. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> we seem to be having a roblem with audio. we'll get back to bill in just a moment. we have first alert traffic warning for some of the area's busiest streets. crews are starting to repave 22 stretches of the most pothole-filled roads in center city. the work will disrupt parking for several weeks. drivers will notice the road will have been milled meaning they have a bumpy, gravel-like surface. >>> speaking of roads, let's get you out to jessica boyington. >> we're looking at 95. sun glare around cottman avenue. we are starting to jam up on the southbound side a little bit. still only 15 minutes from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway. no real problem there. in pennsauken new jersey a set of traffic lights are malfunctioning. two left lanes closed around cove road on route 30. we are watching this closure in philadelphia on lincoln drive on the northbound side. it's blocked at gypsy lane due to a downed tree. take west schoolhouse lane to get by. septa, up to 15 minute delays. no problems f

let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill, even behind us we can see the philadelphia skyline. it's hazy out there. >> we will see filtered sunshine high clouds and haziness. enough spine to send the temperatures into the 90s by early this afternoon. a first alert weather day this is day three of temperatures in the 90s and it will feel hotter today. near the record high of 97. the heat wave and then storms. storms could turn severe this afternoon and bring damaging winds. right now, 78 degrees. it's a warm start in philadelphia, northeast philadelphia. pottstown, doylestown and wrightstown all in the low 70s to start with. and the temperatures will warm from the 70s and into the 80s and the 90s this afternoon. right along the delaware river trail, you won't find a cooler hour today. the temperature by 8:00 80 degrees. 11:00 this morning, 87 and then we'll be watching for storms as we head into the afternoon. a look at the hour-by-hour future weather to show you when the storms are likely to arrive when i'm back in ten. >

. >> meteorologist bill henley has the details in the first alert weather center. >> we'll sea a lot of sunshine today. in spite of a warmup, the humidity stays low. look at that nice view from the marquis de lafayette in cape may. clouds in the distance. sunshine is what you'll see. we are just over half an hour away from sunrise this morning. 64 here at nbc 10. philadelphia international also 64. look at the 50s. pottstown is at 59 degrees andrk 60 in wilmington and trenton. sunshine will be bright and the temperatures will respond. but the humidity will stay low. we'll see a westerly wind at 8 miles an hour 10:00. 76 degrees and a 10 mile-an-hour pleasant breeze at 1:00 this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten. let's get to injure traffic, first alert for traffic report reporter. >> we are watching the vine street expressway. there's no cars going through at the moment. the construction is beginning to lift through the area. they have left some vehicles by. definitely a good thing. you murt have small delays but our total drive time is factor

let's check in with meteorologist bill henley with the first alert forecast. bill? >> we're not seeing the bright sunshine we started with yesterday but we are see something sunshine through the clouds. we are headed for a warmer day. it's dry this morning. the clouds areal roing through without wet weather just yet. the we're watching the pocono mountains, some breaks in lake wallenpaupack. there are showers that have not reached into philadelphia or the lehigh valley yet. you can see them pushing past williamsport and scranton at this hour. chance of storms this afternoon, especially in pennsylvania. a little less likely in delaware and south jersey. clouds 81 degrees at 10:00. partly sunny skies at 1:00 84 we'll be watching for the storm development later today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's see how the traffic is moving on this tuesday morning. jessica boyington with first alert traffic. jessica? >> and bill we are watching the vine street expressway right around 24th street. so right over here is whe

let's get the forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill?semary things are improving this morning. the temperatures are cooling down and the humidity is coming down, too. maybe elevated to start with but you'll feel the drier air coming in as the morning progresses. this is a live view of center city. the skies are starting to brighten. we're about a half hour away from sunrise. the clouds that move through overnight, they're quickly moving offshore. we'll see a lot of sunshine today. that will lead to a quick warmup. by 9:00 80 degrees. at lunch time 86 and still climbing. we're looking at 90s today. really steamy for tomorrow. a look at your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's see if the roads are getting busier. jessica boyington and the first alert traffic center. >> we have good news on the vine street expressway. we had that ongoing construction on the westbound side closing "trá off around broad street. just lifted that construction project out of the way. cars move through the westbo

let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. ill, even behind us we can see the philadelphia skyline. it's hazy out there. >> we will see filtered sunshine high clouds and haziness. enough spine to send the temperatures into the 90s by early this afternoon. a first alert weather day this is day three of temperatures in the 90s and it will feel hotter today. near the record high of 97. the heat wave and then storms. storms could turn severe this afternoon and bring damaging winds. right now, 78 degrees. it's a warm start in philadelphia, northeast philadelphia. pottstown, doylestown and wrightstown all in the low 70s to start with. and the temperatures will warm from the 70s and into the 80s and the 90s this afternoon. right along the delaware river trail, you won't find a cooler hour today. the temperature by

meteorologist bill henley has the details.ill. >> this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon, the kitchen might be the cool spot. it's heading into the 90s for today and tomorrow. a lot steamier tomorrow. this morning there's dry air moving through the pocono mountains. that's a live, sunny view from blue mountain. temperatures in the low 80s in the mountains and that drier air is moving into philadelphia. you'll feel the difference. it will be much less humid today. 71 right now at trenton, 70 degrees in wilmington. look at the mountains, 63 for mt. pocono. the 60s and 70s will warm into the 80s and low 90s. at 8:00 this morning, 76 degrees. 82 at 11:00 and nice and sunny and 88 degrees at 2:00 this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is just ten minutes away when i come back. let's find out what's going on with the accidents. all sorts of problems this morning. jessica boyington is tracking it with the first alert traffic. >> we got a late start this morning but we're in west philadelphia watching an accident sc

. >> let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. good morning, bill. >> we have a drier air mass coming in to play. that's keeping things feeling so much more comfortable today. right now it's in the 60s at the shore. that's a live view from cape may. cape may will see sunshine and warm into the upper 70s this afternoon. inland, we're headed for the 80s. 70 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00, sunshine and 75. the humidity stays low. see the winds out of the northeast at 9 miles an hour. and then by noontime we'll be up to 80 degrees with an east/northeasterly wind. that wind shift will bring in a few high clouds but no sign of any rain. not today. that changes for tomorrow. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with jessica boyington, find out if anything is happening on the roads at this hour. >> bill it's quiet so far for the morning. we're dealing with ongoing construction projects. on the schuylkill expressway, one cleared out of the way around girard avenue. signs on the right

meteorologist bill henley has the details in the first alert forecast. bill? >> temperatures in the 70s right now, close to where they were yesterday. but this afternoon is going to be hotter and more humid and that will likely lead to severe weather this afternoon. a line of storms we're watching this morning just to the north and west. the heat will be in the 90s this afternoon and near record territory. then the severe storms potentially damaging winds, even a threat of tornadoes later today. radar shows nothing in the area just yet but look to the northwest. you can see the line of showers moving towards northwestern pennsylvania at this hour. the temperatures are in the 70s to start with. 78 degrees in northeast philadelphia and 75 in wilmington. the temperatures will be climbing into the 80s by 9:00. by lunch time 90 degrees. we'll go through the future weather hour by hour to show you when the storms are likely to move in when i'm back in ten minutes. >> thanks, bill. the city offed if is taking steps to protect folks from the katy zachry has been makin

let's check in with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill? >> is there time where we could move the weekend? get the governors on the phone, get proclamation. that could happen. that would mean we'd have to work some more. never mind. leave it alone. clouds and showers this morning. we're seeing breaks in the clouds in the pocono mountains. we'll see some thinning of the clouds but limited sunshine today and a chance will be in for more showers. still some showers around in south jersey. the atlantic city area seeing rain into atlantic, ocean and burlington counties. light rainfall the steadier heavier rainfall is now offshore. clouds will be with us for most of the day. some breaks of sunshine are possible. overall it's going to be cooler thanks to those clouds. 76 degrees at 1:00 this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. let's get a check of traffic, first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington standing by. jessica? >> we are watching the schuylkill expressway so far this morning around mo

meteorologist bill henley is tracking the changes in s ins in s ins in the first alert forecast. >> our skies are clear. there's a live view from the mellon bank building in center city. it's this afternoon that could see showers and possibly strong thunderstorms. right now, clear for the philadelphia area. look into central pennsylvania and western pennsylvania you can see scattered showers and a chance for some thunderstorms as we head into the afternoon hours. this morning should be dry, 68 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00 76 and then 83 degrees at lunch time today. your hour-by-hour future cast when i come back in ten minutes to show you what to expect. right now if you're heading out the door first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has a look at the tuesday morning commute. hey, jessica. >> hey bill. we have some problems out there guys. in chestnut hill germantown avenue is closed in both directions due to an earlier investigation citizen, accident, an investigation under way. out on the vine street expressway, perfect example of both sides, eastbound and westbound. this is westbou

let's get to the first alert forecast with meteorologist bill henley. nice and cool outside. >> the humidity has come down with it the temperatures. this morning, 65 degrees at nbc 10. a nice breeze blowing, dry air coming into the area. it's going to stay with us through the day today. the temperatures will be climbing as we get a lot of sunshine. 50s for pottstown and allentown, 61 for trenton, millville 60 and philadelphia 64 degrees. forecast is calling for plenty of sunshine. by 9:00 67 then in the middle 70s and still climbing at lunch time today. go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> bill we are watching ongoing construction again for the vine street expressway. these are our cameras on top of the schuylkill expressway. blocking access to the vine street expressway. you can see the police activity right there. road signs in the area as well. this cooctruction will be out there until about 5:00 a.m. it's blocking off all tr

let's check in with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill?is there time where we could move the weekend? get the governors on the phone, get proclamation. that could happen. that would mean we'd have to work some more. never

let's begin with meteorologist bill henley with the forecast. >> we're on track for the nicest day of the week today. sunshine will be nice and bright. this morning, a little bit of a breeze blowing. not too strong. dry air has moved into the area. it's a nice cool start this morning. we're in the 50s and 60s right now. currently it is 64 in philadelphia. a little bit cooler in trenton and millville, 50s for coatesville, pottstown and doylestown and low 60s in roxborough. northeast philadelphia airport 64 degrees. sunshine and temperatures climbing upper 60s by 9:00. 75 and really comfortable at noontime as the humidity stays low. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we're watching the xxschuylkill expressway right now around south street. these are the eastbound lanes right here, westbound doing okay as well. let's take a look at the drive times in and out of the center city area, 95 southbound from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway. 13 minute

let's get to meteorologist bill henley. >> that's one of the first things i check in the morning. it will be dropping during the day. another hot one. two minutes away from sunrise this morning. philadelphia will see lots of sunshine. after starting off in the 70s, it will be a quick warmup. there are cooler readings this morning. 60s in the pocono mountains where the sun is up now 63 there, 69 in pottstown and allentown. 70s across delaware and south jersey. dover at 76 degrees, same reading at philadelphia international. look at the temperatures as they go through the day. a little bit cooler at 7:00 then up to 80 at 10:00 and middle 80s at 1:00. still climbing at that hour. we'll see nothing but sunshine during the day today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's get a check of traffic. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington standing by. >> bill, we're keeping our eye out for a bridge opening up for the tacony palmyra bridge. it was scheduled for 5:20. we're on route 73 no backup approaching that scene. we'll keep you u

let's get to meteorologist bill henley who's tracking that severe weather out there. bill? >> rosemary those storms are well off to the north and west. they'll be here this afternoon. before they get here the heat the humidity day three of temperatures in the 90s and they will be hotter than yesterday. even at the shore. cape may may reach 90 degrees this afternoon. a first alert has been issued. it say first alert weather day first for the heat wave and then the potential for severe storms. likely to see strong storms this afternoon. could bring damaging winds, even the threat of tornadoes today. tornado activity not happening this morning. no showers around this morning. not in the immediate area. look at that line north and west moving through cleveland and into northwestern pennsylvania. those are the storms on track for our area this afternoon. 78 right now in northeast philadelphia at the airport. 75 in wilmington. cooler for allentown, 66 degrees. but that's one of the few spots that's reached into the 60s this morning. look at the turnaround in the temperatures. by

let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> nobody is getting it this morning. it's this afternoon that we'll likely see showers and thunderstorms pop up. cape may will stay clear of the storms during the day. we'll see sunshine and it will be into the low 80s for beach avenue where it's completely quiet and dry this morning. temperatures have been cooling down. right now, 69 degrees in philadelphia. a little bit lower in atlantic city, millville, doylestown all in the low 60s and wrightstown is at 59 degrees. northeast philadelphia 65 degrees this morning. still falling at this hour. sunshine, we'll see a warmer day today. 76 degrees by 9:00 and at lunch time some dry and 83 degrees and cleeming. your hour-by-hour future weather when we come back to show you when the storms will likely move in. let's get a look at traffic with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> on the 42 freeway around runnemede and the new jersey turnpike, everything moving along just fine. still a five-minute drive if you're headed northbound from 55 toward the walt w

let's get right to meteorologist bill henley for an explanation. bill? >> vai, the temperatures will be building, even faster than what we saw yesterday. we were in the low 90s for yesterday, today, two temperatures in the 90s. the temperatures go hotter this afternoon into the middle 90s, close to the record high of 97. right now, no storms around but that changes this afternoon during the heat of the day. first, the heat wave then the severe storms which could bring damaging winds, even the potential for tornado activity today. nothing going on right now in the radar except in northwestern pennsylvania. you can see the line of storms moving into the area. so the temperatures getting a warm start. right now it's 77 degrees in philadelphia, even trenton, doylestown, millville are all warm in the 70s. roxborough, 75 northeast philadelphia is 78 degrees at this hour. the temperatures come down a little bit more at 6:00 but then come right back up at 9:00. 90 degrees and climbing by lunch time. no storms this morning but that chaumplgs this afternoon. your

i'm tracy davidson let's go to meteorologist bill henley. >> the lightning is coming to an enbut therain is still coming down. look at that steamy view looking at the comcast center this morning. the heavier rain is in south jersey right now, tracking to the southeast, heading toward the shore. right now, the heaviest rainfall just south of bridgeton and cumberland county vineland it's starting to intensify there. laurel lake will see some of the heavy rain move through. spots of heavier showers in camden and gloucester county just starting to move into burlington county with light rain for upper burlington county right now. showers to start with but like yesterday, it's not going to be an all day rain. unlike yesterday we'll get sunshine today. that will heat us up 76 degrees at 9:00 and 84 degrees at lunch time today. i'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood to show you exactly what to expect. that's when i'm back in ten minutes. right now, we go to first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we are dealing with light volume so far this morning but we're on

details from meteorologist bill henley. >> plenty of clouds we saw showers overnight. now just a few areas with rain drops this morning. at the shore you can see the dark clouds over cape may. the rainfall is not far from cape may. it's just up the coastline. atlantic city area seeing some light rainfall right now. nothing heavy about that rainfall. just enough to get windshield wipers going this morning. the temperatures will be pretty uniform today. just about everybody is in the 60s from the pocono mountains to cape may. 69 degrees in philadelphia, too. we will see the temperatures climb but the clouds will be staying put. 73 degrees at 11:00. at 2:00 this afternoon, 78 degrees. certainly not an all-day rainfall but i'm looking for isolated showers today. heavier rainfall in store for the weekend. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. but it's a friday. let's get your first alert traffic report. jessica boyington standing by. jessica? >> bill, we are watching the schuylkill expressway right now. we have a disabled vehicle around

let's get the details from meteorologist bill henley. >> this morning we're seeing some scattered clouds in the area, no showers just yet. those will wait mostly for this afternoon. you're starting to see a little bit of daylight as the sun is getting closer to sunri3##8r time about half an hour away from that. clouds illuminated in the pocono mountains. that's the view from the french manor. we're watching for showers, none in the immediate philadelphia area. in the pocono mountains, those clouds are producing light, scattered showers. heavy downpours are a possibility this afternoon. right now, 68 degrees in philadelphia. we're heading to the 80s this afternoon. jessica boyington is standing by with a look at your traffic this morning from the first alert traffic center. good morning, jessica. >> bill we finally have good news on the vine street expressway that ongoing construction is cleared for the morning and right on time at 5:00 a.m. you can see if you're headed westbound towards the schuylkill expressway, everything moving along just fine. the eastbound lanes are open currently a

let's get an update on the weather with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> good morning, tracy. to see the clouds break a bit, but there's still a few showers in the area at this hour. 71 degrees, humidity is higher. we've had storms overnight. those already moved offshore at cape may. everybody will see the warmer weather today. the showers that we're talking about, light showers moving into new castle county in delaware. chester, montgomery and bucks county seeing some of the light rainfall. it is moving towards the city. in the next half hour light rain in philadelphia but it will not last long. the clouds will break for sunshine and look at the warmup by 11:00, 82 degrees. 86 degrees and climbing at 2:00 this afternoon. how warm will it get where you are? we'll look at your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast in ten minutes. let's see how the com standing by. >> we're watching an accident scene on route 30 around the exit ramp for lancaster avenue. where a vehicle spun off and went into the center median. police activity on the scene right now, trying to get that cleaned u

. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> eight minutes after 6:00. the sun has been up for a little more than half an hour. we'll see a lot of sunshine today. we're not going to see much humidity. that number is falling this morning. as far as showers are concerned we have lots of rainfall over the weekend. more showers on the way and the first ones could be here later tomorrow. the weekend, watching it fourth of july could see showers and possibly thunderstorms. look at that beautiful view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. sunshine will be bright for doylestown philadelphia, millville. 50s in millville. philadelphia is at 64. that number claiming into the mountains. farther to the south, you won't find clouds. sunshine for the delaware beaches and the jersey shore. forecast is calling for clouds and sunshine in the pocono mountains. 71 the high temperature for mount pocono upper 70s for allentown and quakertown. dover, vineland cape may, all into the 80s this afternoon. that's what we'll see for wilmington swedesboro and drexel hill into the low

let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> i like your thinking vai. yes, absolutely. it was a cool day yesterday but it was a stormy start this morning. the rain has ended in center city. but we're still tracking some heavy showers. the remnants of thunderstorms that are quickly moving towards atlantic city. look at that heavy rainfall just moved out of eastern cumberland county now in atlantic county extreme northern cape may county. atlantic city you're about to see that heavy rainfall move in. it's fast-moving rainfall. i'm not expecting any flooding. look how quickly it's clearing out. you can see to the west, it's drying out for salem county. that's one of the spots that got hit with the thunderstorms first thing this morning. 71 degrees a few scattered showers at 6:00. most of the area will be dry at that time. 76 at 9:00 and into the 80s with some of that clearing that vai mentioned to are this afternoon. hour by hour future weather when i come back in ten minutes. right now it's time to check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boying

nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley is now with our forecast. , bill. >> vai, those are really big storms and you can see them on the radar and look at them sweeping through cape may just short of the atlantic city area and you heard the thunder and the lightning. those stores are now offshore and we're watching for more storm development this afternoon and it hasn't happened yet and it will be spottier than what we saw first thing this morning. it's the temperatures that are taking off and upper 70s in pottstown and doylestown. trenton, wilmington all in the low 80s. at the shore right on the beach, clouds are there, but it's still quite warm for north wildwood and cape may at the airport, 71 in sea isle city and inland wood vine is getting close to the 80-degree mark and it will be into the 80s, northfield not far away and 75 degrees in atlantic city at the marina. so keep an eye on the sky and still a possibility for more showers and thunderstorms as we go into the afternoon and evening hours and quiet at 1:00 and 87 degrees and by 4:00 in phi

first, meteorologist bill henley has good news with the first alert forecast. bill?>> the storms came thanks to heat and humidity meeting the colder drier air we're feeling today. we've got sunshine for the rest of the day. look at this beautiful view from skyforce 10 surveying the damage but overhead beautiful blue sky and a cooler morning. the clouds are out of here and the humidity has come down. it's 69 degrees in philadelphia. 61 in allentown. it's cape may, still has clouds in the 70s right now. a quick warmup 77 by 11:00 this morning. 83 degrees at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> cleanup is certainly on the agenda for thousands of people accents our area after the powerful thunderstorms ripped through the region last night. our live team coverage continues with reporters matt delucia and katy zachry and first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. who has updates on how the weather is affecting the morning commute. we'll get right to matt who is live for us this morning in delaware county. matt? >> reporter: we got a little bit closer to some of the damage that we

meteorologist bill henley has the details on the wet weather this morning. hey, bill. >> rosemary wee starting off with lots of clouds. not too many showers are left after steady rainfall came through last night. we're seeing plenty of clouds for the daytime too. as things get ready for the tall ships festival at penn's landing. that's a live view. it is dry right now. there are plenty of of showers, light showers in south jersey especially north of atlantic city. the heavy rainfall is now offshore. wet weather for the atlantic city area just to the north into ocean county. it's where you'll see the steadier rainfall right now. barnegat lake seeing rain drops. clouds and occasional showers are possible 68 degrees at 6:00. certainly not an all-day rain near 70 at 9:00 and middle 70s at lunch time. a cooler day thanks to the clouds. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood to show you how warm it's going to get, where you live. let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> ongoing construction is still closing part of

let's check in with meteorologist bill henley with the first alert forecast. bill? >> we're not seeing the bright sunshine we started with yesterday but we are see something sunshine through the clouds. we are headed for a warmer day. it's dry this morning. the clouds areal roing through without wet weather just yet. the we're watching the pocono mountains, some breaks in lake wallenpaupack. there are showers that have not reached into philadelphia or the lehigh valley yet. you can see them pushing past williamsport and scranton at this hour. chance of storms this afternoon, especially in pennsylvania. a little less likely in delaware and south jersey. clouds 81 degrees at 10:00. partly sunny skies at 1:00 84 we'll be watching for the storm development later today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's see how the traffic is moving on this tuesday morning.

let's get right to the forecast now with meteorologist bill henley. it's warm out there to start, bill. >> the temperatures are coming down right now. the humidity is also coming down this morning. and you'll notice drops during the day. it will be comfortable but a hot afternoon as you mention. the humidity drier air coming down because of the northwesterly winds. the flag atop the aramark building getting a workout this morning. lancaster in the 60s 71 in pottstown and doylestown philadelphia international is at 77 73 in wilmington and 74 in roxborough. we will see sunshine. temperatures in the 70s now will climb through the 80s and much of the area will top out in the low 90s this afternoon. 73 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00 bright sunshine and 78 and 84 and climbing at lunch time today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's find out if anything is moving on the roads. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is standing by. >> we are watching ongoing construction on the vine street expressway. w

meteorologist bill henley standing by with his first alert forecast. warmer than yesterday already. >> seven degrees warmer in philadelphia. similar conditions around the rest of the area. in the 70s right now. we should be in the low 60s this time of year. it will get more comfortable over the weekend. we have to get through today. potentially the hottest day of the year. dry over boathouse row. a chance of a shower later in the day that may cool things down. 79 degrees in northeast film. wilmington, 75. trenton, 74. a much warmer day. look how quickly temperatures will warm. 9:00, 81 degrees. near 90 at lunchtime. we'll go through it hour by hour to show you how quickly temperatures will rise when i'm back in ten minutes. let's find out how the roads are moving. jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. roads are staying put but traffic moves along. >> we're moving. they were actually had ongoing construction around broad street and right now they just reopened half hour ahead of schedule. westbound drive times doing okay. three minutes

meteorologist bill henley will have details on what to expect today in his first alert forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes. remember, you can count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage and the storm damage and impact throughout the morning on the air and on the nbc 10 news app. coming up at 4:15 this morning, a look at damage caused in other parts of the country by the same system of severe weather. >>> preparing for the pope. here's a live look at vatican city. pope francis will be greeting the philadelphia delegation. they are seated in the front row of st. peter's square where a midweek mass is happening. as i mention, they're there for this papal audience at st. peter's square. nbc 10 has been following this delegation in rome. we took this video about an hour before the pope's midweek mass. the delegates from philadelphia are in rome to finalize plans for the world meeting of families in september. they've been told pope francis will come to speak them at the end of the midweek mass. the ceo of beneficial bank couldn't be more excited. >> i look at philadelphia as being th

. ♪ >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 20 minutes before 6:00rees and we're starting off with clouds. this is what we'll be seeing for most of the day today. had seen some rain come through overnight. most of the area is just drying out this morning. 67 degrees. very close to where we were yesterday but with clouds around today, it will be a cooler afternoon. we'll be struggling to get to 80 later today. clouds extend into the pocono mountains where we saw sunlight first thing this morning. they're filling back in. as far as rainfall is concern, wilmington, philadelphia trenton, dry but there's still a few showers along the coast in south jersey extreme southern burlington and ocean counties. galloway is getting very light rainfall this morning. most of the area is going to stay dry during the day but there will be scattered showers around. the shower-by-hour forecast showing at noontime today, just a few spots on the radar screen. showers and plenty of clouds later this afternoon. light isolated showers. that's today. that changes is weekend. s

. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 5:38. 69 degrees here atnbc 10. we had some storms overnight but now clouds are starting to break. still a chance we'll see a shower. philadelphia international reporting 70 degrees and 90% humidity. the humidity will be dropping as the temperature climbs this afternoon. you can see it's dry right now in the city. still watching showers in the northwest. quickly moving through allentown, now into pottstown, richland bucks county. those showers move out of here and the heavy downpours are still a chance of a shower during the day but most of the day, it is going to be dry for the pocono mountains. we'll start off with clouds and sunshine this afternoon. 80s returning for allentown and quakertown, up to 85 degrees with a chance of a midday shower in trenton. most of the day, doylestown mt. holly will be dry. it will be into the 80s at the shore today. 88 for rehoboth 82 in dover while vineland hits 87 this afternoon. look at the upper 80s for drexel hill, philadelphia and swedesboro. change is ahead for the wee

let's find out more about the weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> you can feel the difference. the humidity has come down and it's a cooler start this morning, dropping in the 60s and low 70s. the breeze the winds have shifted. that's a northwesterly breeze. that's the drier air that started coming in yesterday afternoon. and it's still come. that's the good news. the temperatures are still falling at this hour 74 degrees in this philadelphia. but it's 68 in dover. atlantic city is 67 degrees. we will see sunshine 70 at 6:00 by 9:00 75 with low humidity and just a few scattered clouds at lunch time 80 degrees. and it will go a bit higher but not a lot. we'll go through it hour by hour. the future weather when i come back in ten minutes to show you what to expect. jessica boyington with traffic this morning. >> we're still dealing with ongoing construction as we do every single morning on the vine street expressway along 24th street. the westbound lanes are open. we are losing the right-hand lane due to that construction. you are allowed to pass through on the eastbound side. th

let's get details from meteorologist bill henley. >> you can feel it as soon as you step out the door. the humidity is down. the temperatures are coming down, too, with clear skies. we're still cooling at this hour. less than a half hour before sunrise. skies are starting to brighten at cape may. a few wisps of clouds over the ocean this morning. 70s for this afternoon for cape may. we're in the 70s for philadelphia. 66 in atlantic city, roxborough is 68 degrees. south philadelphia at fifth and wartman, 73 degrees right now. sunshine, nice and bright to start with. 71 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, 70 76 degrees with a northeasterly winds at 11 miles an hour. a few high clouds for the more easterly winds at 1:00. no sign of showers for our area and much more comfortable than yesterday. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood, the forecast. right now let's check in with jessica boyington. >> we're mainly watching ongoing construction projects right now, right now we're on 295 near the black horse pike. there are lane restrictions. some crew are working to take out the right-hand s

. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> coming up on 20 minutes before 6:00. this time yesterday we were talking about the threat of severe weather. but not today. it's out of the picture. sunshine is going to start the warmup process. but we won't see 90s today. right now it's 11 degrees cooler in philadelphia than this time yesterday. it's 67 degrees. the last of the clouds are at the shore and in southern delaware. most of that cloud cover already offshore. we will see sunshine today. 70s for the mountains. look at quakertown allentown and reading into the 80s. bright sunny skies, less humid for doylestown trenton and mt. holly. if you're headed to the coast, atlantic city 85 degrees, same thing for vineland and dover, 84 degrees. how long does the nice weather last? i have the seven-day forecast when i come back in ten minutes with the timing of more rain. >>> 5:40 this wednesday morning. you saw those great shots of traffic problems out there. but we really rely on viewers as well to send us information. >> our viewers and, of course jessica

let's get details from meteorologist bill henley. >> you can feel it as soon as you step out the door. the humidity is down. the temperatures are coming down, too, with clear skies. we're still cooling at this hour. less than a half hour before sunrise. skies are starting to brighten at cape may. a few wisps of clouds over the ocean this morning. 70s for this afternoon for cape may. we're in the 70s for philadelphia. 66 in atlantic city, roxborough is 68 degrees. south philadelphia at fifth and wartman, 73 degrees right now. sunshine, nice and bright to start with. 71 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, 70 76 degrees with a northeasterly winds at 11 miles an hour. a few high clouds for the more easterly winds at 1:00. no sign of showers for our area

. >>> let's get to bill henley with the first alert forecast. is this moving through or steady throughout the day? >> we have seen the steady rainfall this morning but it's just to start with. as the morning progresses these showers will taper off and then it's just going to be scattered rainfall during the day. this is how it looks at center city. that's a live view from broad and vine where the rain has been steady and the radar confirms that. the radar view of broad and vine shows steady light rainfall and mostly what we are looking at right now. just a few spots where it's coming down steadier and moving into burlington county. nothing heavy this morning. to on west you can see some breaks in this rainfall and that is what we are going to see as the afternoon progresses. a rainy start. you'll need your umbrella if you're heading out the door right now. certainly not an all-day rainfall. the good news. 68 at 7:00. 10:00, 68 degrees. so the temperature is going nowhere to start with. by 1:00 this afternoon when the phillies are ready to take t

we check in with nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley for the forecast in just a minute. count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the storm damage and the impact throughout the morning. we'll have updates on the air and on the nbc 10 news app. >>> meanwhile, congress is looking into possible safety measures for train transportation following the deadly amtrak train crash in port rich mondayed in may. there are serious concerns about the train control and passenger safety. transportation subcommittee is scheduled to hear witnesses from federal bureaus and railroad companies today about the matter. >>> in honoring the efforts of those who rendered aid, several philadelphia hospitals were presented with certificates in recognition of their work following last month's deadly derailment. the sayre money took place at temple university hospital one of several medical centers where staff sprang into action immediately after the crash. >> in the midst of this disaster the philadelphia health care community stepped up in a huge way and handled this crisis with skill, compassion,

. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley.emperatures will be warming up and the showers are still tracking in the area will be breaking most of the rest of the day is going to be dry. sunshine breaks through. that's going to bring us the warmup that we did not see yesterday. this weekend, though it looks like rain for dad. some heavy rainfall courtesy of remnants of tropical storm bill. rain falling in northeast philadelphia, starting to taper off already there. atlantic city still seeing rain. the heavy rain has already cleared. allentown, cloudy sky from 69 degrees. look at the clouds over center city. they're already starting to break. a nice breeze out of the northwest will bring the humidity down during the day. the temperatures will be going up. still tracking some showers, clearing philadelphia. but you can see light rainfall moving through berks county and into the allentown area. very light rainfall there. and the heavy storms that we saw overnight, those have now moved offshore. it's already drying out for most of s

. >> first alert meteorologist bill henley is tracking cooler more comfortable conditions out there. >> you can feel it vai. look how clear the skies are looking over citizens bank park. it will be sunshine. we're now less than an hour away from seeing the sunshine to start the drying out process. right now it is 71 degrees at 4:38. >>> here's our yard. right after the storm. >>> and later, our viewers sent us plenty of photos and videos from last night's storm on our facebook page and through the nbc 10 news app. we looked at it all and we'll show you some of the most incredible and dramatic pictures in ten minutes. you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't... you rely on frontline plus. because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kill fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new infestation. its protection lasts a full 30 days. no wonder frontline plus is the #1 choice of vets for their pets and yours. after all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. frontline plus. the vet's #1 choice. >>> 4:40 this wednesday morning. driving

. >> let's get to meteorologist bill henley. i guess the warm weather is why it's so foggy. >> the storms last night deposited a lot of moisture in parts of the area and we're seeing it come back as fog. this morning, it's much foggier. the fog is now in south philadelphia. it's a live view from the sports complex there. now quaker town and wrightstown down to zero visibility quarter mile visibility allenton toms river and atlantic city. anything at a quarter mile or less that's considered dense fog and that will be messing with not only driving but potentially flights at the airports this morning. not an issue for dover and wildwood. millville is fog free this morning as well. but those are the areas that are seeing it. it's going to take some time for it to clear. watching the radar screen, most of the activity is to the west. 74 degrees right now. be in the low 90s this afternoon. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood in the forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now jessica boyington is watching the roads

nbc 10 meteorologist bill henley has the forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning, keith. the humidity is low and fair weather clouds moving past nbc 10 studios and a nice breeze blowing, too. very dry conditions and low humidity will stay with us through the day as the temperatures climb. they have been moving up. the temperatures will climb to the upper 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon and the chance for showers and thunderstorms completely out of the picture for today. we'll see lots of sunshine today and right now it's 72 degrees and look at the humidity. that number has been coming down and we're running three degrees cooler at this hour compared to yesterday morning and westerly wind now at 13 miles an hour and they're not going to go a whole lot stronger and just enough to make you feel comfortable. look at the temperature in the 70s while coatesville is still in the 60s at this hour and 71 in trenton and in philadelphia northeast philadelphia airport reporting 74 and 72 degrees in south philadelphia at fifth and warden, just a little warmer along the delaware

nbc 10 meteorologist bill[z>5 henley has the latest on bill's path. >>> bill is making some moving atn hour toward the texas coastline. the heaviestcw offshore at this time. bill will make landfall later this morning with 50-mile-per-hour winds and lots of rain. they're looking at 4 to 8 inches of wide spread rainfall and some isolated amounts up to a foot of rain. now we could see some showers in our area. we certainly had them last night knot of philadelphia. cloudy and-)hj muggy start this morning. that's a live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. the clouds over mount poke know. fog in trenton, 66 degrees and dover is getting a warm steamy start at 75. like yesterday you can see the fog. this is÷ã sky top live. you?7ights illuminating the fog sites. in the wake of the showers from yesterday, down to half a mile visibility in allentown.:ssÑ quaker town zero visibility right nowqéoi÷ andxanw a mile and a quarter in doylestown in the poke know mountains, light fog, not a problem in mount poke know and south jersey is seeing a bit of't fog í+? too. atlantic city7r5l is seeing some

meteorologist bill henley is tracking the warm and sunny forecast. bill? >> yeah.arely a cloud in the sky and moving through central pennsylvania. temperatures are already in the 80s for redding, philadelphia 82 degrees and millville is warmer at 83. the sunny skies near 90 this afternoon. >>> today a local lawmakers are moving full steam ahead with efforts to enhance passenger rail safety fund amtrak and improve our nation's rail infrastructure. new jersey senators cory booker and bob menendez will discuss the railroad reform enhancement and efficientcy act. a vote on the bill is expected next week. it would authorize over the next four years, an additional $570 million in grant money available for work on the northeast corridor. >>> the philadelphia housing authority will begin providing healthy meals to children across the city. the agency is offering breakfast and lunch for kids in need at 20 sites throughout philadelphia. the doors are open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. monday through friday. the program runs through august 21st. >>> i'm rosemary connors. now ba

. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley.e fog will slow lu clear but the humid, that's not leaving us today and could fuel showers and thunderstorms this afternoon with heavy rain and potentially damaging win. until we get the storms hot and humid conditions afternoon temperatures in the 80s and 90s. chance of showers for thursday and again this weekend as we heat into the 90s. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest weather. guys back to you. >> al thank you so much. we have big health news. nbc news learned the fda will move today to ban artificial trans-fats in all foods within the next three years. doctors have been are warning for years the trans-fats can clog arteries leading to heart attacks which is still the number one killer of american adults. tom costolo is in washington with the story. >> good morning. way back in 1993 a harvard study attributed 100,000 deaths a year to trans-fats. the food industry has cut back on trans-fats in food. thousand the fda is moving to ban almost all of them within three years.

let's get to the first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley.n yesterday. nice sunny skies in philadelphia and a pretty good breeze blowing now. the winds are steady at 12 miles an hour in the city. that's the dry air moving into the area that we will feel all day. so no sign of storms or clouds. by 1:00 this afternoon, 82 degrees, 84 today. >> a big issue this morning is the power is out. we just checked in with peco. more than 141,000 are without power. it could be friday before everybody is back on-line. in new jersey pse&g reports 51,000 customers without lec tris. ac electric says 159,000 customers are in the dark and in delaware more than 15,000 customers do not have power. jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the traffic out there this morning. folks had to maneuver around debris in the road because of storms. >> dealing with debris road, traffic lights malfunctioning, downed poles and wires, involved with the slippery conditions from last night. a lot of traffic lights out in new jersey. medford in main street and berlin on route 30 an

meteorologist bill henley. bill?city. this is the rain. low clouds and cool temperatures. we are in the 60s and holding at 65 degrees in philadelphia. steady rainfall delaware new jersey. but just scattered showers for some of the western suburbs. chester county and bucks county seeing a break in the rainfall. but the break in the cool? that is going to be hard to shake because the clouds will hang in there most of the day. a chance we will see more raindrops following this afternoon. 70 at lunch time. mostly cloudy skies and 73 at 3:00. >> remember, you can get the latest weather updates and storm alerts with our nbc10 news app. download it for free. >>> now to the rain what it's doing to the morning commutes with jessica boyington. >> the rain is messing with us all morning. the schuylkill expressway jammed early so far. 27 minutes on the vine street expressway and seeing the impact on the westbound side. over half an hour. headed toward the blue route. as we head out to the door to philadelphia. main break closing

i'm meteorologist bill henley. get ready for a hot and humid day, into the 90s a.d thunderstorms and then storms even more likely on saturday. we could hit 90s saturday afternoon. becoming more comfortable less humid, saturday and sunday. have a great day. >>> all right. that is your latest weather. >> we're excited about this gentleman. we first, of course got to know tony danza in "taxi" and everyone's favorite house keeper and recently on broadway he wrapped up the musical "honeymoon in vegas." he's at the cafe carlisle standards and stories. he's here with us now. congratulations. you told us you can see the carlisle from your home and it was calling. what did it say? >> it beckons me. >> it is funny from my apartment on the west side, i could see it. i look at it all the time. you know, it's been i want to say a bucket list kind of thing but something i've wanted to do. i've seen so many great shows there. herb albert. last week i saw alan cummings. >> great. >> it is a terrific room. it is very romantic. i'm going to have to do a grown up act. >> what is part

bill henley's been away for a week or so. let's get right to bill henley with the forecast. welcome, bill. >> nice to be back especially on a day like this where we'll see lots of sunshine but the humidity stays low today. it'll be warm afternoon. the heat the real heat waits for tomorrow. look at that great view. the sun coming up this morning, that's a view from the mellon bank building in center city. 67 degrees here at nbc 10. there are cooler spots, though allentown at 57 down to 63 now in trenton and wilmington is 62 degrees. we will see bright sunshine and look at the warm-up. by 8:00 we'll be pushing towards 70 degrees, 78 degrees at 11:00 and then it's well into the 80s this afternoon. it's about to turn even hotter. take a look into the future with extended future weather. the first potential heat wave for our area. that when i come back in ten minutes, but right now, let's find out more on the traffic problems this morning. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. how is it looking out there? >> we've seen better days there, bill. right now, we have a live