winds are in fact moving to the northeast. so we're going to see these all move into the lehigh valley, near allentown, and areas continuing to the north and east of that. we slide a little farther to the south. now we're looking more

look at the lehigh valley. this is the rain-soaked area here.this could quickly turn to more areas of flooding. flash flooding is a possibility. flash flood watch is in effect for those areas. for today, clouds, sunshine, and into the 80s this afternoon for philadelphia, the suburbs, same story, low 80s this afternoon. the best chance of storms will be later this afternoon. clouds will break for some sunshine but the steaminess will stay with us all day long. and the lehigh valley, 77 degrees, at noontime a chance of storms. the threat continues during the afternoon hours. for delaware, clouds and sunshine, low 80s at lunch time. 86 degrees at 4:00 and in between these hours, we could see spotty showers and thunderstorms for new jersey and the shore. that chance of storms, cooler at the shore, 80 degrees. low 80s for new jersey. 10 day on 10 to finally show you western we'll break out of the heat and humidity and the storm threat will come down. that's when i'm back in just a few minutes. >>> we like to hear that, bill. we'll stay tuned. thank y

middle 80s for new jersey, lehigh valley and delaware. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in just a few minutes. let's see how the roads are looking on a friday morning. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. we're watching an accident scene in pottstown right now on south charlotte street and queen street. watch for maybe police activity there. also watching the vine street expressway. we are closed or at least had the beginnings of that construction east and westbound in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. some of the exit ramps are starting to open just a little bit early. we'll keep you updated when we start to see everything pick up. here's the schuylkill expressway. this is right through the conshohocken curve. no big problems or delays here. 12 minutes only eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway into center city. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> the day has finally arrivedç we are hours away from the opening ceremony of the summer olympic games in rio

low 60s for lehigh valley.e, 64, and 67 degrees in south philadelphia. south jersey and jersey shore, temperatures in the low 60s this morning. there are some cooler spots to be found. 58 degrees for ft. washington bedminster and upper 50s. a pleasant morning. with the onshore flow, temperatures in the 60s, sunshine, even inland, the numbers are a bit low. we usually warm into the upper 80s. look at this, starting out at 67 degrees. 70s at 10:00, low 80s at lunchtime. suburbs, nothing but sunshine and a few fair weather clouds. 61 degrees by 10:00. 73, upper 70s by lunchtime today. in the lehigh valley, you're seeing bright sunshine. and no sign of the fog that we've had the last few mornings. 80 degrees afternoon, and humidity stays low. new jersey, sunny skies, 78 degrees at noon time. and very low 80s this afternoon. just a little cooler at the shore. middle 70s. we'll stay in the 70s with easterly winds. the last couple of days a little bit stronger at the shore. inland, delaware, already seeing sunshine. 6

now 68 degrees in the lehigh valley. and a nice start, too, in delaware. it

it is calm in the lehigh valley. go into the afternoon, one important change we'll see a northwesterly wind develop. that will bring down the humidity some today. this morning, the temperatures will be going up. 8:00, 70, 83 degrees at 11:00 this morning. showers not in store for us today. 73 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, 82 degrees and it will be into the low 90s this afternoon. with the humidity coming down later today. so not quite as muggy as it was yesterday. 91 degrees in philadelphia. the suburbs, 90 and 90 in interior new jersey. while at the shore, mostly sunny skies and 86 degrees. upper 80s for the lehigh valley. delaware, 91 degrees this afternoon. i'll go through the forecasts hour by hour to show you how quickly it will warm up today when i'm back in just a couple minutes. first, let's see how the traffic is going. jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. still watching the boulevard. one of our bigger stories of the morning. everything else seems to be moving along nicely. around

still looking at clouds in the lehigh valley. those will be thinning out. we will see sunshine today. in fact, each of these locations see enough sunshine to warm into the 80s this afternoon. middle 80s for philadelphia, low 80s this afternoon and lower humidity, too, for the lehigh valley, delaware and new jersey. at the shore, you'll see sunshine and 79 degrees with mostly sunny skies. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in just a few minutes. right now let's see how the traffic is moving. jessica boyington. >> thank you, bill. we're watching 95 right now. these are our cameras around girard avenue. a little bitç zoomed out here. that's a good thing. you can see all traffic is moving along whether you're headed north or southbound directions. southbound when we pay attention to pretty much in the morning time. anything into center city typically sees morning volume. not now. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine, 13 minutes there. speeds still well into the 60s also. over in camden, if you're actually heading into philadelphia,

upper 70s for the lehigh valley and delaware. new jersey it's 80 degrees right now but warming into the 90s this afternoon. isolated showers and thunderstorms. lehigh valley, in the suburbs, steamy conditions will feel like it's over 100 degrees this afternoon for philadelphia. i'll walk you through it hour by hour, when i come back in a few minutes but first, jessica boyington has the "first alert" photographi traffic. >> we'll start out in norristown. nothing tieing it up too much. but vine street expressway as well, our camera is right around broad street, where we have that ongoing construction for the vine street expressway. this is the traffic being diverted off the exit ramp, blocking off all lanes. that's the westbound side. eastbound traffic is slow as well towards 95. just a few there. probably until the 5:00 hour, we'll keep you updated for sure and i'll be back with more in the next ten. >>> breaking news from maryland. nearly two dozen people are hurt. several people are unaccounted for. this was around midnight. fir

but first jessica with update from first alert traffic center. >> watching 78 lehigh valley roads are wet there, definitely use caution traveling through the area. 78 at lehigh street. no delays because of the rain. i'll check in with jersey roads when we come back. >> i'll see you then, plus a one-stop shop. we'll tell you about liquor board decision that could impact your nearest grocery store. also rail danger. we're learning about a new study that says mandatory safety regulations lacking nationwide. find out about our local trains. >>> right now on nbc news today clean sweep. team usa combines for one, two, three punch to take gold, silver and bronze in a rio race. >>> now controversy surrounding certain members of team usa. hear why two swimmers are now being held in rio and how it involves swimming star ryan lochte. >> rail safety issues. a new study shedding new light on trains and a key safety feature. tell you about the trains in our area. >>> 5:30, good morning. welcome to thursday and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. we're not going

and the lehigh valley, sunshine, some clouds, 95 degrees in allentown. 94 for easton with a feels like temperature well above 100 degrees. kutztown, we've already soon a shower and thunderstorm move through this morning and a possibility of some scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. but it will not be an all-day rainfall. new jersey, bordentown, berlin, all into the middle 90s. look at those feels like temperatures, well above the 100 degree mark for new jersey. at the shore,ç upper 80s to ne 09 degrees for stone harbor. 86 in cape may. 100 the feels like temperature for longport. delaware, you'll see plenty of sunshine. look at that high humidity. makes it feel like 111 degrees this afternoon. steamy conditions and a chance of a few more of these. showers just passing to the north of trenton right now, fizzling after storms rolled through the lehigh valley first thing this morning. you may have heard the thunder and lightning. the rest of the area is dry. a chance of storms will be with us right on through the weekend. mostly it's going t

a nice warmup in the lehigh valley. a cooler start, 59 degrees right now.w nice and clear it is. that's the view from the lehigh valley this morning. 74 degrees later this morning and then it's into the 80s this afternoon with very little wind and the humidity stays low into this afternoon. for new jersey, see a few late-day clouds. right now it's in the clear, 65 degrees, 83 degrees this afternoon. then becoming partly cloudy later this afternoon, 85 degrees. a little bit of an easterly wind in new jersey. that easterly wind will be stronger at the shore. that's where you'll see temperatures in the very low 80s this afternoon. it will be a quick warmup, too. 80 degrees by 10:00 this morning. and for delaware, plenty of sunshine. 69 degrees to start with. through the 70s this morning. and into the 80s thisç afterno. but there are a couple things to look for for the delaware beaches and for the jersey shore. starting today, a rip current threat, beach hazard, dangerous rip currents are possible. there's a moderate risk and it's not just today. tropical syst

the dry air is already in the lehigh valley. that same northwesterly wind this afternoon, the humidity will be dropping there, too. for new jersey, you'll see sunshine. 67 degrees right now. in fact, everyone in new jersey is in the 60s to start with, except right on the beach where it's warmer. inland new jersey will warm to near 70 degrees at 8:00, near 80 degrees at lunch time and then in the low 80s this afternoon. you will feel that drier air for this afternoon for new jersey and for the shore as well. the jersey shore will see temperatures warm into the low 80s. it's a land breeze today. frequently when you get a wind out of the northwest and feel the lower humidity for the suburbs and for philadelphia and interior new jersey, frkly it doesn't reach the shore. that's not going to happen today. you'll feel the dry air, even at the shore. at 2:00, winds of 14 miles an hour. we may see gusts of 20 miles an hour this afternoon at the shore. you'll see that in delaware as well. a lighter breeze with sunshine and 6 degrees. 75 a

it's starting to thin out in the lehigh valley., a few scattered clouds, no sign of anyç wet weather today. sunny skies and humidity coming down today. it will be a pleasant evening. clear skies and cooler conditions than what we saw last night. suburbs, a few scattered clouds, 61 degrees, low 60s for the lehigh valley. 66 degrees in delaware. at the shore, 63 in interior new jersey. 60s to start with, lower 60s for most locations, people per done in the low 60s. a comfortable start, less humid conditions, we're heading for a beautiful august day. no clouds around, no showers, we will be staying dry today. however, that does change for the weekend. you can see storms in the south. that's not the problem. look at this over canada. it has a long way to go. it is far to the northwest. over the next several days it will be making progress and arrives for saturday. good chance we'll see showers and thunderstorms. it will come with hotter temperatures, too, into the 90s for philadelphia, the suburbs, lehigh valley. even a warmup at the

still looking at clouds in the lehigh valley. those will be thinning out.hine today. in fact, each of these locations see enough sunshine to warm into the 80s this afternoon. middle 80s for philadelphia, low 80s this afternoon and lower humidity, too, for the lehigh valley, delaware and new jersey. at the shore, you'll see sunshine and 79 degrees w

not the 90s for the lehigh valley.this afternoon in new jersey. scatteredç clouds. it looks like mostly dry. 71 degrees right now. 80 at 10:00 an then into the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. the chance of a shower will be isolated to some inland areas. mostly dry for new jersey and nj dry at the shore, too. a beautiful summer day, with a little bit of the sea breeze developing as we go into the afternoon. that will limit the warmup. temperatures peaking at 84 and low 80s for 2:00 and 4:00. a great day at the shore. in delaware, we have sunshine on the way, too. in fact, sunny skies over frawley stadium. 71 degrees. 85 degrees at lunch time. that same little bit of a breeze out of the northwest. even though the temperatures warm into the upper 80s, there is going to be less humidity in the air this afternoon. but that changes over the weekend, along with our chances for rain. today will be dry. saturday will be dry. look what happens on sunday. the chances for rain go right on up for philadelphia, dover and into the

victim's name has not been released. >>> one person was killed in a four vehicle crash in the lehigh valley. the victim was trapped under an overturned vehicle in hanover township, lehigh county on route 222 west of airport road around 11:30 p.m. five people were taken to the hospital for treatment. police have not said who caused the crash. >>> we have an exclusive on "action news," a good samaritan was rushed to the scene of a fiery crash in delaware. he helped to save a boy inside a burning truck. >> reporter: it is video that's scary to look at, a major accident at an intersection in glasgow an 18 whreerl collided with the -- wheerl -- wheeler collided with the pick up truck, everyone is trapped inside including a 6-year-old little boy. that's eladio de shielvs sprung into action. >> the guy i worked for, he said looks like somebody is stuck inside the car. >> it was the 6-year-old he and others saw and knew. >> there were several people trying to pull him out of the car. he noticed a fire extinguisher from the tractor-trailer, it didn't work so he used it as a hammer. i saw the fire ex

lehigh valley with 70s, low 60s. likely to see some 50s in the suburbs. 62 in south jersey and upper 60s in philadelphia. neighborhood forecast, calling for the numbers to climb into the low 80s. comfortable for exton, 61 degrees. north wells and ft. washington upper 60s. pleasant start. with the winds coming off the ocean the shore will stay a bit cooler. and the temperatures inland will top out a little more than normal. the doppler radar completely clear. a chance of a few showers and thunderstorms. hour-by-hour forecast. philadelphia, 60s to start with. 80 degrees at lunchtime. low 80s from partly to sunny skies. this afternoon, plenty of sunshine and near 80 degrees this afternoon. the lehigh valley, we'll see the numbers warm to 80 degrees at 4:00. with sunny skies, delaware will quickly warm from the 60s to 70. and 79 degrees at lunchtime. low 80s at new jersey and the shore. wind coming off the ocean, upper 70s this afternoon, beautiful for each of the areas. there are some changes for the weekend. i've got a

look at the bright sunshine in the lehigh valley.to start with. 58 degrees right now. a quick warmup. 70sme 70s midmorning. by midday, 80s. and you'll see sunshine through the day today. so into the 80s this afternoon. low 80s for delaware. middle 80s for lehigh valley, new jersey, the suburbs and philadelphia. and at the shore, we have a beautiful day ahead. the humidity will be dropping as the day goes on. clear skies, 78 degrees this afternoon. very similar to what we saw yesterday. so another great day today. the humidity, that's going it start creeping back into the area tomorrow. >> the humidity. >> the big hair humidity. >> i expect to hear from these two right here. >> i'll have updates anytime you watch the if you're on the go on 101.1 more f.m. >> excellent. >> local updates throughout the morning and always get realtime news, weather and traffic on the nbc 10 app. >>> tap the app for updates on the earthquake in italy today and the situation on 422. a powerful earthquake rocks central italy overnight causing widespread dev

then we look at the lehigh valley. 78 at 8:00 a.m. lunchtime, 81. low to mid 80s for highs, we could see early storms developing there, and they may move into the strong to severe category, talking damaging winds, hail as well and lightning, things we'll be watching out for as we move through any pockets of heavier rain could lead to localized flooding. it isn't a guarantee across the whole region, but possibility. we'll look at the futurecast coming up. >> thanks, krystal. >>> 11 minutes past 6:00. the growing threat from california wildfires. we'll show you how they're spreading and what crews are doing to get a handle on on them. plus this. >> reporter: construction workers in philly facing new requirements, the classes they'll have to take to prevent a demolition disaster. david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outr

a first alert for the suburbs, the lehigh valley and the poconos through this evening. the threat of more flooding and heavy rainfall coming as a result. we will see that possibility of flooding. quiet right now, other than a few isolated showers, they are ott the shore this morning, just north of atlantic city and inland in southern burlington county heading off to the northeast. most of the day will be dry. actually get sunshine, too. that will allow the temperatures to climb into the 80s this afternoon. a steamy day ahead. winds right now out of the northeast at 8 miles an hour. we could see stronger gusts with thunderstorms this afternoon. seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen shows that we are not going to see the 90s for the week but we will get more wet weather. i'll have details on that when i come back in just a few minutes. >>> thanks so much, now that we know how the weather will be looking today, a look at the roads this morning. >> jessica boyington is standing by with a check of new jersey roads. >> we're watching 295 right now. these are our came

and sunshine with lowç humidit for the lehigh valley and delaware.just a few minutes. first, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. we're watching out in morrisville for construction. right around route 1 where we'll find lane restrictions around the trenton/morrisville bridge and perry street. watch out for that. route 38 around nixon drive, norristown, not a carn

we saw some thunderstorms roll through the lehigh valley. first thing this morning, those are settling down. now an isolated shower moving just past bensalem and a few scattered showers in upper bucks county heading into northern new jersey. won't be an all-day rainfall but keep an eye out for storms, especially this afternoon. 75 in the lehigh valley, 80 in delaware, the 70s in new jersey, will warm into the 90s. 82 in philadelphia right now. 97 degrees this afternoon. will feel like 107 later today. middle 90s with a chance of some storms in the suburbs and that threatç for the lehigh valley well. if you're looking for lower temperatures, you'll find them at the shore. we'll see warm and steamy conditions there, too, with temperatures in the 80s. back with your hour-by-hour forecast in just a few minutes. first, jessica boyington has an update from the first alert traffic center. >> we're starting off on the vine street expressway. no surprise there. still construction through center city right now. we are blocked westbound and eastbound

the lehigh valley, we'll start with sunshine and get plenty of it this morning. 70s at 10:00 this morning. destined for the middle 80s this afternoon. and new jersey, the fog will disappear. right now foggy and 63 degrees. 79 degrees, near 80 degrees at 10:00 and then this afternoon, a warm day into the 80s. the humidity will be dropping in new jersey as well. at the shore, the sea breeze this afternoon, make sure things stay more humid but it's going to be cooler at the shore, near 80 degrees this afternoon. the fog will be disappearing in delaware, too. delaware, frawley stadium, 72 degrees. at 8:00, the fog will be disappearing. sunshine and a few scattered clouds this afternoon. you won't see showers today. you may not have to wait long. a look into the future with the futurecast when i come back in just a few minutes. >> bill, thank you. 6:37. one person is in the hospital after being hit by a car on route 130 at columbus road in burlington county. the driver did stay on the scene. police say the pedestrian is not in good shape. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic

lehigh valley, 77 degrees. delaware, 79 degrees right now. 93 degrees for delaware. 91 this afternoon. lehigh valley, a look at the temperatures for philadelphia and the suburbs soaring this afternoon with hot and humid conditions. looking for relief at the shore. in the 90s, 86 degrees, partly sunny skies, elevated humidity there as well. the forecast hour by hour. let's check in with jessica boyington to see how the "first alert" traffic is doing. >> bill, we're watching the schuylkill expressway, these are our cameras around belmont avenue. you can see it's doing great. a 12-minute trip down through the industry with east lanes there. speed into the 60s so good to go there on the schuylkill expressway. watching for construction on the delaware memorial bridge where the left lane is closed, coming from new jersey into delaware. so, you can see right now, we don't have any problems or delays because of that. 295 or backup on the new jersey turnpike. everything is okay there. just that lane getting by. >>> brea

right across 78, berks county through the lehigh valley. rain moving into lehigh county here soon. if we track that for you, it can be near reading by about 11:41. could be near potts town 12:13. limeri limerick, 12:25. heavy rain and lightning. so we'll keep watching that one for you. the rest of the area fairly dry. you'll want the umbrella tomorrow. a closer look at the timing of the storms coming up. >>> after more than a week and a half on the run, a new jersey fugitive is behind bars tonight. medford police took the man into custody yesterday. he's accused of trying to buy painkillers with fake prescriptions and arson. he fled a cvs after he was denied prescriptions and then went to a restaurant where he tried to burn the evidence in a restaurant trash can. he's facing aggravated arson and fraud charges. >>> from our delaware bureau, a vandal cut out the word black from the black lives matter banner displayed outside a wilmington church over the weekend. the first unitarian church plans to replace the banner. >>> attorneys in the geor

look at the 50s for the lehigh valley, the suburbs.are 61 degrees and 62 degrees in philadelphia. there are cooler neighborhoods in philadelphia. andorra 55, parkwood at 58 degrees right now. in the 60s in center city and the airport just dropped to 62 degrees this hour. the temperature is coming down. the winds will be lighter today. it was a breezy day, not today though, just a light variable wind. a nice warmup, bright sunshine, no clouds around, into the low 80s this afternoon. through the day, all that dry air that arrived yesterday will stay with us. the humidity will not be an issue today. chestnut hit, 81 degrees this afternoon. look at the suburbs, west chester 80 degrees. the lehigh valley, allentown and easton, very low 80s for today. for new jersey, sunny skies, low humidity, even at the shore where it warms up to 79 degrees for ocean city and atlantic city. into the low 80s for wilmington with clear skies, we're heading into a few more days of nice weather before things really heat up. chances of showers minimal. no storms

and near 100 degrees in the lehigh valley.new jersey, those late afternoon and evening thunderstorms, before they move in, back into the 90s for new jersey and delaware. it's the shore which will have afternoon temperatures in the 80s but feels like temperature for longport of 97 degrees later today. the heat when humidity and storms will take a break. i've got the 10 day on 10 when i come back in a few minutes. >> let's take a look at route 32 in south jersey. >> jessica boyington has you covered. >> we'll have a few updates, checking in with new jersey roads and updates on earlier scenes. the 42 freeway around 41, over in deptford. more cars headed northbound right here. those in the northbound lanes no delays or problems yet. maybe a car or two heading southbound. heading down the shore, no problems there. good news out in elmer, new jersey, we're watching an accident scene, right around front street. that's re-opened. you don't have to worry about that any more there. you'll be able to get through with no problems or big d

look at the lehigh valley at 58 degrees.you'll see plenty of sunshine but without it, the temperatures are still falling in new jersey. 62 degrees. it is calm for most areas. just a light breeze at 5 miles an hour in philadelphia. that wind will be increasing tomorrow. that's when the humidity will start coming back into the area. today it's so good to stay nice and comfortable. at 7:00, 67 degrees. nothing but sunshine, 10:00 into the 70s. we'll be warming into the 80s this afternoon. in fact, this 1/2 yoafternoon w cooler than yesterday. at the shore, upper 70s yesterday, upper 70s again today through the low 80s this afternoon. plenty of sunshine and low humidity. there are some changes ahead. i'll show you how quickly things warm up when i come back with the hour by hour forecast. first, jessica boyington has an update from the first alert traffic center. >> a good update right here, bill. starting off on 422 where we had it closed for most of the morning with an accident investigation. you can see on our maps we're back

a better chance of seeing a late-day shower in the lehigh valley. that's just a chance. you will see sunshine this morning. in delaware, partly sunny skies and 88 degrees. go to the forecast, with that chance of showers, hour by hour, when i come back in a few minutes. but first, an update, jessica boyington with your "first alert" traffic. >>> right around the germantown on-ramp. no problems on delays. everybody is moving along. roads are dry. we look good out there. also watching an accident scene. you can see right in here. a little bit of that red, an accident on blue bell pike right around fenton avenue. here's collingswood circle. looking great. a couple of cars on the road, just fine. watch for that construction on blackwood. lower landing road and black horse pike. that will be until september 7th. >>> we're following breaking news out of philadelphia where a police officer is now in fatal condition after being hit by a car in manayunk. >> pamela osborne is live there this morning. pamela, walk us through you know what happened. >> reporter: well, lauren, police

keep an eye on the lehigh valley and then the suburbs.bers drop into the evening hours. that's some rain that's going to be coming into the picture later today. that chance of storms late this afternoon. still watching a few sprinkles now in ocean county. that's the last little bit of showers that started off in cape may first thing this morning. another round of showers in central pennsylvania. that will miss us heading towards the pocono mountains. this afternoon and into this evening, damaging winds, heavy downpours with thunderstorms, more likely from northern delaware, into new jersey and pennsylvania. eastern pennsylvania and northern new jersey will likely see those storms later today. find some shade, a fan or air conditioning, stay hydrated as the temperatures will soar into the middle 90s this afternoon. those late-day storms come through and things start improving tomorrow. 91. that's still hot. the humidity comes way down thanks to a shift in the winds tomorrow afternoon. even lower on thursday with a chance of showers. hoveri

cloudy skies in the lehigh valley. 72 degrees right now, 77 at 9:00. and there's sunshine coming through at lunchtime today. in the suburbs, king prussia is cloudy. sunshine and 82 degrees. what you will not see today are high temperatures in the 90s. we'll number the 80s, first time in more than a week. the longest heat wave of the summer comes to an end, 89 degrees for philadelphia. and the suburbs. close to 90 degrees. as we go into the afternoon with clearing skies, we'll also see drier air blowing into the area. a nice shift in the wind is going to occur that's going to keep the humidity lower. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in a few minutes first an update with the "first alert" traffic center with jessica boyington. >> thanks, bill, we're at an accident scene, schuylkill expressway at belmont avenue. around city avenue. 19-minute drive time so a little slow already. you can see a crawl from the blue route to the vine street expressway. we're adding about seven minutes on-average speeds dropping to the 40s. i expect this

upper 80s with mostly sunny skies for the lehigh valley. the suburbs, 71 degrees while philadelphia is 73, that number climbing into the middle 70s by 8:00 and then middle 80s by 11:00. temperatures topping out today, warming up into the low 90s. there's an important change this afternoon. a little bit of a northwesterly breeze, so the humidity will be lower today, this afternoon than it was yesterday. 91 degrees in philadelphia. very low 90s for philadelphia and new jersey. the exception the shore which will warm to 86 degrees this afternoon. also in the 80s for the lehigh valley, while delaware warms up to 91 degrees. i'll go through these forecast hour by hour when i come back in just a few minutes. first let's get an update on a busy traffic morning from jessica. >> thanks, bill. watching the boulevard. better news right now than we've seen all morning where there's a water main repair on the southbound side around ridge avenue. all traffic approaching the schuylkill expressway finally starting to move. we have two lanes back open right

lehigh valley, 96, 97. trenton, 97. millville, 97. even the shorepoints there's not much relief in the form of a sea breeze, you're topping out around 90 degrees. poconos, 8 degrees, maybe a hit or miss shower or thunderstorm. 84 degrees sunday, humidity with another chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. 90 degrees on the sand today, 92 tomorrow. more than likely you're staying dry this afternoon, watch out for a pop-up shower or thunderstorm sunday afternoon. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we've highlighted today and tomorrow. because of the dangerous heat ran humidity, feels like 110 today, 107 tomorrow. 98 tomorrow, 97 tomorrow. monday, 92. tuesday, 92, wednesday, 90. all three days, hit or miss shower or thunderstorm. we get into friday, we drop down to a chilly 89. >> thank you so much. >>> 6:16 a.m., many people will try to keep cool as they flock to atlantic city for jimmy buffet whole perform there this afternoon, that event opens at 10:00 a.m. it's the first of our beach concert plans for atlantic city.

gusty winds in the lehigh valley as well. reaching new jersey, the dry air will push any clouds out of the picture and sunshine will be bright, low 80s this afternoon. as we go into the afternoon hours, the humidity will come way down, even at the shore. sometimes it doesn't reach the shore, especially during the summer months. today it's a different story with sunny skies, lower 80s. that's the land breeze. the dry air, you'll feel it this afternoon at 2:00 and at 4:00 this afternoon. and for delaware, sunny skies and nice cool start, 64 degrees. 80 grows at 2:00 thrc afternoon and into the low 80s with those same gusty winds blowing later this afternoon in delaware. how long will this nice weather last? i've got the 10 day on 10 with the answer when i'm back in a few minutes. >>> 20 minutes before 6:00 a.m. this monday morning. let's get a look at 95. >> first alert traffic reporter pamela osborne has a look at that. >> everything is looking great, this is 95 near the pennsylvania turnpike. you can see traffic on the roadwa

lehigh valley and 68 degrees in philadelphia.n delaware, the numbers have dropped to the 60s for claymont, low 60s for marshalton and caliville. and the numbers into the very low 80s this afternoon. just like the last couple of days it will be shower-free. no showers or thunderstorms, not until we get to the weekend. and that's when we can expect this system to arrive with showers and thunderstorms and heavy downpours. and hour by hour, taking it into the midwest by early today, and tomorrow, michigan first time thing tomorrow morning seeing that line of showers and it will continue to march toward our area by first thing saturday morning. it will be in central pennsylvania, that's early in the morning on saturday. during the day on saturday, look at that rainfall developing. that's saturday afternoon at 1:00. that is going to make for a damp beginning for the weekend. but those storms will keep on moving out so sunday, we'll be driving out, after heat and humidity and a chance of storms, sunday afternoon, nothing but sunshine an

look at the sunshine for all the suburbs and the lehigh valley.g more than a few scattered clouds at times. new jersey, sunny skies, even at the shore where the temperatures will be back in the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon. atlantic city, 78 degrees. wilmington will be 83 degrees. plenty of sunshine for all of delaware. in fact, look at that. no clouds or rain to show you. the nearest storm system is way to the northwest, the midwest, not going to be making its way to us. but the humidity will start building in front of that system coming tomorrow. the forecast, 85 degrees today, 89 degrees tomorrow afternoon. the system won't be here but the humidity will be building in the area. come friday, look at the 90s. soaring temperatures and much higher humidity for friday. but saturday and sunday, theç temperatures will moderate. it will still be warm summer days for the weekend and next week, another 90 degree on monday and still warm on tuesday with a chance of some much-needed showers by wednesday and thursday and drying out at the very end o

scattered clouds in the lehigh valley.for sunshine to warm readings from the 70s to the upper 80s and low 90s. though it makes it into the low 90s for philadelphia, new jersey and delaware, the humidity will be dropping. we're not going to get the extreme heat. it won't feel like it's more than 100 for a change today. >> that will be nice. >> it will feel like a typical august day. >> thank you, bill. >>> local updates throughout the morning. always get realtime news, weather and traffic on the nbc 10 app. >> thanks for watching. "today" show starts right now. >>> good morning. stunning loss. >> agatha puts it away! >> kerri walsh jennings and april ross defeated in beach volleyball semifinals, the first defeat of walsh jennings' career, as gymnastics wraps up with a bang for team usa. >> oh, my! >> two silver medals for danell leyva, a record-setting fourth gold for simone biles, this time in the floor exercise. and aly raisman takes silver, but that was just one memorable moment for the final five. zac efron showing up i

upper 80s, saturday, sunday, 87 in the lehigh valley.saturday, 89 your sunday, the shore obviously a little lower here, though. saturday at 83, sunday at 81 and then 86 for that temperature as we move into your monday. there is the bump up op your monday, that's also when we will start to see humidity bump up a bit more as well. in delaware 89 your saturday, sunday is low 90s by your monday. looking now at your tropical satellite view, so this isq#4 radar this is satellite view, this helps us look at clouds and where the systems are moving. we have been talk being some tropical systems that may develop into tropical storms or even hurricanes. not looking super likely at this point. right now what we are tracking is that system that is to the southeast of florida, the low pressure center you see there, this system is actually still very disorganized, it's weakened a tad over the last couple of days. still has the potential, though, to move along and strengthen as it moves over the gulf. we also are still looking at that disturbance that'