. >> reporter: the humidity is starting to-- >> the humidity is starting to increase. only got to 80 yesterday. now we're at 83 thanks to plenty of sunshine out there and a little more humid. the clouds to the south will be moving our way later tonight and by tomorrow things are going to be much different. right now you see the warmth underneath. the sunshine, 83 here and also down in richmond. still 60s up in pennsylvania and even cumberland 82. talking about the weather headlines, yeah, the humidity is creeping up. the muggies will be back tonight. not as chilly tonight, too. 70 in town. some 60s north and west. just a few showers friday. but saturday and sunday both look unsettled. we may have a yellow alert weekend. i'll have the complete seven- day coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, howward. >>> parents, your children won't want to hear this. it was an early back to school today for students in our area. we'll show you where.

that will help lower the humidity. ave a deck of clouds ending east of pittsburgh and there's increased sunshine building in the western portion of the state. future tracker 6 will show how it will work east during the afternoon and evening in particular. western suburbs look bright at a little bit later on today. temperatures, swell, not as -- well, not as bad as yesterday. 73 by 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m., 78. 2:00 p.m., 82. the high is 84 we'll be in the low 80s by 5:00 p.m. humidity will lower as the day goes on. so, again, a transition day and turning toward better conditions as we roll through the afternoon. 81 degrees in allentown, 80 in atlantic city. clouds and sun humidity lowering 81 for the first pitch and 83 in the 9th inning. checking the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 84 degrees, clouds and sun today, humidity lowering. sunny and beautiful tomorrow, high of 84 and a great evening if you have plans to go to the phillies or the young or anything else outdoors, don't cancel them, it's going to be a plea

outside right now, sticky, the humidity is up. we are dry right now. that's going to change, though, later on in the day. especially this evening. let's get to thepe t swou just h is ailiate cooler in the lehigh valley at 69. 76 for reading and 74 for atlantic city, mt. holly at fr wilmington. the humidity is up this morning as it tends to be in the morning and drops a little in the afternoon. however, the humidity will still be up. it won't bnd uncomfortable as last week. you'll notice the humidity definitely around for the afternoon. here's the forecastoday. 00 m. 76, mi w 11egut ev fhee re.rea, down thei- h day rprussia, route 202 as.iet rlook outhere the interchange with the pennsylvaniaurnpike and 76. the vine street expressway is quiet in both directions. that's clear between 76 and 95. for drivers in new jersey i am following construction on the 42 freeway, though it's not causing delays right now. it's still something to be aware of on the northbound side between route 168 and route 544, roving construction out there, m veight c e er4:32. we're

the summer, looking good. >> yeah, it is. low humidity to start, sunshine as well. sunday late in the day in the poconos some thunderstorms, but looking pretty good as we look now at double scan live. most of the area is dry this afternoon. a quieter end to this week. but there are a couple of downpours in parts of southern new jersey. double scan live a little closer, we had one that passed through millville. that particular downpour as you see is falling apart as it is losing some of it. a new one west of elmer. and no lightning strikes with these, but random downpours. the reason why they are blossoming and drifting slowly in the southern areas of new jersey that is where the humidity remains very high where as most of northern delaware and pennsylvania the humid dropped big-time and can't support it. millville 76 degrees. at the shore no rain, a sea breeze has dropped the temperatures into the lower 70s. satellite and radar, the front and energy and most of the humidity pushed off the coast south and east of cape cod. a wedge of dry air not only along the i-95 co

it is a little short visit of the heat and humidity. d looking at the line-up, and double scan live, right now it is pretty quiet out there. looking at the actions cam at concourse lake in fairmount park you look in the weeds and yes, mr. bullfrog checking things out across the area, remaining hot and humid is at least getting a little sun on the top of his head to warm his body. and looking at the temperatures and satellite and radar awaiting a front to the north and west. and double scan live showing all is quiet out there. just a few high clouds and the sunshine is going to work here on this monday. 92 so far in philadelphia. 90 in the lehigh valley. 91 wilmington. 90 millville. upper 80s for lancaster and reading. at the shore, temperatures only in the mid and upper 70s with the strong wind coming in right off the atlantic creating a little chop over the open waters. the front off to the north, north of pittsburgh where the severe thunderstorm watch has been put in play. as we watch severe storms on the p.a.-new york border. the most

the humidity will remain on the comfortable side. temperatures will be a little bit higher tomorrow than today. satellite and radar, really not a cloud in the sky, what's left as hurricane arthur continues to move away. there's lop across midwest, that will be sliding up to the north. that means plenty of sunshine through the day tomorrow. 8:00 a.m., 70 degrees, 11:00 a.m., 80. 2:00 p.m., 85, 5:00 p.m., 87 degrees. if you're down the shore, the ocean temperature is on the cool side, in the 60s, upwelling. sunshine tomorrow, put on the sunscreen a little bit warmer than today. in the poconos take a sweater, overnight lows in the upper 40s, mostly sunny tomorrow, 78 degrees looking really good. there also some heat and -- there is heat and humidity waiting in the wings. bismarck, north dakota 96 degrees, 92 in dallas. high pressure right over us is bringing the comfortable air mass down from the northwest. this is on the move. as we head into next week the high pressure become also -- becomes the classic bermuda high, early next week w

but the humidity will be on the increase during the overnight.e'll keep some clouds around but no rain to worry about. for tomorrow sun and clouds, the humidity really ramps up as we move into tomorrow afternoon. by the mill of the week it will be the hottest day of the week. showers and thunderstorms will increase north and west as front proves wednesday into thursday. so you can see the satellite and radar showing some clouds around but we're dry. the closest rain you have to move into sections of virginia for some spotty showers and then more heavier downpours as you move into the carolinas and also toward the sunshine state so that stays to our south tonight. moving ahead tomorrow, mixture of sun and clouds across the area but once again the humidity will be on the increase as winds will be out of the south and west. tuesday night, quiet, dry then as we move into wednesday. it will be hazy, hot and had you mid but watch to the west. especially toward wednesday afternoon and evening. watching a cold front approach the area with a lot of shower

the day and tomorrow night. this is what is ahead tomorrow, more humid and temperatures in the 90s but add the humidity and the heat indix, the way it feels up around 100, so it's oppressive. we'll talk about the timing and what to expect behind the system in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. stay on top of the weather situation with the new 6abc.com, you'll find the expanded collection of storm tracker 6 maps and a detailed folk for your area and the later accuweather forecast for "action news." >>> two years ago today, a water main break ravished a south philadelphia neighborhood and the nightmare is still going on and damage remains at 21st and bainbridge, a state law caps the money they can pay out. and legal proceedings have delayed aid and now the department is looking at a new concern at 21st and bainbridge and a possible unrelated steam issue causing people to get very hot water. >>> time to get a check of the "action news" traffic report now on a tuesday. matt pellman is in the traffic center with the latest on the commute home. >> if there is one not cooperating it's 95, northbound side

sunday, hot, 91, the humidity will build back in. monday, a spotty, but strong storm possible and then back to nice weather on tuesday and wednesday with humidity back down on the manageable side, okay? >> thank you, david. >>> a drawn out execution raised more controversies over a lethal injection and prompts the governor of arizona to launch an investigation. >>> 202 king of prussia near the new container store we're drying out and volume is light at this point. there's a new crash in montgomery and we'll check one on the northeast extension coming up. >> when we come back, a town out west develops a product to deter hungry bears, wait until you see how they tested >> breaking right now a passenger plane has disappeared from the radar in africa. algeria's national airline said it lost contract with the plane about an hour after it took off, no word on how many people are on the flight. we'll bring you details as they come in.light. >> let's get a check of the traffic report with matt pellman, hopefully it hadn't gotten too bad yet.

notifier plea hot but the humidity is increasing. the heat still to our south. chmond still at 90 degrees this hour. this is going to start to move in our area tomorrow as a warm front moves through so typical hot and humid conditions for the rest of the weekend. look at that dewpoint temperature tells us how much moisture and humidity is in the air. right now we're at 69 degrees, tomorrow right around 70 so similar dewpoints where we are now, yes, going to feel oppressive during the day on sunday. now it's going to help fuel the chance for some showers and storms. much of the midatlantic in the threat for some severe weather tomorrow and again for our region especially later on during the day and at night watch out for some heavy rain, some strong wind gusts and the potential for some hail. here's the setup. warm front pushing through could get a couple morning showers may catch a break during the afternoon then at night another round of showers and storms move through as a cold front advances. that front crosses our area on monday keeping the threat for some sh

the weekend. plenty of sunshine. warm, humidity was in check today. wever, the warmth continues and the humidity comes back tomorrow. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar showing you it is queue eight cross the delaware and lehigh valleys and no issues with precipitation now. earlier today we had showers and storms that pomd up across the region. we'll show you the pictures outside because all is calm and quiet. partly cloudy sky as we take you looking at sky6 live in hd at penns landing and pretty comfortable conditions across the area this evening. and it's mild with that southerly winld as we looks at the accuweather live lineup we'll talk about the temperatures and humidity as it's on the rise as early as tomorrow. high in philadelphia climbed up to 89. two above where we should be. 75 city. wilmington 75. up in reading earlier today we didn't have showers and storms for berks county and things are quieting down now. 76 in the poconos, 70. along the coast in beach haven coming in at 69. let's talk about the dew points that's level of moych moistur

sunday is when the humidity really kicks in. ven better chance of what thunderstorm sunday afternoon or evening in the poconos. down the shore, looking at the ocean temperatures in the 70s in all likelihood. 84 the high on saturday, sun giving way to clouds. probably dry, maybe something popping late at night at the shore. and sunday 84, with an afternoon thunderstorm that will feel a little more humid on sunday. there could be a strong storm mixed in sunday. and checking the seven-day forecast today's high 84, sunny and nice. through the weekend in the city, sun giving way to clouds saturday, 88. if we see an afternoon thunderstorm on saturday, the best chance is often the northern and western suburbs. we'll probably have to wait until saturday night before those march towards philadelphia itself and maybe get over to the shore later at night. sunday, it might be a little sticky your saturday but i think the humidity will kickback in, high of 89. in the afternoon better chance of thunderstorms here or there the same as night, an

the cooler and lower humidity. right now, we are still getting some lingering showers where the lower humidity is coming up against the high humidity from credit. still getting downpours on the eastern shore and thundershower t thunder and lightning, too, tracking up toward the beaches in delaware and ocean city. farther west, sky has cleared out, temperatures have dropped. around 60 in the shenandoah valley. mountains, low to mid-50s. montgomery county, mid-60s. fairfax county, upper 60s near 70 now prince george's county and the district of columbia. milder where the humidity still lingers on the eastern shore. weather headlines for this wednesday, short sleeve day. but cooler weather moving in along with the lower humidity during the afternoon. much cooler temperatures moving in tonight. a look at your hour by hour temperature changes throughout the day at 6:11. melissa looking at some wednesday morning problems. >>> still have chopper on the way to the situation bw parkway southbound at 32. we understand that th

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very comfortable in the humidity department. the heat returns and the humidity makes a rouge come back, as well. it will put feels-like temperatures close to 100 degrees. it will feel increasingly more uncomfortable as the week progresses and there's gusty thunderstorms, as well. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when i come back. >> we begin with a violent confrontation with a housing authority officer and a group of men crewing on south street. police say the charger was holding up traffic and the housing authority officer told the driver to get moving. a passenger got out and aimed the gun at the officer. the officer identified himself and got out of his personal vehicle. the driver tried to hit the officer with his car. the driver of the charger took off with his passenger. those men and two others in the car were arrested after police

here's the extended forecast. turns hot and humiduesday and wednesday upper 80s on tuesday low 90s wednesday. and again late in the day there could be that scatte scattered r our thunderstorm. bet chance for you showers and storms thursday. highs in the upper 80s if you don't like the humidity, friday and saturday looks good. once that front passes by nice pleasant air mass returns. mid 80s for high temperatures. so pretty much where we should be. not bad. >> nothing too hot. keep the humidity at bay. >> i'm trying. i'm doing my best. >> keep working on it, justin. >>> we've been lucky so far. >> yes, we have. >> lesley has sports highlights. >> rory mcilroy joining an exclusive club. another long day for kyle kendrick and >> cliff lee will be making his first start since may tomorrow as the phillies start four game series again the giants this afternoon the braves took care of the fightings in the final game of the series. kyle kendrick will one to zero lead going in the second. fly ball that is gone. a two run homer. at land will g

with the heat and the humidity will fuel the showers and storms. in fact for tomorrow, the storm prediction center has placed much of the region in the risk of finding severe weather. the biggest threat lincoln damaging winds and hail and drenching downpours. the high in philadelphia, 91 degrees, when you factor in the humidity, fellows like temperatures are in the -- feels like the temperatures are in the lower 90s. dover, 86 degrees, sea isle up to beach haven this is where you're finding relief with the afternoon sea breeze kicking in. a southerly wind flow, temperatures are pleasant in the lower 70s. satellite and radar be this is the fbi we're tracking right now -- frontal boundry we're tracking right now, down across new england and the ohio valley. it will work east ward tonight. we'll track the precipitation for you. there's a series of frontal boundry that's moving across the great lakes that will move in our direction monday into tuesday. future tracker 6 has you covered, 10:30 you can see the showers and storms firing up from the poconos

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steamy humidity tomorrow into wednesday and thursday. the most humid days this week will be wednesday and thursday. and then a nice break coming on friday and saturday, back down with low humidity for a couple days and rebounds a bit by sunday back into the medium range. the sky over capitol hill, still cloudy. 73 at reagan national. dew point 64. that is the key number here, creeping back up. dew points were in the fifrt the last few days. humidity at 73%. light southeasterly breeze. not picking up any storms locally. a little shower and lightning south of richmond on track to pass southeast of fredericksburg. lower eastern shore getting those showers. low chance of severe weather later today of any storms popping up. they will maybe be brief downpours, maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning. temperatures 70s around the metro area. by the bay, near 70. mountains. post your pictures like kay francis minton did. the bees have been busy for sure. today and tomorrow, a few breaks in the clouds. 30% chance of an afternoon storm. temperature

the humidity -- trying to find some relief from it. but today is the hottest day, so it's all downhill as far as temperatures go. it's a beautiful start to the day. we've had a lot of sunshine all morning long helping to aid in the temperature. two other spots in the weatherbug network -- the air temperature 91 in fairfax but with the humidity, it feels like 100 degrees. the pool sounds good right now. but thees in laurel feels like temperature is at 96. we will keep a close eye on the doppler. the only storms starting to fire up in eastern west virginia but storms will be filling in on radar over the next several hours, especially after 5:00. these temperatures in the upper 80's and will probably climb to the lower 80's. with the humidity, it makes it feel that much hotter because our bodies can't cool off all stop -- cool off. 91 degrees is what it feels like a long debate in annapolis. tos out of the south helping pump in the heat and humidity. showers starting to wane in ohio, with a good bit of showers extending through kentucky. b

now we drop the humidity, you get at least a 10 mile view here looking west to the mountains of berks county. numbers in reading, 80 degrees and 78 in allentown and 75 in land caffer and 83 in millville. and right along the shofr temperatures in the middle 70s, so a nice, let us say a break from the heat and humidity and temperatures well below average for this time of year. due in part to the northwesterly wind, 12 in allentown and philadelphia, and winds in wildwood light at 6 miles per hour. the heat is wiped away and the humidity, how it feels when you step out is in the comfortable range, the dew points are in the 50s, so with it below 60 degrees, you'll not only enjoy this this evening, but right into the day on saturday, it's last couple of days the dew points are into the mid-70s, satellite and radar shows high cloud cover pushing in from the west and all torrential rain is off the coast, and we don't have a chance for downpours until the end of the weekend. the ppl forecast, 7:00 p.m. for the first kick for the philadelphia union, a couple of clouds and 80 to start. tonight i

you'll notice the humidity. monday more humid, tuesd, muggier, wednesday thursday, it will feel worse and worse if you don't like the humidity. here's future tracker 6, again, a combination of sun and clouds out there today, probably more clouds than sun, for tomorrow we'll start out with a lot of the clouds, they will be lower and thicker and they will be very deep, so you won't see too much sunshine, maybe patchy drizzle for the jersey as the dayloud we'll see an increase in sunshine. today and tomorrow, 75 degrees, lots of clouds this afternoon, combination of sun and tomorrow. him for the jerseyhe thing, a lf clouds today. starting out with clouds first thing tomorrow morning with an increase in sunshine as the day wears on. 76 today, 77 tomorrow. swells of 3 to 4 feet. 82 degrees in philadelphia. by 4:30 today, 72 in atlantic city, 73 in wildwood. tomorrow, same thing we'll see high temperatures in the low 80s. 83 by 3:30. 75 in atlantic city, wildwood, 75 degrees. a little bit cooler on the sand. for philad

in the city, mostly sunny skies expected, low humidity levels, comfortable 86 degrees. the jersey shore, breezy, sunshine high of 82. for the poconos very pleasant in the mountains, sunny skies, 78 degrees is the forecasted high up there. things change dramatically as we head into monday. 86 degrees, 94 as we head into monday. that sets the tone that starts what appears to be heat wave number two which peaks on tuesday with feels-like temperatures that close in on 100 degrees in parts of the area, if not a little bit hotter. when i step back inside i'll talk about that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. guys? >> chris, thank you. >>> now to the four young lives lost, this morning a southwest philadelphia community is coming together to remember them. the children didn't make it out of the inferno that almost consumed a city block. we're learning more about the heartbreakerring -- heartbreaking moment always flames jumped from home to home. annie mccormick has more from the 6500 block of gestner street. >> reporter: family members broke down at the scene of

the forecast. not bad today. more humid as the day goes on. variable certainly and starting tomorrow and 0 gets more humid and more unset med. as we start out this morning 67 dedreez is the temperature. comfortable as you step outside. do you pint 60s. that's borderline humid. not feel bad. against, win calm hardly a concern at all. satellite and radar showing you cloud cover welling up south and west of us it it will stay with the rain. avenue overall partly sunny skies and any cloud cover that makes a run at us still has holes in it okay? 73 by 8:00. 11:00, 79 and by 2:00, 84 high today of u.s. that will help probably 8 o'clock or so and down to 83 and tad more humid as the day goes on not bad. 5 high in allentown. similar between lehigh valley, berks county and down through i-95 corridor and cooler down at the shore. 0, and if you head to the phillies welcoming them home up named cliff law. >> maybe humid but not a bad night at the ballpark overall. tomorrow, clouds and sun mixed. we'll have a front off to the norm and west. that will encour

you add the humidity. the heat index it peoples around 100. pushes in it brings afternoon thunderstorms. this is key. the front is slow to clear. morning showers in philadelphia. a lot of the showers are hanging off near the coast into the evening hours down on the beaches on thursday. as we head into the afternoon, we see spotty shower and thunderstorm activity. it's getting more active around 7:00. a lot is beginning to die out as we move closer to the shore. lots of clouds at 3:00 in the morning. it's unsettled ond!'3 thursday. tomorrow if you are down the shore enjoy it. it's a nice beach day. it's muggy at 11:00. and thursday will be raining down the shore. planning out your day 8:00, it's warm. and so the exclusive seven-day forecast, hazy, hot and humid and stormy. the storms are holding off tomorrow night. 93 the high. thursday, thundershowers. and lots of clouds lingering at the shore. low humidity is the key. 88. and sunday is when we get the oppressive air back. the humidity is strong on sunday. and a possibility of pop-up thunderst

the humidity is coming back. and showing what you's going on, stormtracker live double scan, quiet, no issue with precipitation. and a good start to the monday with low humidity. comfortable conditions. in fact, the high temperature 86 degrees, 1 degree shiep of -- shy of where we should be. and wilmington 82, and the poconos 76, allentown and the lehigh valley 82. along the coast from beach haven to sea isle city, temperatures there are in the lower 70s. satellite 6 and action radar shows you it is pretty quiet across our region. filtered sunshine with a partly cloudy sky overhead. and off to the south, some moisture invading areas in virginia and getting close to west virginia as well. the precipitation the most part stays to the south, but we will tap into a return flow tomorrow, meaning an increase in the moisture and increase in the humidity. we check things out for you as we look at the day on tuesday. it's partly sunny, warm and humid with the precipitation the most part staying to the north and west. there

for your thursday, early leftover showers around the humidity will drop. it will start to feel more comfortable across our area. for tonight, partly cloudy, muggy, mid 60s in the suburbs. 70 degrees in the city. and high temperatures tomorrow in the low 90s. hazy, hot and humid once again those afternoon and evening showers and storms popping up. so forecast by the numbers tomorrow, scale of one to 10, we'll give it a seven. that weather authority seven day forecast showing you the heat ends as we move into thursday along with those early showers. 83 degrees the high temperature on thursday. so it will be a short lived bout with the heat as we move into tomorrow. then more comfortable lower humidities for friday, 85. then mid to upper 80s for the upcoming weekend but not too humid really until the second half of the weekend and also we'll have the threat for some showers and storms cooler but little unsettled to kick off next monday high of 84 degrees. >> another stellar saturday, per fact. >> and tomorrow come out to the shops at liberty place i'll be out

and 89, and thursday is really when we turn the corner, 86 and the humidity drops, we have to allow for a pop-up storm late, a day of improvement with the storm behind us and below us and sunny and nice on friday, 87 degrees, that is my pick of the week. it's going to be beautiful. the humidity starts to creep back on saturday and sunday, and highs in the 80s this coming weekend and a spotty thunderstorm is possible. but not a washout. >> all the precautions today. >> thank you. that is it for "action news" at noon, don't forget "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:006789 for rick williams and the david murphy i'm sara bloomquist have a great afternoon. [dramatic music] ♪ >> hey! hey! what's up? what up? what up? what up, baby? what's up, brother? >> how you doing? >> yeah, why don't you come on out here? yeah! [cheers and applause] yeah! hello, and welcome to millionaire! across from me is a contestant who loves trivia, and he's been preparing to be on a game show since he was seven years old, y'all. from dallas, texas, let's hear it for jeff burleson! what up, jeff?

the 90s. with that humidity it will feel close to 100 degrees. rsey shore, ocean temperature, 59 degrees, be on the look out for dangerous rip current. otherwise it's a nice day, sunny and breezy. 79 degrees, sunday, sunny and nice, waves four to eight feet. uv index very high. philadelphia, sunny and pleasant, 83 degrees. overnight tonight, chilly in the outlying suburbs, 55 degrees, mainly clear and comfortable, 64 in center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast at 5:00 not too bad, sunny and pleasant, 83. sunny and warmer sunday, 87. and then here we go, hazy, hot and humid monday, 94. tuesday, hot and humid, 96 chance of a thunderstorm wednesday, hazy hot and humid, 90. sunny we need three consecutive days of 90 degrees or higher for a heat wave, that appears it will be heat wave number two. >> we've had a season this year we can't complain about that. don't forget you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. 4th of july festivities were held across the del

the beginning of the heat and humidity over the next couple of days. it's going to get worse tomorrow. there is no doubt about that. we have heat. we have humidity. combined, it makes it feel like it's 100 plus. plus, we have thunderstorms coming tomorrow. that combine causing us to issue a first alert for wednesday because it's going to be one of those days. we're going to have to monitor the weather. we are watching tropical storm arthur and its affects on the 4th of july. a lot of sunshine right now. it's heating things up. 92, a south wind, feels like 95 right now. the temperatures are five to ten degrees higher than they were at this time yesterday. tomorrow, they are going to go higher. right now, temperatures in the 90s across a good bit of the area. 92 in allentown. 91 in reading. 92 in blue bell. 90 in mount holly. then look at the relief at the shore. that's why a lot of folks go down there. it's only in the 70s today. the ocean temperature dropped dramatically in atlantic city. it should go back up as we go toward the weekend. there's a line

air mass from the south, humidity, moisture in the air, makes it feel hotter. good news right now, we're quiet on storm scan3, just few clouds passing by, no threat of any rain in the meantime, but later on this afternoon we could have the typical pop up isolated shower or thunderstorm, so we will talk better headlines for today, next few days, we are tracking tropical depression could impact the fourth of july forecast, we'll talk about that in a little bit. but for today, break down the temperatures, by 9:00 upper 70s, partly sunny, mid 80s at lunchtime, a lot of humidity around, it will be hot this afternoon, humid, highs in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. and again, around the region we go, upper 80s to near 90 for philadelphia, low 80s at the shore, and the polling poconos, seven day forecast coming up in a few more minutes, we will talk about that fourth of july forecast coming up. first a check on the traffic with bob. >> good morning, everybody, 4:32, live look, early accident here along i-95. it is i-95 southbound, between airport and i291, for bar

the humidity has gotten even thicker than it was yesterday. it was pretty steamy yesterday and today and the day goes on. it will actually get even more humid later this afternoon. there's a live view from storm team 4 national harbor camera in prince george's county overlooking the capital wheel there, slowly turning under a partly cloudy sky. we've got the humidity all around our region. it will be in place this afternoon. a sleeveless or short sleeve day for sure. hotter or more humid weather moving in tomorrow. chance of afternoon storms today and likelihood during the day tomorrow. keep an eye on the weather here for the next couple of days. if you hear thunder, you're outside, get inside here on nbc 4 we'll let you know if any storms are threatening your neighborhood. 82 in washington. low 80s around the bay. quite a bit of sun al the eastern shore. shenandoah valley. most locations in the lower 80s around the metro area, montgomery, upper 70s. prince george's county and fairfax county. the timing of the storms is coming up in a couple of

hey melissa. >> hey there cecily, as you have been saying, the humidity is dropping and we felt the decrease in humidity throughout the day in stone harbor, a big celebration as we celebrate christmas in july, he is off with rudolph and his elves, getting ready for the holiday season. we have the shore forecast covered for you tomorrow for friday high pressure stays in control and it's a good looking day sunny and nice, we get into saturday, a mix of sun and clouds and 80 degrees, the humidity will start to come up late in the afternoon on saturday, otherwise it's still a good looking day, by sunday, sunshine and clouds, a high of 86 and warmer by sunday with a thunderstorm around as we get into the late evening hours, i think most of the day down at the shore on sunday looks to be dry. we are having a fantastic time in stone harbor, as they continue to enjoy their centennial this year. cecily if you are not in stone harbor hopefully you have fun at the shore. >> cecily i hope you give santa my christmas list. >> its not very long. >> if you are heading up to the mountains for the weekend it

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when the temperatures were in the 80s, low humidity. now monday comes around and the heat and humidity is back as you mentioned. looking at the numbers in philadelphia, 83 saturday, 86 yesterday. and today so far 92 degrees. we were below normal all weekend and now above normal. 89 in the lehigh valley and trenton. 88 in reading. and at the shore with the wind coming off of the water only in the mid and upper 70s. but the dewpoints, slightly humid. don't have open pressive humidity like last week. dewpoints in the low to middle 60s. last week in the 70s. and it looks like the dewpoints will remain below the 70-degree mark even tomorrow as we have a strong wind from the southwest helping to mix and dry the air out in the afternoon. and a front lifting north and active evening, albany from boston with severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. all of the weather at least for this evening remaining off to the north. so the evening planner looking pretty good despite it is a little warm and uncomfortable. 88 at 7:00, 86 at 8:00, 84 at 9:00. a

humidity increases a little bit. high temperatures back around 90 degrees for the inland spots. tuesday really humid. 's going to be hot, low to maybe even mid 90's for the highs. watch out for some afternoon scattered showers and storms as a cold front swings on through. that kind of lingers in our area on wednesday so still can't rule out a shower or storm for wednesday. it's still hot and humid. not much happening overnight into your monday. just the few passing fair weather clouds. tomorrow plenty of sunshine so looks good if you're extending your holiday weekend one more day. afternoon showers and a few thunderstorms possible tuesday, late in the day and then again on wednesday with that humid air mass in place. but the temperatures do climb up above average tomorrow. highs inland up around 90 degrees, cooler near the water. even the poconos are going to be cracking the lower 80's tomorrow and then well into the low 90's for tuesday afternoon with that humidity and the core of the hot air mass really centering over the delaware valley. it's the partly cloudy overnight, milder, low near 70 for the

you can feel the humidity out here. will just get worse through the morning, into the afternoon. so, typical july weather stuff. hot, humid temperatures in the 90s, more shower and storm chances, good place to be, is at the shore, we'll take to you live look at margate right now, our neighborhood network. and not whole lot of surround for deal with this morning, so pretty good conditions if you plan on entering the water, but be sure lifeguards are on duty. temperatures in the seven 70s this morning, high temperature around 80 degrees. watching the tropics, storm scan3, developing, tropical depression, across the bahamas. it could impact the fourth of july weekend, we will talk about that coming up in the full forecast. but, right now, it is mild, few clouds around, temperatures in the low 70s, still some upper 60s in the lehigh valley at this hour, six, also in quake end err town, 69 in mt. holly, new jersey and in doylestown. south winds, out around five to 10 miles per hour right now, southerly breeze will bring in the heat and humidity, so, the headlines, hot, humid conditions

so, here's the is he up. hot, humid today, wednesday. wednesday afternoon, thursday, best shot for showers and storms as this front comes eastward. then kind of links up with the tropical system, so we get added moisture, from whatever this system is, could be tropical storm asker arthur, late in the week, friday still shower chances specially at the shore, fortunately for the fourth of july. but improving weather later friday night into the weekend. today isolated storm possible, better chances for showers, storms, wednesday. forecast high today, up around 90 degrees, very humid it, will feel warmer with the humidity. tonight, muggy, shower or storm early, low 73, and the extended forecast, low 90s, on wednesday, could feel like over 100 degrees wednesday afternoon, with the humidity, and again, shower, storm chances wednesday, thursday, even into friday, but for fourth every july weekends does look better saturday, sunday, we get the sunshine back out, temperatures mid 80s, near average with lower humidity. >> all right, sunshine. >> th

the humidity nice and low today. a what to expect. nice and bright, cool, 56 at philadelphia international. 8:00 a.m., the suburbs it will take longer to get the temperatures up there. today's high, 85 degrees, mostly sunny skies, low humidity, just a bit of a change for the weekend, details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> reporter: a-plus on yesterday. >> reporter: i try. >> reporter: we're hoping for big things today. don't hope much from me when it comes to south philadelphia. they are doing construction work in the southbound lanes of the walt whitman bridge. yesterday at this hour they were letting the right lane get by. this morning they are holding all southbound traffic from time to time. that's what they are doing right now, as you can see, looks like they are moving around a little bit. any minute they should let the southbound traffic by again, but at the moment all southbound traffic halted along i-95. if you want to bail for the westbound vine, take that to the eastbound schuylkill expressway

in the poconos looking pretty nice. low humidity. hout the day tomorrow could be astray afternoon thunderstorm but not bad, 78. sunday humid with numerous downpours and thunderstorms by the afternoon and temperature topping off only at 76 degrees. thes exclusive accuweather forecast sunny and warm. and the humidity strikes sunday could bring a spotty storms. far northwestern areas 89. and monday, downpours and thunderstorms, and hot and humid and 90 degrees. and lingering gusty thunderstorms on tuesday of 86 degrees. that is all in response to a strong jet stream and what we call a trauf. and stormy tuesday and turning cooler. and up see the cooler air and the upper levels 18,000 feet with cooler air invading from the north and west. temperatures will drop here on wednesday and thursday as well as friday. a true july treat with extremely low humidity, highs 80 to 84 degrees. that is a nice break from the heat and humidity. >> hard too believe it is july. >> bring it on, i like it. >>> it is "freebie friday," but it is also free food f

look at the heat index, what it feels like when you factor in humidity. feel like mid 90s today. probably break the hundred's tomorrow. so, very hot, humid today, here is your forecast, 09 degrees, hot, humid, watch out for the isolated shower or thunderstorm. now a check with bob on the traffic. >> good morning, everybody, 5:15, off to pretty good start this morning, roads are dry, at least at the moment. >> i95 southbound in the background there, see police, the police lights working on an accident. this is south 95, right near the philly international airport interchange. now, headlights are headed northbound. if you are coming from say the northeast or center city, just be aware to hit the brakes there as you head south. schuylkill looking good. no problems at all, looking live right near the roosevelt boulevard. and then conshohocken state road blocked, between manayunk, over to rock hill, until about 3:00 this afternoon, doing some emergency road repairs, lancaster avenue will be your best bet, expect delays through the morning rush hour, the fifth

toasty tomorrow as the warm front comes through. heat increases and humidityncreases, pop-up shower or thunderstorm late in the day for the poconos. most of the viewing area should stay dry. future tracker nothing going on for the remainder of the afternoon, overnight tonight it's nice and quiet. by midday you can see the hint of pop-up showers in the poconos, otherwise it's a combination of sun and clouds for monday, as well. rest of the afternoon for the poconos very comfortable, mostly sunny skies, 78 degrees. force jersey shore, ocean temperatures a little bit chilly off the coast of atlantic city, but you get down towards cape may and wildwood, the ocean temperatures are in the 70s, depends on where you are this afternoon. mostly sunny on the sand and breezy, 82 degrees forecasted high. more specifically winds are out of the southwest at 15 to 20 miles per hour. waves 2 to 4 feet. a small craft advisory goes into effect a4:00 p.m. rip current good bet you'll see some of those today. u vivment index on the -- u vivment index on high tide. winds out of the

you can feel the extra humidity in the air.ee a lot of sunshine before storms develop late this afternoon. the temperatures range from 73 degrees in the poconos, trenton 75. 76 for dover and wilmington. 78 in northeast philadelphia. the radar screen for now is clear. yes, we're watching this line of showers. this is a possibility for us late this afternoon. we're also watching the storm now known as arthur, tropical storm arthur has intensified, now winds of 60 miles an hour. arthur is on the move. now moving to the north at 4 miles an hour. expected to impact the carolinas, possibly as a hurricane. may reach hurricane status as early as first thing tomorrow morning. looking for some relief from the heat. the jersey shore, the delaware beaches won't be too bad today. 82 degrees late day showers and thunderstorms possible. probably holing off until this evening. tomorrow, though, it's going to be a wet one. showers, thunderstorms, potentially heavy rainfall. that will keep temperatures cooler for thursday and the rain will be en

the moderate side. it will not be as high as previous weekends. clouds and sun, low humiditys, 82 degrees, overnight tonight, partly cloudy, mild, 60 in the outlying suburbs, 66 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 82 degrees today, a little bit more humid for sunday, cloud and sun, a nice high, 83. 86 monday, seasonable warm, the humidity starts to crank as we get into the afternoon hours, tuesday feels awful, wednesday feels awful and thursday feels awful. 90 doesn't look that bad, neither does 92, it feels a lot worse. feels awful, stay inside. >>> a new pesticide may ward off bedbugs. pesticide used to kill termites can be used to kill bedbugs. homeowners and hotels may have a more the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 sedan with co

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using live shots to show you some of the humidity you're talking about over above the roadway. look from emmiville at that curve. you see the top of the towers cut off but the view on the span just fine. and it's okay as you approach off of the maze. golden gate bridge, different view, slights are not completely visible. but we see those to the south tower. light flow of traffic. nothing unexpected as far as traffic anywhere north of 92. south bay, easy drive as well. construction crews cleared 880 at mission but reports of an earlier big piece of metal there. i'm going to watch the mission off-ramp. >>> crews working overnight to drain and restore the ucla campus after a massive water main break, at least a flood, maybe 8 million gallons of water. stephan ste stephanie chuang joins us with the latest. >> good morning. crews took three hours to shut off the leak. expected to last well into today, the water pipe that burst was 93 years old, setting a geyser up 30 feet into the air, creating 15-foot hole in the street. police and firefighters rushed everywhere trying to get to pe

you start d to feel the humidity go up yesterday and right now we've got dewpoints from the mid 60's close to 70 and once you start getting close to 70 that's more what we consider oppressive humidity and this is pretty sticky up in philadelphia. so, you do feel that. heading out the door this morning, well, between:00 any and 8:00 looks like we'll go from the mid to low 70's, muggy with hazy sunshine building. this afternoon will be a hot one. we'll go up to a high of 93 even by 6:00 we're still holding close to that 89 and of course we're on the lookout for those evening storms. this all clears out of here fairly quickly though and we'll have that chan coming up in the accuweather 7-day. matt. >> definitely a sticky situation out there this morning. not a lost sticky situations on the roadways, though, luckily, david. as we look live at the roosevelt boulevard here by broad street, yesterday morning we had big problems about this hour on the southbound side up ahead. this morning, though, everything is nice and clear along route 1. it's dry, the volume's light traffic's moving well

burn back to the coast, tropical moisture lingers. it stays humid and look at the numbers, 97, 96, this is standard stuff. we get a few sprinkles last night. i don't suspect we'll see sprinkles tonight. it's not normal at all. the last time we got a pattern reiff with -- riffe with subtropical. >> it feels weird. when is the hot summer going to kick in. >> the winter didn't feel right. this is what we're experiences now. >>> two violent crimes in san jose 12 hours apart. steps police are taking to keep the area safe. >> look at this. two women on a train tussel trying to out run a coming freight train. >> now to the newsroom with what we're working on at second:00. >> annise a way keys are being copied and why it could give burglars easy access to your home. >> the pond is normally full of water. but who's testing the water to make sure it's safe. >> these and more coming up new at 6:00. the holes in tillamook swiss cheese are actually little black holes. never. ever. stick even your pinky finger into one of them. yay! tillamook cheese slices, taste