it's an accuweather alert day. bill evans will tell you all about it. >> we've got showers that are working their way up from southwest jersey, around trenton, through the philly area, right here through sussex county. you see in some spots the little pink shades. that's areas where we're seeing, you know, a little bit of ice, a little bit of freezing rain here along 84 here and up the thruway. so that's something to keep in mind here. the bigger rain, the heavier rain is coming later today from the southwest. weather and traffic together every seven minutes. what's going on, heather? >>reporter: well, a couple of minutes ago, literally a couple of minutes ago there was a truck sitting right here with its flashers on. it looks like they've cleared that construction on the fdr drive, it was the wunlds down to the 90s this. 70s down into the 60s. that's some good news for us. then we can take a look at our map and tell you 4, 5 and 6 over to you >> heather, thank you. >>> two workers waking up safe after a scary nigh

details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up next. (vo) beyond natural grain free pet food is committed to truth on the label. when we say real meat is the first ingredient, it is number one. and we leave out corn, wheat and soy. learn more at beyondpetfood.com morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look at penns landing. it is 7:10, 38 degrees, we're going to warm up nicely, you'll want to get outside today. >>> meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. spring is not here yet, but it will feel like that this afternoon. >> reporter: it is the 14th time this seasonal we reached 60 degrees or higher for the philadelphia area. today we'll top out at 62 degrees. tomorrow we're in the 60s and tuesday we're in the 60s. things cool back down, even when we cool down it will be above average. it will be are a lovely day to enjoy the great outdoors, hand wash the car and put on a coat of wax and take it all in. 36 degrees. it's chilly with the breeze. it feels like 28. this is a southwesterly breeze that will kic

we have an accuweather alert day. get ready for a messy commute with a wintry mess calling across the area. this is live on the l.i.e. and we have everything you need to know. >> also developing, two nypd officers shot in the line of duty. we are live with updates on their conditions. >> also, we have new details on the suspected shooter. >>> good morning, i'm ken rosato. >> thanks for starting your morning with us friday, february 5th. in just minutes, the snow will start sticking, so let's head over to get your accuweather forecast. >> we are looking at snow that is falling now. it's been changing over and gets heaviest as we head toward 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. this morning. this is our camera from astoria. temperature falling and north winds out there but tough, too, gusting near 20. 34 sayerville, wrightstown 33. toms river is around 33, 34, although the meters respect working. here is the visibility we're working at. two mile visibility white plains and jfk. later on this morning around 7:00 when the flights get glo

we'll take a closer look at that and let you know the weekend call in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> lets switch live now to new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, in mount holly, burlington county for us. >> reporter: hey there rick, how you doing? this is snow the way we like it, pretty to look at and easy to clean up. we have 2 or 3 inches on the ground but look at the trees you see behind me, they are starting to melt already, an hour ago there was snow covering the brafrmgs, it looks like this time around we'll have an easy cleanup. >> an easy cake walk compared to what we previously done had through here. it was horrifying. >> drew's neighbors were wiping the snow off her suv preparing to drive to her job in newtown, pennsylvania. >> it's a mess and wet and heavy. >> compared to the last one this is great i'll take it. >> this winter blast left 2 inches on ground, and main roads seem to be fine but just wet. >> main roads okay side roads slushy, not too bad a drive. >> you getting around all right? >> yes not bad at all. >> plowing a church parking lot, was

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we're up to 36 degrees tomorrow. snow developing by midday, changing over to rain by 6:00, 7:00 p.m. tuesday, breezy and rainy, mild, 56. wednesday, 48. thursday, cooler 39. and friday and saturday, 45 and 56 degrees, a nice finish to the seven-day forecast. >>> the place in the delaware valley with the biggest heart is honoring those who gave their hearts to others. today the franklin institute picked their heart exhibit to highlight national donor day. three heart recipients took part in the event. they made it clear they are alive thanks to the willingness of others to donate their or -- organs. >>> someone i didn't know i never met made a decision to be an organ donor during the most trying times in their life. >>> today is part of an on going effort to drive home the important of becoming a register organ and tissue don't know -- tissue donor. >>> karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. this is a show that let's the flute shine as the philadelphia old which he is tra -- orchestra performs romania folk dances to th

. >> first, an accuweather alert. it's going to be a messy drive and you'll need to take your umbrella. and good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> dozens of schools had delayed starts because of the weather. >> and a travel advisory has been issued for the five borrows, mayor bill de blasio warning all new yorkers to be careful and give yourself plenty of time to get to where you need to go. >> the status of trains at grand central. >> and a start with bill evans and your accuweather forecast. >> west 66th street and clonal bus avenue, we have slushy streets and sidewalks. and we have that to start your day. warm temperatures, 48 degrees. the other part of this is the now on up to the north. in sussex county. you see it's in north. this is reduced visibilities in spots like morristown and monticello with the .3 visibility. that's coming and going this morning with a southeast wind. we're seeing a flood advisory, suffolk county. the rain coming by midday is around west virginia and northern, north carolina, that comes to us

let's take you outside and chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. chris, why do you have a coat on. >> reporter: if i wasn't sick all week, i would probably be out here without a coast. i'm not doing that again. trenton, 37. philadelphia, 40. the normal high for this time of the year is 45. we're close to that mark already. atlantic city, 32 degrees, those were the morning lows. quakertown is up to 44. pilots, 45. coatsville, 46. chester and center city both showing 46. levittown 47. same number for browns mills and ewing. glassboro, 45. southsmyrna 478. once we get rid of the high, thin cirrus deck and pushes out to see we'll see sunshine and the temperatures climb. 1:00 p.m., 58 degrees. look at 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m., 62 and 65 degrees, mostly sunny conditions, combination of sun and clouds, give or take, it should be a nice looking day, when i come back in just a few minutes we're talking about rain, we have a couple of chance in the seven day, one arrives sunday night into monday morning, the s.e.c. one arrives coastal storm tuesday into wedn

accuweather and breaking news and of course to communicate with us. on facebook we are 6 abc "action news" and on twitter at 6 abc. join us and be part of "action news." >>> students in delaware county are learning about people abroad. they learned about clog dancing and gave it a try themselves, it's part of a district wide celebration of culture and diversity. right now jim gardner is standing by next at 6:00. one drive ser dead after colliding with a school bus full of students in south jersey and four teens are in custody after attacks on the schuylkill trail turned violent. that and much more coming up next at 6:00. for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams have a nice evening. good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. >>> a child is found wantering alone in philadelphia but the big story is the coming of wet snow in the tri-state area, this follows an unseasonably warm morning today with philadelphians venturing out in shorts. penndot is brining major roads in philadelphia laying a coating of a melting agent

call now. >>> david here now with another check of the accuweather forecast. we are done with the snow? >> we are. >> and balmy temperatures now. >> reporter: we are getting ready for a big time cold snap this weekend. stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you we are high and dry and after morning snow showers the last sub ornband that came through, we have cloudy skies giving way to sunshine across the region and this is earlier in somers point where clouds were holding fast and we had the last of the snow flurries moving through. 35 in philadelphia and we have sun reemerging from behind the clouds, winds from the west at 20 miles per hour, and it's cold out there with a windchill of 4, bundle up in layers if you head out today. still 33 in allentown and 32 in reading and in the northern suburbs and areas close to wilmington there might be cases with slippery conditions develop on side roads, be careful out there, with the sun coming up most of that will start to get the solar installation and go bye bye. 36 currently in millville. in terms of our snow if you

chris sowers is here with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. chris i know you like cold weather, because you're so tough. >> reporter: [laughter]. >>> i enjoy the spring. >> reporter: when the weather breaks that's it, let's get done with winter and move into spring. i know there is more cold left in the tank here. enjoy the weekend, especially today. there's a look at the camden skyline. you can see the sun is getting to rise. it officially rises at 6:48. when it does so, temperature will be above the normal high. what a difference a week makes. last week we were talking about windchills below zero. today we'll see numbers in the 60s. chester, 43. center city, 44. sea isle city, 42 degrees. satellite and radar, starting out with a little bit of high, thin cloudiness be but the clouds are racing off to the east. by afternoon we'll see bright sunny skies with clouds mixed in from time to time. 11:00 a.m., 53. 1:00 p.m. we're pushing 60 degrees, 58 for philadelphia. 3:00 p.m., 62. by 5:00 p.m., 64. that's the high temperature we're shooting for t

chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast which is just as beautiful. we'll be right back. >>> to politics now, hillary clinton that is crashed bernie sanders in the democratic primary. clinton beat sander by 50 points. nine out of ten black voters voted for clinton putting her in the clear frontrunner status. >>> we've gone through four early states and i want to congratulate senator sanders on running a great race, and tomorrow this campaign goes national! [cheers and applause]. >>> on the republican side, donald trump said he is primed to beat marco rubio and ted cruz in their home states. >>> how do you beat a sitting senator in florida? how do you beat a sitting senator in texas? they could have an embarrassing time. >>> meanwhile, cruz and rubio released tax summers. trump has not released any information about his wealth. chris christie and ted cruz are guests on this week with george stephanopoulos. >>> let's get you caught up on chris sowers, chris i want to the store and got shoe polish. you missed it nydia. >> reporter: gray will use his danc

and bill evans with the accuweather forecast. now, eyewitness news this morning. >>> good morning, it's 4:30 and power problems in grand central. the busy terminal thrown into darkness and we are there for the race to get full service back on track. >> the snow and icy conditions are gone, but roads remain slick and sloppy and we are tracking heavy rain. >> super bowl backlash, for and against beyonce. >> and touching tributes takes center stage at the grammys. >> good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> and i'm ken rosato. it's tuesday, february 16. we have some school delays, the bottom of your screen. >> meteorologist, bill evans. >> good morning, we have some slushy sidewalks and streets. wind on the way that is going to be me early afternoon. 47 degrees right now our normal high temperature is 41 to 42. 46 north port. those are the spots where the temperature is just below freezing. our rain is pushed off to the north and we have a coastal flood advisory for long island and this winter weather advisory, and down to our south, you s

. >>> turning to the accuweather forecast. we have clouds in the sky right now, but it's warm for the first day of february. let's look live outside sky6 live hd showing us the center city skyline from our temple university camera. accuweather says keep an eye to the sky today as we do have rain showers moving in throughout the day. meteorologist david murphy joins us live outside with the details, still spritzing out there, david? >> reporter: sarah looks like the sprinkles have moved beyond the terrace right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan you can see a live image of the light showers north of philadelphia cruising through sowsh -- southern bucks county and doylestown and i-95. aerials around trenton and areas of philadelphia around mount airy and chestnut hill and jenkintown involved looks like a little bit of that is north of media, delaware county. there is steadier stuff to the west that will come in later on. in the wider view you don't see that until the tail end where harrisburg is getting a darker shade of gree

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, better tomorrow, 50 degrees. monday, 43, cloudy maybe a rain shower during the afternoon. monday into tuesday that is when the colder air works into the area. we'll have 40 cease tuesday, a period of -- 40 degrees tuesday, a period of light snow is expected. wednesday, lots of clouds, 40 degrees, 34 thursday, friday, partly sunny, cold, 36 degrees. there's a few forecast models out there that suggest it could be more than a light snow event. i'll talk about that in the next half-hour. >>> thank you so much. >>> folks, i would like to remind you you can find the seven-day forecast and live look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar tornado of the day head -- at any time of the day, head to 6abc.com/weather. >>> so glad you stayed with us, facebook founder has a new title. he is the 4th richest person in the world. zuckerburg pushed amazon ceo aside this week to claim the spot. according to bloomberg, the 31-year-old is worth a whopping $50 billion. microsoft founder remains number one with the net worth of 78.

us it is monday, february 15th president's day, you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. >>> yesterday we hit a record of 1 below zero, haven't done that in over a 100 years, temperature 14 degrees. and 14, 12 around belmar, we are looking at a winter weather advisory at least until midnight tonight. that's for snow that will be coming later today. that snow is back to our west and south and will start creeping up after lunchtime today. we'll have temperatures around 33, notice how it rises above freezing this afternoon we'll have the snow showers starting after lunchtime changing over the rain tonight. when the temperatures continue to rise. >>> we'll talk about very heavy flooding rains for awhile that here she is, ladies and gentlemen, the birthday girl herself. happy birthday. >>> good morning to you. if you are planning on commuting by subway you want to hear about this. we have a lot of mass transit changes. subways runs on a saturday schedule. long island railroad holiday schedule ferries you have schedule changes this is in princeton, route 206 is closed

yummy. >> very to work on that. >>> accuweather is coming up. >>> meteorologist, david murphy is here now with the good, the bad and the wet. >> basically yes. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you that we are well into the rain now in the northern and western suburbs, if we go in closer, philadelphia still with the moderate rain and some breaks around the city. but i'm focusing on areas like norristown, pottstown and reading and we are mixing the greens with the yellow and the yellow is the steadier rain and as long as that is coming down this afternoon and this evening you are looking at the potential for ponding and puddling and the storm drains could back up and make things difficult in spots and look for flooded roadways and high creeks. and eventually this line pushes through philadelphia and straight to the shore. as we take a look outside we have sky out of penn's landing ahead of the main body of rain and it's damp in the morning and gray skies are dominating the picture when it isn't raining, very mild across the region and winds from the south at 15 starting to pick u

details in the full accuweather forecast. brian. >> cecily thanks very much. >>> in just two hours students at penn state university will start dancing. and they won't stop until sunday. it is on that weekend and hundreds of students will dance for 46 hours and of course they'll do it all for kids. "action news" reporter chad pradelli live in state college this afternoon. chad, this is the culmination of a year's worth of planning and lots of fundraising. >> reporter: absolutely. a lot of work goes into it. the clock is ticking and little less than two hours 700 dancers will take the floor here at the bryce jordan center and start their 46-hour journey. behind me you see some of the committee members and captains that will help these dancers over the next couple of days. now, just moments ago the doors opened here to the bryce jordan center and you can see the spectators and supporters beginning to make their way into the seats. soon the stadium or this arena will be path it will be a raucous atmosphere. right there is the st

we have more accuweather to come in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in the form of snow for tuesday, we'll have details on that coming up when i see you again in just a bit. gray? >>> 7:32. i meant to get you caught up on the breaking news hang in south philadelphia. a taxi driver has been shot. police this morning are looking for the gunman. the cab crashed into a parked car on the 2300 block of morris street in point breeze. the driver is in critical, but stable condition at penn presbyterian hospital. police say the gunman may have may have been a passenger inside the taxi. >>> again a cabbie has been shot in south philadelphia. >>> we have breaking news coming in from tampa florida. 8 people were shot at a strip club. we know this morning one person is dead. investigator have not said if the shooter is under arrest. detectives are looking into the possibility that have disagreement at the club may have prompted the shooting. >>> the count down is on for tonight's debate among the republican presidential candidates in new hampshire. it comes days before voters cast th

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 28, brisk and cold today. windy with arctic cold arriving tomorrow. high of 20 in the morning, temperatures sliding through the teens during the day and getting into the single digits late in the afternoon or early evening. and then we drop to a record-tieing low of 2 degrees overnights. that means on sunday morning you're dealing with extreme cold valentine's day morning low single digits or below zero with the biting windchills in the morning. in the afternoon, the winds die down, but we go to 16 degrees and back to 11. this period all of it arctic cold. we have temperatures starting out in the single digits and we get a transition to warmer air. ahead of that there's the chance of the arrival of snow. that should change over to rain early in the overnight, because a warm front is getting past us, look at the high the next day, 48 degrees on tuesday. cold this weekend, though. >>> still ahead, several quick-thinking teenagers make the difference when the bus drivers ends up in medical duress. >>> mother take

i'll talk about our next winter storm on the way in the full accuweather forecast. jim. >> thank you cecily. >>> let's go live to the parkway and trish hartman. how are philadelphians coping with the cold and what are you hearing from city hall? >> reporter: jim, city officials say this cold is dangerous and are continuing efforts to shelter anyone who needs it. in the meantime we got some practical tips from folks who have to be out in this cold. you might not think riding a bike at the best way to weather the subfreezing temperatures but this messenger says it's not so bad. >> riding the bike makes me warm. i guess that's my method when i get going, it things warm up. >> reporter: folks at big bus tours this is a big holiday weekend and ticket sales are done outside. but they've made adjustments to the open air buses to keep tourists nice and toasty. >> we offer our covered top double deckers. people can ride up top they can stay warm get a view of the city. >> reporter: a much different view for folks in west philadelphia this morning. a water line break left 63r

call now. >>> david here now with a check of accuweather forecast. gray and chilly out there. >> yes, that is the case but least we are not looking at the rain. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you we don't have any precipitation across the region currently. that is nice but could change-up in the poconos and down towards the lehigh valley later on. lets take a look outside, we had the action cam along the wissahickon creek and there are the icicles that probably formed during the arctic air mass. boy it freezes up in a hurry and it take a while to melt. we have highlights to talk about in the forecast. first of all the chilly today and tomorrow more sunshine and the clouds kick out of here but it's chilly on thursday and probably friday as well. but a big change for the weekend and it's milder with a capital m, and that is coming up in a couple of seconds too. in the 30s lancaster and reading and low 40s philadelphia, and trenton and low 40s in south jersey and delaware. and a bit of an 8 to 16 miles per hour breeze blowing so it's cold weath

in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 62 once again for tomorrow. after that morning shower, partly sunny and warm tuesday, 60. maybe some rain wednesday, 50 degrees, there's friday's system, rain or snow possible a cooler high of 40. nydia? >>> a senior citizen community in philadelphia hit all the right notes today in the about burholme section of the city had interaction with the residents. they provided the good company that helps make their day. >>> a historic wilmington delaware theater ask bringing broadway's biggest stars to the area. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. the playhouse was built more than 100 years ago by the dupont company...to provide world-class entertainment for the company's workersthe history square may be one of the smallest theaters on the broadway circuit. but in the next month alone, they have two blockbuster shows on the calendar. it's part of tg commitment dupont has to wilmington. edward g. robinson, the list is epic. >>> this season kicks off with annie. >>> we're momma mia. >>> and blue man group with guys who

but first, meteorologist chris sowers is here, a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. kind of soggy today and this week. >> reporter: the good news we have mild temperatures out there today, yes, but we have soggy weather rolling in, that will dampen things later this afternoon with temperatures in the 60s yesterday and in the 50s today, feels like spring. there's the shot of center city skyline, you can see the clouds rolling in. temperatures this morning, a far cry from where we were this time last weekend when we had temperatures in the single digits and teens below zero. this is much, much better. quakertown, 30 degrees this morning. smyrna, 37. philadelphia, 38le wildwood, 48 degrees, they are up to 54. 57 in atlantic city. millville, 48. dover, 53. philadelphia, posting 47. and swat cooler numbers to the west. that's where the clouds have thicken quite a bit already. the system is pushing over the mason dixon line and again, some of the moisture will get in here after lunchtime this afternoon. if you're going to run errands do it early and you'll need the umbrel

we're going to begin with an accuweather snow alert. a new storm system is on the way, threatening to dump snow on part of the tristate area right before the monday morning rush. >> new york city's department of sanitation has a snow alert starting at 3:00 a.m. let's get the very latest on the accuweather forecast with meteorologist jeff smith. >> one similarity between this storm and the one friday, long island stands the best chance to get heavier snowfall. there's a winter storm warning through suffolk county. winter weather advisories extend back to west chester county, and coastal flood advisory through the day tomorrow likely to be extended into tuesday as well. we have a new moon, higher than normal astronomical tide, and that can cause splash over at the time of high tide. look at it, it looks very impressive on the radar and satellite. the center of the storm moving more off to the east than the north. thankfully we would miss the brunt of this storm. would stay just offshore, but nonetheless. by 7:00 tomorrow morning, so aroun

let's look at the accuweather saturday forecast. the humidities are drying out, it's going to be a nice day today. the ferry will be a nice ride from staten island to new york city. there is a light wind. dress warmly with the coats, hats, that sort of thing. seven-day forecast, sunshine tomorrow with clouds by afternoon. rain comes in tomorrow nights. we were talking about last week, a winter storm or some kind of rain, snow and sleet mix, but you can see how warm the temperatures are. so it's going to be very hard to get a lot of frozen stuff, even to the north and west. mid-50s. >> okay. >> just rain. we can deal with just rain. >> darn it! >> just rain. >> you weren't wishing for snow. >> oh, yeah! [ laughter ] >> you know how much i love snow, lori. >> your pjs turned inside-out. >> with the trap door. [ laughter ] some of the and backwards. >> don't forget, you have to wear them backwards, too. >>> 1 trains, we have track word, service suspended both ways on 1 trains 1 trains between 242nd street and sudden ferry. taking long

adam will talk about that in the accuweather 7-day forecast. guys. >> thank you cecily. >> thank you. >> much more to come in our next half hour. the wal-mart truck driver who was behind wheel during a crash that critically injured comedian tracy morgan appears in court. >> and a championship surfer catches a huge wave in the middle of a storm and then something goes terribly wrong. we'll show you this incredible video coming up. those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> hello again. rick will be along at 6:00 tonight way live report from the iowa caucuses. brian taff joins us. a murder mystery in virginia. it has two communities in shock after a little girl is found murdered and two college students are implicated. >>> we're less than three hours away from the i a iowa k caucuses. >> 18-year-old. abc's megan hughes live in washington tonight. megan you have the details. good evening. the suspe

>> adam is here with accuweather. old man winter pulling a bit of a hat trick. >> a trip well win with the snow, sleet, freezing rain. a mixed bag out there tonight but eventually it goes over to rain for all of us a little later on tonight. as we take a look at double scan live radar there you see the white to the north of the pennsylvania turnpike where we still see a little bit of light snow falling. even in these areas maybe a coating to a half inch more of any type of snowfall but that expanding blue area is where we're seeing the most dangerous type of precipitation which is some of the sleet and freezing rain and then rain all the way down towards the shore. you canny and yoyoublue expandif chester county delaware county and new castle county even though those road surface temperatures are still below freezing, we're seeing that rain falling mixing with some sleet and that hits the ground and creates some of that freezing rain where the surfaces are not treated and then it's just plane old rain right along the

thank you. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast as we await the arrival of snow. adam joseph is here with the latest. >> before the snow falls, the rain will fall and it's beginning to built in southern parts of new jersey and southern delaware, this is all in response to the front that passed through yesterday with some of that heavy rain and it's backing in as low pressure develops and throws extra moisture inland and pockets of downpours especially along the garden state parkway and 72 and parts of long beach island the northern end of it starting to lessen the intensity of the rain and some lifting to the north and catching a break but overall the rain intensifies especially in the delaware and southern new jersey into the evening hours. it's extremely mild out there, you say how could it snow with temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees, well colder air is wrapping as the low develops from the north to make the switch over but that is not until well after midnight. there to the south plenty of moisture building in raleigh and charleston, south caroli

the call from accuweather back home. it's blustery and chilly and winds gusting 30 miles per hour and windchills for most of the day will be in the 30s. and overnight a few clouds and brisk and cold and down to 28 in philadelphia, and those winds slowly slacken and diminish for the rest of tonight. future tracker 6 showing you nice improvement and 32 in philadelphia and 26 in the poconos and 35 degrees in wildwood. as i advance this, you can see that numbers climb nicely and 2:30 tomorrow up to 43 in philadelphia and 42 in reading and 44 in dover. and temperatures maxing out in the upper 40s and better into the second half of our weekend of february. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast the sun returns today and windy a high up to 44 and tomorrow 47 with sunshine and clouds sharing the sky and sunday milder and 53 a good looking weekend and monday the chill returns 42 degrees and tuesday mostly cloudy and a high up to 40 and we'll watch the coast closely because snow is likely as an area of low pressure wants to

cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> weekend accuweather forecast, here's cecily tynan. >> and it is going to be a beautiful weekend and temperatures warming as we head through the week. storm tracker6 live double scan showing a dry conditions out there and we are live on sky6 taking a look at the center city skyline at dusk. the sun now setting at 5:49 and any clouds we had earlier today clearing out very nicely. we he did have a good amount of sunshine this afternoon but despite that, it was cold with highs only in the 40's and it was wind whipped. wind gusts in philadelphia 41 miles per hour, reading and trenton wind gusts in the upper 30's. wilmington 40. atlantic city 38 degrees and this created wind chills generally below freezing but we are turning around the corner dramatically on sunday. future tracker showing by sunday we're looking at highs around 60 in philadelphia, 58 in allentown, 56 in millville in the afternoon so definitely going to feel like spring more than winter on sunday. but right now there's a chill in the air. 38 de

meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i'm so excited about all the sun and warm weather. we'll be right back. >> so glad you stayed with us, 10:10 there's a boom in the monarch butterfly population. the orange and black butterflies that fly 2500 miles each year to a mountain in mexico are flourishing. the population has increased by 255% this season. wow, the numbers are giving conservationist hope for the butterfly that has seen the population dwindle in recent years. 255%. that's wild. >> reporter: that's what happens when it's 70 degrees on christmas day. let's get you outside. it's funny, gray, the phillies home opener was april 11. watch it be warmer on christmas day than the phillies home opener. that's how warm it was thanks to the el nino, it's been an easy-to-handle wirnl -- winter after coming off last year. get outside and enjoy this weather, because it doesn't often during the month. february. 28 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint, 26. winds out of the west southwest 14 miles per hour. feels like 42. the winds

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, we're up to 50 degrees again tomorrow. i have to tell you though, it wouldn't surprise me if we are up to 52, 53 when all is said and done. 46 degrees tuesday, cloudy, a shower or two is possible late with a southern storm that arrives up the east coast. it's all rain, wednesday and thursday, periods of rain it's not raining every single hour of each day, but it will be enough to make things damp and miserable. we're expecting one, two, possibly three inches with the system. next weekend everything is clear again. >>> i'll take rain over snow. >>> a little bit of gray is okay. i like all gray. >>> a deadly cyclone tore through the deadly fiji island chain. the storm slammed into the islands yesterday with winds up to 177 miles per hour making it the strongest storm in the southern hemisphere since record keeping began. crews are trying to establish communication and road access in remote areas. >>> pro the testers -- protest e -- protesters are organizing a protest against the fbi because they forced apple to weaken the se

call now. >>> final check of the accuweather forecast before we go. most of that is minor and in counties north and west of philadelphia, if you run into floods areas, steer your tires around it and don't try to go through it. and we have moderate flooding in chadds ford and the brandywine creek down there. 44 degrees in reading for a high today. but these numbers were back around dawn. and now you are 10 degrees cooler, in philadelphia down to 48 degrees and early morning highs of 52 we'll drop into the low 40s across the region between now and dinner time. >> it was a mild morning. >> but not anymore. >>> don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> have a nice afternoon. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. aren't moving in the right direction,bers it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving you

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a nice one today. we have a morning shower, the sun comes back, but it's breezy and mild, high of 61. partly sunny and 69. high of 55. brisker and colder on thursday, 43 degrees, windchills in the 30s. 39 on friday, we're watching a southern system that could miss us, but if it comes close enough to us, we could get a brush of snow on friday. sunny and chilly on saturday, 43. and clouds on sunday, 44. perhaps rain mixing with wet snow on sunday. it's a long way off, we're ironing out the details. as we remind you when we're not on the heir check out the latest weather conditions at 6abc.com/weather where you will get all the goods. >>> leonardo decaprio didn't nearly freeze to death for nothing, he finally won an oscar. the night belonged to chris rock who immediately launched into the are you positive roar about the lack of diversity in the nominees. lauren lister has a full look at the 88th oscars. >> reporter: was mad max that scored the first goal and the first oscar for leonardo decaprio all on a

adam will talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. sharrie. >> cecily thank you. >>> as the storm moved in from the south, people in delaware saw it first this morning and they've been dealing with the effects all day. vernon odom continues our team coverage tonight. he is live in fairfax. vernon. >> reporter: good evening, sharrie. for most of this day there have been no major problems reported in the delaware and the -- in the state of delaware. the residents were ready and so, too, were state officials. as you can see as we step over here to the grassy area here, snow is built up, it's very light and fluffy, it's built up here on the grassy area as well as on some side streets. the snow blowin blowing into dee 11:00 a.m. it came from the south. motorists headed north said it was tough going headed towards the mason-dixon line. >> they're not plowing the snow in virginia. >> they're not plowing the snow. luckily we know how to drive. >> reporter: as the day wore on and the snow made side streets a lip slippery delaware and took it i

the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, a chilly light rain at times tomorrow at 42 degrees. we catch a break tuesday night early wednesday. it's late wednesday afternoon into the overnight hours of wednesday the heavy rain comes in with over an inch likely at 56 warm degrees. stays mild on thursday, a lot of clouds with a shower or two around and we will finally brighten things back up on friday but colder winds can come in of 42 degrees and then a beautiful start to the weekend, 43 saturday, we bump it up to 52 much milder sunday with sun and clouds and a lot of clouds come back in monday but it stays warm as we ends the month of february and temperatures in the mid-50's, so not a bad seven-day forecast temperature-wise for this time of year but we're dealing with the rain, at least three days this week. >> adam thank you. >> yup. >> up next in what's the deal a local company takes off. how philadelphia college students are cashing in with their own demand delivery service. >> and no shortage of drama in tonight's prime time lineup starting with the bachelor ben faces famil

and more snow possibly next week in the full accuweather forecast. >> no, no, no. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> it was bigger than the titanic and it dashed across the atlantic and crystal cruises announced plans to overhaul the ship and turn her into a state of the art commercial cruise liner. it will cost $700 million to transform this rusted hulk of metal that sits at a wharf on the delaware river into a sea worthy vessel. >> the ss united states is ready to make history once again because so many people from the world over refused to give up on her. they shared our conviction that as the late walter cronkite said scraping the ship would be a crime against history. >> the next step is a feasibility study that will take nine months. >>> police are looking for a thief that took money meant to improve the school library at saint martha's in philadelphia. a woman was caught on surveillance video walking down to the rectory and down to the parish hall where the school was holding a book fair, the thief took the lock box with $1,000

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a mild day tomorrow, mostly cloudy 45. that light snow for tuesday, 39. the numbers steadily get colder an colder, 34 thursday, 32 friday, saturday 28 degrees get a load of this, valentine's day the forecast models are not in agreement right now, the european model if this is correct has a high of 17 degrees for valentine's day with a windchill of minus 2. that would be the coldest in some 60 years. >>> one of the world's most celebrated conductors is coming to the kimmel center for a special concert with the philadelphia orchestra. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: james lavine is one of the most renowned conductors of his generation and leading philadelphia in a show created just for him. >>> it's entitled the legendary james lavine because he is an iconic figure on the stage. >> reporter: he celebrated his 40th anniversary as the head of the metropolitan opera in new york. he is only guest conducting his appearance in the united states this season. it will showcase his mastery of many musical styles. it

accuweather is coming up. we'll be right back. keep telling yourself that. >>> another look live from mobile 6 this time in pleasantville, atlantic county. take a look at the side streets, snow covered. mobile 6 is moving without any problems. meteorologist david murphy tells us the changeover to rain will happen in a few hours, be careful as you head out to the jersey shore this weekend. >>> the ground is cold, so it's sticking immediately. >> reporter: that's the issue. we've had arctic air in place over the last few days, it's sticking to the surface. storm tracker 6 live double scan is showing the change to rain line is off the coast, so we're seeing snow from cape may to atlantic city into philadelphia. i'll show you a closer view in the immediate region. i'll show you that bright white band and lavender showing up over near medford lakes. it is steadier snow, it's not piling up super-fast, but it's sticking. in areas where you're seeing the whiter shades of white. even the darker shades of gray, because it's so cold, it's st

david up the details from accuweather. we have a gray overcast sky, but as i look toward the jersey shore, i can see hints of blue here and there. storm tracker 6 live double scan the rain that we had popping through during the morning hours is off the coast. some of the roads might be west down the by the shore. but there's a breeze kicking up that's not going to last long. there goes the rain. behind that there are darker shades of gray, those are areas where the clouds are beginning to thin out. we expect the sunshine to return today. it will be mild, 57 degrees. you go down to washington, d.c. we're up to 64. cooler in new york, but up north in new york city we'll wind up improving on the 47. we are going for a high this afternoon of about 61 degrees, and we don't talk about this much in the last day of february, but it's not a bad afternoon to head out to the playground, clouds and sun, mild, windy, 2:00 p.m., 60 degrees and 4:00 p.m., 58 degrees. as we roll through the rest of the afternoon and evening, 6:00 p.m., 51

accuweather is tracking another winter storm that will have the most impact on the evening commute. david murphy has the details next. >>> three homes in norristown catch fire forcing a dozen people out into the bitter cold. >>> a drug smuggling effort uncovered in australia. >>> tracking a winter storm that will end as rain. warmer temperatures are on the way. >>> let's look outside, mobile 6 traveling along near the jersey shore in pleasantville, new jersey. the roads have snow on them, but they are passable looking at the side streets there. looking live in the city of philadelphia, the snow is falling on the korean war memorial in penns landing. we have team coverage on the storm. >>> let's get an update from walter perez, but let's first check in with meteorologist david murphy at the big board. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan is giving you an image of the snow as we saw on the weekend. we'll have a changeover to rain, you'll see sleet and freezing rain, be careful because it might be slick under foot and on some roads. we'll expect it rain change to push into phi

bundled up in the bitter cold, and accuweather says it will only get worse. david murphy has the detales coming up. ursinus students are getting fed but not in the cafeteria after hundreds of students got sick. >>> and what they say about the kickoff to the second of the season for the hit abc show. >>> temperatures were well below freezing this morning and parts of our region saw a little bit of snow. the act

we'll have the numbers in accuweather. >> those story and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> the fbi is joining the investigation into payroll fraud it could have cost the state of new jersey and workers in trenton hundreds of millions of dollars. nora muchanic has details. >> reporter: trenton has about 1300 employees from trash hau r haulers to police officers. now a company may have withheld taxes but not forwarded it to the state. it's unclear how much is missing but it could be in the millions. the fbi is joining into the probe. >> we'll fight to have all the funds returned to the city any late fees, any of that we are fighting to receive all of those funds back. >> investigators could be seen in camden county where ips is located. the ceo is john shultz of florida and we tried to contact him by phone and email without luck. >> can you tell me how to get in touch with him. >> i'm not personally sure. >> his attorney tells "action news" she is currently in the fact finding process and in communication with law enforcement. >> he has since scrubbed his social media acc

she has the first look at the accuweather forecast. >> hi, monica. it is cold but the real air mass has yet to arrive. it's 25 degrees in philadelphia right now. not much wind. but the arctic boundary that will move through tonight this is what has the real bitter air. temperatures close to 20 degrees below zero. those are air temperatures not wind chills and that's the air mass that will be settling in over the weekend. now, double scan live showing that we are seeing a few snow flurries, light snow showers near downingtown but there's more snow squalls associated with that front so as that front pulls through, not everyone will see them. they're very localized but those who do will experience we're told whiteout conditions. so, the key time for the snow squalls overnight when most of us are home sleeping between about 11 o'clock in the northwest suburbs and 5 o'clock along the coast. now, when you get one of these snow squalls, because the ground is so cold, it's covered immediately. there's no melting. visibility reduced near zero could leave a qu

a 20 game suspension. >>> cecily tynan has the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >>> still a wet mess in most of the tri-state area, lets get the latest from cecily tynan. >> we are one more round of rain before we clear out. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the northwest suburbs that the rain has shut off. you see the areas of yellow one across the shore and one moving into newcastle county and chester county. live zooming in south of mays landing, atlantic city a batch of heavier rain and this over wilmington, this is what i showed you at the top of the newscast closer to the top of baltimore and once this moved through it shuts off and causing problems, the national weather service issued a flood warning for the christina river the latest is a foot below and when it crests a half foot above. and should drop in the overnight hours. another problem today not just the rain but the rain over the snow causing this, the fog. jennifer posted this on my facebook page and this is overlooking a field in perkasie, buck county. we still have some dense fog. storm t

. >> first, though, we have an accuweather alert. heavy, wet snow falling right now across much of the area right now. a winter storm warning in effect in suffolk county. >> over the past hour, the icy rain has turned to snow. get ready for a messy, morning commute. >>> the slushy snow is causing problems out there. >> road cam 7 is giving us a look on the conditions of the l.i. e. i also want to tell you about the schools and 100 districts are closed or delayed right now. you can find a complete list at abc7ny.com. blast of wet weather as we head to meteorologist bill evans tracking where the snow is. >> the snow is falling on the upper west side, one of the few cameras we can show you 33 degrees. we look at the temperatures. it is a mean morning out there. heavy, wet snow to 5 inches in effect. the warning would be for 6 inches of snow and local spots might get it. it's falling as snow every dids where just to the very eastern end of long island toward the hampton bays and all the way out toward montauk. you see heavy snow on the l

let's start 4:30 with "action news" meteorologist adam joseph and the latest from accuweather. hi, adam. >> sharrie and brian this will be a quick hit of rain this evening. that's the good news. it's stretching basically right along that i-95 corridor a little bit to the north and west and to the south and east. as we close in closer to around philadelphia to the south glassboro wilmington and newark dealing with some pops of yellow as this rain is working from the southwest to the north and east so quick hits of some heavier bursts of rain but already the ending line, the leading edge there just to the west of honey brook so it only lasts about an hour or two once the rain starts and then it will be off the coast as we get into the seven to 8 o'clock hour. then as we go into wednesday, a whole separate storm. tomorrow is beautiful and sunny but a flood watch will go into effect on noon on wednesday and it lasts through thursday at 5:00 p.m. and that's because of snow melt in addition to about an inch of rain and it basically is newark, delaware, also wilmington, new castle cou

that will be the call from accuweather for today. looking ahead into next week. the weekend overall is quiet. we have several rain chances in the seven-day forecast. first one monday afternoon a hit or miss shower that's not a big deal. wednesday there's a system that could bring thunderstorms to the area. friday, that could mix with snow as old man winter tries to hold on for dear life as spring moves in. i'll have the details in just a few minutes. gray. >>> 7:02 your time. carbon monoxide leak sent a mother and her young children to the hospital. a faulty heating system is responsible for the fumes. the mother, 2, 4, and 7-year-old live in the apartment in germantown. the children's grandmother is thankful that a carbon monoxide detecter went off. >>> thank god. this would would have been unbelievable. >>> the grandmom tells us the family just moved into that unit. the mom and kids moved in earlier in the week. they are being treated at einstein medical center. >>> the 15-year-old boy is suspected of being stabbed multiple times in south philadelphia. police g

here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. temperatures will bounce to the upper 40s going wednesday into thursday, so there's more evidence there that more wet than white in the storm that's coming in our directions. rain showers, rather than accumulating snow. 39 on friday, behind that system, and saturday, 42 degrees. there you go. another nice afternoon in front of us, some rain showers to end it all, and we will need the rain gear again on wednesday and thursday. >> that's not a bad stretch. i don't see any arctic chill. >> just you have to be ready for whatever's happening. >> vortex free. that should be a brand. >> make that money. [car starting] [engine revving] [crashing] >>> time now for morning sports headline. >> here's laura behnke. >> with their playoff hopes dwindling, the knicks were hoping a visit to the last placed timberwolves could help their cause as new york looked february 20th. meeting minnesota last night streak. robin lopez came to play, 16 points if the first quarter. also had 16 rebounds. the to the

. >>> right now chris sowers joins us with a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a cold start to the morning. >> reporter: it's a bitter start to the morning with the winds. let's get you outside and show you the twilight, the sun rises at 6:58 this morning. it should be sunny here from start to finish. numbers wise, 28 degrees in philadelphia. 26 in allentown. 24 in trenton. 22 for the poconos, millville, 24. wildwood, 28. 27 in dover, wilmington checking in at 25, same number for reading and yes there's a breeze out there, still, windchills are a good three to four degrees colder than i showed you. 8 miles per hour in philadelphia. 6 in allentown and five in trenton. here's the good news, satellite and radar, all the cloud cover is out to the west and it will stay there today. up and down the mid atlantic and the northeast we'll be enjoying lots of sunshine. 33 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m., close to 40. you can see how the numbers climb throughout the afternoon, 44 degrees by 3:00 p.m. same number by 5:00 p.m. we top out around 45 or 46. with the wind it